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WPT Championship Super High Roller - Seidel vs Lindgren Heads-Up

May 20, 2011 at 10:49 AM |

It's Erik vs. Erick at the $100,000 Super High Roller Event of the WPT Championship 2011. Erik Seidel can continue his huge heater if he defeats his opponent, Erick Lindgren in the heads-up today starting today at 12:30 pm.

Poker Humor

The Micros - Episode 5 - Countdown to Busto

May 20, 2011 at 9:03 AM |

The 5th episode of John ’JimmyLegs’ Wray’s and Jay ’Krantz’ Rosenkrantz’ popular animated series is finally out. After they mocked Black Friday's events with a pseudo-new-episode, they are back, and continue where they left off, the heads-up battle of Röfls and Chase.

Poker Rooms

Online Poker Traffic Report - Cereus Vanishes?

May 19, 2011 at 10:58 AM |

The traffic of online poker rooms has dropped another 4% last week, the Cereus Network already lost 83% of its players since the Black Friday, April 15. According to PokerScout, the tendencies after the Black Friday remained the same, only the USA-friendly Merge Gaming Network managed to generate a slight rise in traffic, as little as 1%. During the previous month, however, they achieved a 79% increase. All other rooms decline.

Poker Videos

High Stakes Poker Episode 12

May 19, 2011 at 9:55 AM |

Daniel Negreanu has arrived! GSN released the latest episode of High Stakes Poker, and it's finally entertaining. With the latecomer Negreanu, the action has arrived, and a quite decent lineup formed. Do you think it's getting better?

Poker Tournaments

WPT Championship Final Table Set, Galen Hall Leads

May 19, 2011 at 8:18 AM |

The final table of this year's WPT Championship is all set and ready to go in the Bellagio. Galen Hall still leads, but Scott Seiver is not much behind. Young, Bonyadi, Gargano and Teska all made it to the finals. Andy Frankenberger won the Player of the Year award.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Championship - Tough Final Table Emerging

May 18, 2011 at 10:38 AM |

Galen Hall finished as the chipleader as the 4th day of the World Poker Tour Championship came to its end. Only 15 players remain, many well-known pros are still competing for the title.

Poker Rooms

PokerStars Donates Zeurrr's Withheld Money to Charity

May 18, 2011 at 8:48 AM |

The withheld Sunday Million winnings of $518,402 of the Dutch player zeurrr will not be distributed among the final tablists; PokerStars released a statement in which they say the money is contributed to "charitable organisations which specialize in preventing underage gaming".

Poker Rooms

Full Tilt Poker Releases Statement - "Wait Some More"

May 17, 2011 at 11:32 AM |

Full Tilt Poker still haven't refunded player accounts, and it's getting a more and more pressing issue. However, it's still not good news; the newest statement only apologizes for the further delays and ensures players that their money is safe.

Poker Players

Doyle Brunson leaves DoylesRoom.com

May 17, 2011 at 10:44 AM |

One of the biggest poker legends of our time, Doyle Brunson has parted ways with his website, DoylesRoom.com. The rumors were circulating for a few days now, but a representative of DoylesRoom confirmed that Brunson is indeed out. The Brunson 10 also seems to be sacked.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Championship - Sam el Sayed leads, Almost ITM

May 17, 2011 at 8:36 AM |

WPT Amneville winner Sam el Sayed leads the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship. 52 players made it through Day 4. The infamous cheater, Ali Tekintamgac is still at the tables.

Poker Rooms

How Well Did the Poker Rooms Handle Black Friday?

May 16, 2011 at 1:24 PM |

In this article, we are about to summarize how well the four major poker rooms handled the aftermath of Black Friday, when the US Department of Justice seized their domains. Was it PokerStars who handled the situation best? Or Full Tilt Poker? UB/AP?

Poker Players

Infamous Cheater at the WPT Championship

May 16, 2011 at 11:38 AM |

You may remember Ali Tekintamgac, the player who got disqualified from the Partouche Poker Tour after investigations revealed that he had probably cheated on several occasions, having “journalists” and “cameramen” signal him his opponents’ hands. Tekintamgac is now an entree at the WPT Championship which is the source of a considerable amount of tension.

Poker Tournaments

Mercier Takes Down EPT Champion of Champions Trophy

May 16, 2011 at 9:09 AM |

As a conclusion to this year's European Poker Tour series, Jason Mercier won the tournament that brought together all EPT winners of the last 7 years. Mercier defeated PCA winner Galen Hall for €50,000 worth of EPT Season 8 buy-ins.

Poker Rake Races

No Comment: Entraction Rake Races Current Standings

May 13, 2011 at 2:02 PM |

Today we show you something special: without further explanation and comments, we present you the current standings of the PointPoker and NoiQ May rake race promotions, accurate as of May 11. Do not forget that, in addition to the promotions, all players are eligible for the 30% rakeback as well.

