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Most of the time, you’re lucky to find a 30-40% rakeback deal in online poker. After all, you’re getting around a third of the rake you pay back after everything is said and done, which is pretty good. But that’s what makes the Ladbrokes Poker rakeback deal even more impressive because, right now, you can get up to 60% rakeback through RakeTheRake. So by signing up through RakeTheRake and raking over $750 per week, you can take advantage of this massive Ladbrokes Poker rakeback offer. Even if you don’t rake enough to cash in on the 60% Ladbrokes Poker rakeback …

When you’re finished playing in those puny $100 and $200 freerolls, why don’t you head over to Full Tilt Poker and jump in a real freeroll. Anybody who signs up at Full Tilt, downloads the poker software, and makes a deposit will be eligible for the massive $100,000 First Deposit Freeroll. Be sure to sign up for the 27% rakeback offer at Full Tilt too! This is one of the biggest free poker tournaments in the game, and you can get in as long as you complete the aforementioned steps. After you’re signed up and have made a deposit, the …

We’re used to seeing online poker sites offer big prize packages for the WSOP * Main Event. However, one thing that you don’t commonly see is rooms offering numerous other incentives along with the prize package – including a $1 million sponsorship deal! But that’s exactly what UB Poker is doing with their Series 2011 promotion, where you’ll not only be able to win a $12,000 Main Event prize package, but also lots of other bonuses and incentives afterward. All along the way, you could be earning UB’s fantastic 30% rakeback deals too! Getting back to the Main Event incentives, …

Have you ever wanted to be the top player at your online poker room, yet don’t have enough time to sit around grinding for 10 hours a day? If so, then you should visit InterPoker because they give virtually every player a shot at being Player of the Month. Those who want to vie for the Player of the Month title just need to do one thing: email InterPoker. Okay, it’s a little more complicated than that, but the only thing you really need to do is send them an email detailing why you are deserving of the award. And …

Mark your calendars for May 8th because that’s when the 2011 SCOOP begins. PokerStars just recently released the SCOOP schedule, which includes a total of 38 events and $45 million in guaranteed money. In addition to the massive amount of money involved in this online poker event, PokerStars is once again offering their very popular format of Low, Mid, and High buy-ins. As the name implies, each buy-in level caters to different bankrolls so that everybody can compete. Of course, if you can’t afford the normal buy-ins for these poker games, there will also be 2011 SCOOP satellites starting on …

Carbon Poker has just revealed that their website will undergo a complete overhaul in March. In addition to this, they’ll also be changing their VIP program to provide even more prizes for online poker players. While the changes aren’t specific for the poker software or website, Carbon did send out an email to its affiliates that read, “The redesign includes an all-new logo, site, and VIP program, among many other things, and will resolve a number of limitations the old site had while giving us a number of key strengths to work with going forward.” If you’re scared that Carbon …

If sit and go poker tournaments are your game, then you’ll love the new deal that Absolute Poker is offering. Those who play poker in Absolute’s SNG’s will have a chance to win one of the 45 seats seats to either the Sunday $200,000 Guaranteed, or the Wednesday $80,000 Sniper tournament. To be eligible for a seat, you just have to meet one of the following weekly requirements: – Play in five designated $6 SNG’s, and you’ll be entered into a Wednesday free poker tournament where the top 10 players earn seats for the $80k Sniper tourney. – Play in …

We’ve recently seen Victory Poker running promotions involving the chance to play poker against centerfold models. Perhaps UB Poker has noticed this too since they’ve decided to bring back their Centerfold Bounty tournaments. As the name implies, the Centerfold Bounty tournaments allow you to collect a $200 bounty after knocking out a centerfold. And what’s great about these events is that any poker tournament could become a Centerfold Bounty tourney. Last Thursday, UB’s $75,000 Guaranteed holdem poker event became a Centerfold Bounty tournament, and several models played in it. So in addition to already playing for a $75k prize pool …

Sometimes it’s tough finding Omaha promotions since everything in online poker seems to revolve around holdem poker.  Thankfully, there are places like Everest Poker where people can go to find Omaha promotions.  Everest’s latest deal involving Omaha poker is called “Omaha Nights.” Omaha Nights happens every Thursday at 18:00 GMT and 20:00 GMT, and both times offer a separate poker tournament.  The 18:00 GMT tournament is only $5 + $0.50 to enter with the prize pool offering $1,000 guaranteed.  Those who play poker in the 20:00 GMT tournament only have to pay a $2 + $0.20 buy-in, and the prize …

It’s only been three months since Phil Laak broke the poker endurance record at the Bellagio Casino.  He managed to play poker for 115 straight hours, which destroyed the old record of 72 hours set by Paul Zimbler.  At the end of his poker hands, Laak was in pretty bad shape and was extremely tired.  So it would take a monumental effort to beat Laak’s record for the most time spent at the poker table along with plenty of courage. Interestingly enough, 80 players from New Zealand are up to the challenge of trying to break Laak’s record.  The group …