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Most online poker rooms brag about running one leaderboard race a month, which makes this January at Fortune Poker really special because they’re running three different races. But before we get into the races, it’s worth mentioning that you can get 30% rakeback by signing up at Fortune Poker, so keep this in mind while considering their January promotions. Speaking of the promos, there is a €10,000 New Year’s Rake Race, €5,000 in Mini Sit & Go’s Races, and a €5,000 Head-Master Leaderboard. Here is a quick look at the details of each race: €10,000 New Year’s Rake Race – …

Running a poker tournament leaderboard is certainly nothing new because many online poker rooms do this. But running a tournament leaderboard promotion that offers $40,000 in prizes like WPT Poker does is quite outstanding! The WPT tournament leaderboard promo is split into monthly contests for SNG and MTT players, along with weekly leaderboards for both sets of players too. What’s nice is that you don’t even have to opt-in to take part in the promotion; you just play poker in as many MTT’s or SNG’s as you can. Your leaderboard points will be determined by a special formula that WPT …

With all the online poker rooms out there to choose from, picking the best virtual venue to place your bet can be a difficult task. Some aspects that should definitely be taken into consideration when choosing online poker rooms are if they are operating proven software with good reviews, if they have a strong financial backing, and if they can stand upon a solid reputation. Another aspect online gamers should always consider is the amount of traffic and number of players who have also chosen a specific online poker site. If you are the only one in the room there …

Redkings Poker is one of the fastest growing European based online poker rooms out there and is generally known to have a strong caliber of players bouncing around in its online game rooms. At most times the amount of players currently using the site falls somewhere around 17,000 and with the majority of those players being of a high quality field this online poker room has the makings to be a venue where some big stuff could go down. Redkings.com offers the option of playing online and, hopefully, winning instantly or you can also download their software and give it …

A lot of online poker rooms offer new players the chance to participate in a freeroll poker tournament or two.  However, few rooms offer online poker deals that give players the chance to play for $54,500 like Pacific Poker does.  That’s because when you sign up at Pacific Poker, you’ll not only receive rakeback deals up to 36%, but you will also have the opportunity to play in $54,500 worth of freerolls. Any new player who signs up at Pacific Poker will get to play poker in seven $500 New Depositors’ Freerolls.  This is totally free poker and all you …

Poker players wearing sunglasses has been a stereotype within casino poker for years.  But PokerStars’ player Daniel Negreanu is one person who doesn’t like this stereotype….in fact, he doesn’t even think people should be wearing sunglasses at the poker table period! Negreanu recently spoke of his disdain for sunglasses on the popular holdem poker show High Stakes Poker.  He basically said sunglasses hurt the game, and that sunglasses aren’t needed to learn how to play poker.  The other people who were playing poker hands with him such as Doyle Brunson and Tom Dwan agreed that sunglasses aren’t necessary. Daniel Negreanu …

When it was announced that both SportsBook Poker and PlayersOnly Poker were leaving the Cake Poker Network to join the MergeGaming Network, things looked pretty bleak for Cake.  However, things haven’t dropped off a bit at Cake Poker as evidenced by the fact that they are opening four new online poker rooms.  One might even say their incredible 33% rakeback deals are they main reason why Cake Poker can lose two huge rooms and still be doing great. The four internet poker rooms that Cake will be opening include WingsPoker, Unleashed Poker, PokerXRC, and Broadway Tables.  Each poker room has …

Despite an economic crisis continuing to command headlines across the United States, it would seem that online poker is still reaping a bit of attention, this time in the state of Massachusetts. House Bill 4591 has become quite a contentious issue for the inhabitants of Massachusetts; for some, a blessing and for others, an outrageous proposition. The 172-page bill amendment put forward by the Massachusetts House Speaker, Robert DeLeo, calls for the sections that criminalize online poker and all other forms of Internet gambling to be struck from the bill. Where, before, any wager or bet given or received by …

The Poker Players Alliance, which is the biggest lobbying organization for online poker, recently unveiled a new iPhone application that costs just $0.99.  Unlike many other poker-related iPhone programs, the application offered by the PPA has nothing to do with playing poker games or teaching people poker strategy.  Instead, this iPhone program was created with the intention of promoting internet poker worldwide, and convincing governments in countries such as the United States to pass favorable poker laws. Some features of the PPA’s new iPhone app is that it alerts players about starting times for various poker tournaments, delivers messages from …

Most people think that TV poker games are only for the superstars of online poker who have bankrolls worth million of pounds.  However, Full Tilt Poker wants to change this perception since they are offering players the chance to star on the UK’s most popular poker show “Late Night Poker.”  Normally reserved for professional players, Late Night Poker offers people the chance to compete for thousands of pounds in a prestigious poker tournament.  But Full Tilt wants amateurs to have their opportunity too, which is why they are giving out £8,000 prize packages through Late Night Poker Qualifiers.  Those who …