Category Archives: RakeTheRake

We’re not even two weeks into 2011, and the biggest poker news of the year has already happened. On Sunday, Viktor Blom revealed himself to be mystery online poker player “Isildur1.” The poker community has been buzzing about the identity of “Isildur1” ever since he stormed onto the high stakes scene in 2009. “Isildur1” was involved in some of the biggest poker hands in history, and earned millions of dollars over the past two years. Everybody from Sammy Farha to Phil Hellmuth was pegged as the man behind this poker screen name. But it ended up being the person who …

From Rocky to Winston Churchill, everybody loves a comeback story. And the comeback story of Dan “jungleman12” Cates is not only one of the best in online poker history….it’s one of the greatest comeback tales ever! Cates, who can currently be found at Full Tilt Poker along with their 27% rakeback deals, didn’t really start playing poker until 2007. At the time, he was an unassuming grinder at the $0.50/$1 ring game poker tables. After experiencing little success in cash games, Cates decided to start playing sit and go’s. Eventually, he went back to ring games and lost his entire …

People are already excited about the 33% rakeback deals at Cake Poker as well as their $40,000 Diamond Mine poker tournament series. But now there’s even more reason to get excited since players can get into all 12 tournaments absolutely free courtesy of the Gold Card program. To get into each Diamond Mine tourney, you just need to have the right Gold Card(s). For instance, if you want to play in the first Diamond Mine tournament on January 10th, you need five 2d ‘11 Series Gold Cards. Now this might sounds like a lot, but you can easily pick these …

Ever since mainstays Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth left Ultimate Bet Poker, UB has been looking for a suitable replacement(s) to fill their shoes. And it looks as if they’ve found at least one solid replacement in cash game specialist Prahlad Friedman. Friedman is a perfect addition to Ultimate Bet because he already plays a lot of poker games there; he can usually be found on the $25/$50 and $50/$100 Pot-Limit Omaha tables taking advantage of UB’s 30% rakeback deals. Friedman has been playing cash games since 1999, and has earned millions of dollars over the years. In addition to …

If you want to be a part of history and play poker for a huge prize pool, you should get to Party Poker immediately. Party Poker is giving away $7,000 WPT Venice prize packages, and this covers the $4,600 Main Event buy-in along with $2,400 left over in spending money. There are a wide variety of qualifiers and satellites where you can work your way up to one of these prize packages. Here’s a look at some of the satellites that are currently running at Party Poker: – WPT Venice Freeroll: this free poker tournament runs daily, and allows the …

If you’re looking for a great way to start the New Year, how about participating in the €30,000 worth of Cash Races at Poker Heaven. You don’t have to wait long for the first Cash Race since it starts on January 7th and ends on January 16th. This race offers the top 50 players on the leaderboard a share of €15,000. If you miss out on the first Cash Race, or just want to compete for more money, another €15,000 race runs from January 18th to the 27th. Assuming you compete in both of the Cash Races, you’ll be playing …

Most players are perfectly content with the 33% rakeback deals that DoylesRoom offers. But the great thing about DoylesRoom is that they are constantly giving people even more reasons to be happy with their incredible online poker deals. The latest deal involves a bounty poker tournament where players can potentially earn a bounty worth $50,000! The way the Bounty Tournament at DoylesRoom works is that three players will be marked before the event begins. If you’re able to knock one of these pros out of the tourney, you’ll earn $1,000; knock two marked players out and you will get $10,000. …

Ultimate Bet Poker recently announced that they will be sponsoring the second annual PokerPro Canada Classic in Montreal. In addition to sponsoring this casino poker event, they’ll also be sending at least 20 players to the PokerPro Canada Classic via prize packages. The $2,500 prize packages not only cover the $1,500 + $150 Main Event buy-in, but also the travel and hotel costs. If you’re interested in winning an all-expenses paid trip to the PokerPro Canada Classic, you should download UB’s poker software and look for the qualifiers. Also, don’t forget to sign up for the 30% rakeback deals at …

After nearly a decade of promoting fantastic online poker promotions and 30% rakeback deals, both Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth announced that they are leaving Ultimate Bet Poker. So was it a fiery argument or shocking scandal that forced both Duke and Hellmuth to leave? Not in the slightest since UB is one of the most reputable poker rooms in the industry, and both players left the company amicably. Earlier this month, we reported that Hellmuth might be leaving Ultimate Bet and those rumors were confirmed last night. The news broke when Hellmuth sent out a Twitter post that read, …

How much would you expect to pay in order to play for a $100,000 prize pool? $100? $200? At most online poker rooms, this is exactly what you’ll pay. And if you’re lucky, you might be able to make it to the $100,000 poker tournament through a freeroll or satellite. Of course, at Full Tilt Poker, you can bypass all of the satellites and expensive buy-ins by playing in their Big Little Tournament. The Big Little Tournament only costs $2 + $0.20 to play in, and you’ll be able to compete for the aforementioned $100k prize pool. Of course, if …