Poker Tournaments

Freitez Wins EPT 7 Grand Final

May 13, 2011 at 1:02 PM |

The final table of the European Poker Tour Season 7 Grand Final took place yesterday, on May 12. Eventually, Venezuelan Ivan Freitez managed to acquire the Shamballa bracelet, defeating his last four opponents in a less than two hours long session, broadcast live with some delay.

Poker Rooms

Cereus Signs Deal with DoJ but Still Does Not Pay

May 12, 2011 at 1:31 PM |

Cereus Network’s Absolute Poker and UB.com have cut a deal with the United States Department of Justice. A couple of legal issues, however, remain to be settled before refunds can be made for their US players.

Poker Legislation

Bill Rini on the PPA

May 12, 2011 at 11:42 AM |

Bill Rini, a recognized expert in the poker industry wrote a blog post yesterday about the shortcomings of the Poker Players Alliance. He criticizes the alliance for their way of arguing for the legalization of online poker.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Grand Final Final Table Live Feed

May 12, 2011 at 9:50 AM |

The Final Table of the EPT Grand Final is soon underway. In a few minutes, 8 players will sit down and battle each other until only 1 remains. You can watch the live feed right here, on Rakerace.com.

CardRunners Hacked, Passwords Possibly Compromised

May 11, 2011 at 10:01 AM |

Last Night, the online coaching site CardRunners sustained an illegal intrusion into the database. However, according to the site, no financial or customer credit card data have been, but the email addresses and the passwords might have been compromised.

Poker Rooms

PokerView: Real Money Webcam Poker

May 11, 2011 at 9:55 AM |

A couple of months ago we wrote on the topic of webcam poker – whether it is a good idea or not. Forum members’ opinions varied widely but one thing is for sure: it is here and takes online poker into a new direction. Part Time Poker reports on PokerView.

Poker Videos

High Stakes Poker Episode 11

May 11, 2011 at 8:13 AM |

The 11th episode of Season 7 of High Stakes Poker is out, featuring the same lineup, the well-know pros like Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson, Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandiari, and businessmen like the bluffmaster Bill Klein and the Rolex smuggler Erik Boneta.

Poker Tournaments

Schedule for 2011 WSOPE Released

May 10, 2011 at 11:50 AM |

The European version of the World Series of Poker starts this fall, on October 7. The schedule for it has already been released so players can plan in advance.

Poker Rooms

UB/AP Gets Rid of its Pro Team

May 10, 2011 at 9:39 AM |

As it was somewhat expected, as a next step in UB's downfall, the parent company of UB and Absolute Poker, has released a statement in which they announced that the entire roster of pros were let go by the company.

Poker Humor

Another Quick Message from The Micros

May 9, 2011 at 1:44 PM |

Maximilian Röfls has this to say about Tatjana Pasalic signing to Bodog, and he says it with style. What style exactly, however, is an entirely different question… :) Enjoy until Episode 6 drops in!

Poker Rooms

Blanca Games Comments on Costa Rican Actions

May 9, 2011 at 1:29 PM |

As marketwire.com reports, Blanca Games, parent company of Absolute Poker and UB, has released a statement regarding the recent action from the part of the Costa Rican authorities on the office of the former customer service centre company of the two sites.

Poker Tournaments

ElkY Wins EPT Grand Final High Roller

May 9, 2011 at 11:31 AM |

Bertrand ’ElkY’ Grospellier earned €525,000, winning the PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final High Roller event. The French pro defeated Benny Spindler heads-up.

Poker Players

Jose ’Girah’ Macedo Disqualified for MA

May 6, 2011 at 1:52 PM |

Jose ’Girah’ Macedo, aka the “Portuguese Poker Prodigy,” won the Bluff Pro Challenge in April at his home site Lock Poker, co-sponsored by Bluff Magazine. On accusations of multi-accounting, however, he has just been disqualified from the challenge retrospectively.

Poker Players

HSP Player Caught Importing Watches Illegally

May 6, 2011 at 1:14 PM |

Erik 'Rolex' Boneta, one of the amateur players from the last episode of High Stakes Poker has been caught trying to illegally import 'gray market' Rolex watches from Hong Kong. His company agreed to forfeit over $2,250,000.

Poker Players

Tatjana Pasalic, Poker Hottie

May 6, 2011 at 11:45 AM |

She loves playing and popularizing poker, hosts a show, has her video blog, covers events and on the top of that all, she is incredibly hot: Tatjana Pasalic (27) has already had a fairy-tale career so far in the world of poker and she is not about to stop just now.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Grand Final High Roller - Blom Takes the Lead

May 6, 2011 at 11:10 AM |

EPT San Remo came to an end just now, but EPT Grand Final in Madrid is already underway. Viktor Blom leads the remaining 36 players at the EPT Grand Final High Roller Event. The main prize will be €525,000.