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If you’re new to online poker, or just don’t know much about the concept of rakeback, it’s always helpful to look at the facts on this subject. After all, rakeback can go a long way towards saving you lots of money and increasing your overall profits. So with this being said, here are some interesting facts that you should know about online poker rakeback. Rakeback Percentages vary from Site to Site – Many rakeback deals differ in how much money you receive from them. For example, if you sign up at Americas Cardroom through RakeTheRake, you can get a 27% …

Those of you who’ve been interested in playing at Americas Cardroom should note that they’re currently gearing up for one of the biggest poker tournaments they’ve ever held. On January 29th at 6pm ET, they’ll be holding a $75,000 Guaranteed, which should make for some big prize money for top finishers. The direct buy-in for the $75k Guaranteed is $100 + $9, and satellites are currently running for this poker tournament too. Considering the fact that some of the satellites are as cheap as $2 + $0.20, pretty much everybody has a chance to play their way into this tourney. …

Historically, Merge Gaming has always offered one of the largest bad beat jackpots in online poker. In fact, a player named “RUGGIO” once unlocked a $1.2 million Merge jackpot after seeing his jack-high straight fall to a king-high straight. It seems as if the Merge Gaming bad beat jackpot is on the rise again since it’s at $570k, and rapidly increasing. In order to unlock this bad beat prize, you need to play at one of the Merge Gaming sites like Aced, Carbon Poker, Poker Nordica and/or RPM Poker. If you’re a member of one of these sites, the next …

Carbon Poker is yet another online poker site that’s come into the New Year with renewed vigor since they’re offering a couple of big promotions in January. Current members can take advantage of a reload bonus, while both new and existing players will enjoy the Quad Pyramid promotion. Here’s a brief look at the specifics of each promo: Reload Bonus – If you deposit before January 15th, 2012 (23:59 server time), you can get a 10% up to $30 reload bonus. The only stipulation is that you have to be an existing Carbon Poker member, and use the “FRESHSTART” bonus …

One of the great things about online poker is that it has the potential to turn players into millionaires overnight. Kyle “First-Eagle” Weir recently found this out after winning the largest poker tournament in history at PokerStars. The tournament in question was the PokerStars 10th Anniversary Sunday Million, and 62,116 players paid the $215 buy-in to create a record $12,423,200 prize pool. Weir managed to navigate his way through the massive field of players, and on towards a $1,146,574 payday. Obviously the money is impressive here, but what’s especially interesting about Weir’s win is the fact that the Toronto, Canada …

UK poker beauty Liv Boeree put her astrophysics degree to good use recently on a special Christmas episode of the BBC’s University Challenge. The poker tournament pro was representing the 4-player team from the University of Manchester, and the show’s host, Jeremy Paxman, introduced Boeree by saying, “Someone who has used a degree in astrophysics to good effect, and has now become one of the UK’s most successful card players.” For those unfamiliar with University Challenge, the TV show pits two universities against each other in a first-on-the-buzzer quiz show format. As teams correctly answer questions, they earn points, and …

Traditionally, the Middle East is not exactly known as a hotbed for online poker players since most countries in this region have restrictions on the game. However, Lebanon has become a big exception to this rule because they offer people the freedom to play poker at will. This being said, players from abroad like the US’s Samer Khoury have moved to Lebanon in an effort to play online poker and earn rakeback; Khoury was quoted as saying, “I’m here to study Arabic, and exercise my freedom to play online poker.” There are a few casinos throughout the country such as …

Victoria Coren is certainly one of the UK’s most respected casino poker players since she’s cashed for $1,476,668 in tournaments, and has earned a 2006 EPT European Poker Championship title ($941,513). Interestingly enough, Coren is also a very talented writer who writes for major UK publications like The Observer and The Guardian newspapers. In a recent Guardian column, the poker tournament pro posed a very interesting question: How do you find the best player in the world? Coren’s first thought was the supposed tried-and-true “duplicate poker” game, which sees players at the same position on different hands dealt the exact …

Cake Poker is one of the first online poker sites to get into the holiday spirit since they’re running a $50k Gold Card Wrap-Up Tournament Series from now until January 1st. Like the name suggests, Cake Poker is giving players the opportunity to turn their 2011 Gold Cards into the chance to play in $50,000 worth of poker tournaments; the biggest weekly final of this promotion will offer a $20,000 prize pool! As for the details of how you can play in these huge poker tournaments, Cake Poker will assign a card suit to each week in December, and you …

For all of those who don’t think that online poker is a thinking game, consider this: the prestigious Harvard University is using poker to teach law school students courtroom skills. More specifically, Professor Charles Nesson has formed a “Poker Strategic Thinking Society” that seeks to train students to consistently read their opponents and make positive expected value plays. Nesson believes that poker strategy concepts like bankroll management can be applied to all walks of life so people properly manage their money. He even thinks that grade school children should be taught poker games so they develop these skills as he …