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As many online poker players are aware, rakeback is an excellent way to make extra money at the poker tables. Rakeback deals give you back a percentage of the rake that you have to pay online poker sites, and can provide a really nice boost by the end of the month. Of course, many cash game players want to know exactly how much rakeback they can earn just to get an idea of what their profits will look like. And the answer all depends on which online poker rooms you play at, what game you play, the table sizes, and …

FTOPS XVII proved to be the biggest online poker series ever at Full Tilt Poker.  61,150 players participated in the 34 poker games that ran during FTOPS XVII while a total of $20,598,444 was given away during the series.  The biggest poker news in FTOPS XVII came during the Main Event when “TyboVegas” navigated through 4,805 players to capture the title.  Interestingly enough though, “TyboVegas” ($423,057) earned less money than his heads-up opponent “DQnk” ($446,942) since a deal was made before the two played the final poker hands. Another big story in FTOPS XVII included Mike “chapmoney” Chapp taking first …

Online poker is great because you can make all kinds of money by beating up on fish without ever having to step foot outside of your house.  What’s more is that you will get a lot of money back through all of the great rakeback deals that are always being offered by poker sites.  But even with all of the perks and great online poker deals that internet rooms have to offer, it’s still nice to get away and play casino poker at a huge land-based tournament. So if you find yourself longing for the canals of Venice, Italy or …

The end of summer is usually a sad occasion since it marks the time when people have to start raking leaves, wear warmer clothing, and pretend they’re not home when Trick or Treaters come around.  However, the end of summer is a joyous occasion for those who play poker at Ultimate Bet because this is when they hold the UB Online Championship – a.k.a. UBOC. The fifth installment of the UBOC will run from August 18th to August 29th, and will offer 20 tournaments with the culmination being a $1,000,000 Guaranteed Championship poker tournament.  And for those holdem poker players …

As if there aren’t already enough reasons to stay home and play online poker while collecting rakeback money, one more reason is the fact that people can’t rob you at gunpoint right after you win lots of cash at the cyber poker tables. That’s exactly what happened to Thomas Gigliotti after he won over $4,000 by playing casino poker at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.  The Gigliotti’s believe that they were followed home to Plantation, Florida by bandits after winning the $4k.  The couple went home after playing poker games at the casino for several …

The Irish Poker Festival is one of Europe’s biggest casino poker events.  In fact, last year’s Main Event saw 752 players sit down at the poker tables to create a €400,000 prize pool.  Poker tournament organizers are expecting an even bigger turnout for this year’s Irish Poker Festival, which is why you’ll be interested in winning a Main Event seat at Ladbrokes.  Ladbrokes is offering €950 prize packages so players can make the Irish Poker Festival Main Event a free poker tournament.  The €950 prize packages will include the €550 Main Event entry fee along with €400 left over for …

If you’ve checked out any poker news in the past few months, you probably know that the new Full Tilt Poker invention known as Rush Poker has become a huge phenomenon.  Not only does Rush Poker prevent wasted time waiting on other players to make moves, but it also enables people to collect more rakeback money in the process. Of course, this doesn’t mean Rush Poker is perfect since the biggest problem with it is that cash games are the only form of poker games you can play in this format.  In fact, Full Tilt does not offer a single …

Games modeled after professional poker players have found little success in the video game market due to the fact that people can just go to online poker rooms if they want to play free poker.  But UltimateBet pro Annie Duke thinks she can succeed where others have failed through her new iPhone application entitled Annie Duke Poker Tutor. As you may have guessed from the title, Annie Duke Poker Tutor is more than just a game where you play mindless hours of poker in an effort to build your play money bankroll.  Instead, it has the added element of teaching …

Few poker pros have come as far as UltimateBet player Tiffany Michelle has in the last year.  Michelle cemented her place as one of the best texas poker players in the world when she finished in 17th place in the World Series of Poker.  Her showing at the WSOP, and the fact that she is one of the more attractive players in the game today have made Tiffany Michelle a fast rising star. Now UltimateBet is giving people the chance to win a date with this poker hottie on April 28th in a free poker tournament.  That’s right…you don’t even …

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss has never been one for playing online poker and collecting rakeback money. After all, it’s not like he plays poker for the money since Buss is worth an estimated $380 million. Nevertheless, Buss does love to player poker games and he can often be found at card rooms and casinos in the Los Angeles area. Buss’ love of poker has grown so much that he has now made the decision to become a professional player. When asked why he would want to become a poker pro despite already being filthy rich Jerry Buss said, …