We are happy to announce that Unibet, TigerGaming and Betsson have increased the prize pools of their exclusive races and that Rakerace.com players can now also participate in a $2,000 exclusive race on PartyPoker! Our partner rooms are paying out more than $100,000 in raceback returns this month, join today and make the most out of your play!

The downfall of PokerStars is giving smaller rooms and networks a great chance to increase their market share and they are happy to seize the opportunity!
Our exclusive races have been steadily growing for the past few months and in February there will be $4,500 more to compete for, check out the details below!


iPoker network

Players can choose from four rooms in the iPoker network, the exclusive races are paying out $33,000 in total this month.

Mybet and Gala Poker are both running 2 x $5,000 exclusive races in February. In January, players of the Mybet race received an average raceback of 29% while Gala Poker players received 25% raceback.

Players can boost their total returns to up to 80-100% with the VIP systems and the first deposit bonuses. Gala Poker is an ideal choice for high-volume grinders as every player registered through Rakerace.com is automatically put on the highest VIP level, which provides a 30% cashback.

Mybet players can take advantage of the 200% max $1,000 first deposit bonus and the Mybet Poker VIP program to boost their total returns.

Everest Poker is organizing 2 x $4,000 exclusive races in February, this is a great choice for both serious grinders ($1,000 first place prize) as well as smaller players (40 paying spots from less than $8 in rake), especially if we take into account the 200% max €1,500 first deposit bonus and the Everest Poker VIP program.

Betfair is organizing 2 x $2,500 exclusive races this month and players can boost their total returns to up to 70% with the Betfair Loyalty System (up to 35% returns) and the first deposit bonus (20% return).

Betfair has a very popular sportsbetting section which draws in plenty of unexperienced gamblers to the poker tables too.

Increased exclusive race prizepools

Unibet, TigerGaming and Betsson have each increased the prize pools for their exclusive races. We have already written in detail about these rapidly growing rooms in this article, check out what they have to offer for February.

Unibet has increased the prize pools by €1,000 total, players can now compete in 2 x €2,500 exclusive races. Unibet focuses on recreational players and is one of the most consistently growing sites. The great Loyalty System and the ban of HUDs and seating scripts draws in a large number of weaker players, this room is an ideal choice for players who are looking for soft games and who don't rely on a HUD too heavily.

TigerGaming has also increased their race prize pools from $2,000 to $2,500, players can compete for a share of the $5,000 in two 15-day races. TigerGaming is a room in the Chico network with possibly the best first deposit bonus on the market (55% return) and a very weak playing field.


TigerGaming is also running an Unlimited Cash Race promotion and a Valentine's Pinata promotion in February (check out the official website for details).

This room is definitely a highly +EV choice, players who participate in the exclusive race and the Unlimited Cash Race while grinding out the first deposit bonus in the weak field can expect returns of more than 80%!

Players in the Microgaming network can participate in a €3,500 exclusive Betsson Group race that is available from several rooms. This room has a €1,000 first place prize which is ideal for big volume grinders and players can also achieve some further returns with the €20,000 pooled Betsson race.

Intertops players can compete in 2 x $2,500 exclusive races in February. This room is a great choice for high volume players as every Rakerace.com player is eligible for the 36% rakeback offer!

Players who participate in the race while taking advantage of the rakeback and the first deposit bonus could achieve total returns of up to 80-85%!

PlanetWin365 players can participate in a €2,000 exclusive race this month, there are 15 paying spots on the leaderboard and the first place prize is €600. Players can achieve further returns with the €500 first deposit bonus (25% cashback) and the PlanetWin365 VIP Program (10-25% return).

Partypoker $2,000 exclusive race and Tablet Madness tournament

We are happy to announce that Rakerace.com players can now also participate in an exclusive race at Partypoker. There are 15 paying spots in the $2,000 exclusive race and the first place prize is $525.

Partypoker players registered through Rakerace.com can also participate in a $20,000 shared rake race with members of a few other affiliate sites.

Starting February, Partypoker will once again operate in 21 markets that they have previously left which is expected to bring a big increase to their traffic. The room also rolled out a very strong MTT offering in the past few months and the guarantees are getting smashed every weekend.

In February, Partypoker players registered through Rakerace.com can also win one of the 10 Samsung Galaxy tablets in our $1 buy-in Tablet Madness tournament, check out the details in this article.

If you are not sure which room would be the best for you, don't hesitate to contact the Rakerace.com support team, they will gladly help you make the decision!

Join one of our exclusive races and make the most value out of your play in February!

Good luck and have fun!

Tournament players, be sure to mark your calendar! On February 21, Partypoker's new tournament series kicks off and the opening day coincides with our exclusive $1 buy-in Tablet Madness tournament! The series will have something for everyone, players can enter tournaments with buy-ins ranging from just $5,50 all the way up to $5,200, check out the details below!

Partypoker's tournament offering has seen a huge improvement in the past few months, they have introduced many tournaments that are considered to be ''must-plays'' by MTT grinders. The guarantees (more than $1.6 million every week) are being smashed, traffic is constantly increasing and now players can look forward to a massive tournament series aswell.

The Partypoker Powerfest will run for 4 weeks between February 21 and March 20 and the stakes will increase every week.

During the first week, players can compete in $5,50 - $11 tournaments and the total guaranteed prize pool is $350,000.

On the opening day of the series, Rakerace.com players can also participate in a fantastic $1 buy-in tournament with 10 Samsung Galaxy tablets added to the prize pool! This tournament is only open to players registered through Rakerace.com, if you don't have a Partypoker account yet, you can create one here!

On Week 2 of the Series, the stakes increase to $22 - $55 and the guarantee grows to $650,000.

The buy-ins of the third week will be between $109 - $215 and players can compete for a share of the $1,800,000 guaranteed prize pools.

The final week is a High Roller Week, with buy-ins ranging from $530 to $5,200, in this period players can fight for a total guaranteed prize pool of $2,200,000!

Every week will end with a Main Event on Sunday. The Week 1 finale will be a $11 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed tournament, on Week 2 the prize pool is doubled to $100,000 ($55 buy-in).

Week 3 and Week 4 will both have a $500,000 guaranteed Main Event with a buy-in of $215 and $1,050 respectively.

There are plenty of satellites running of course so players can easily qualify for the tournaments for a smaller sum aswell.

Generally speaking, MTT players can't expect very high returns from their rake, but our $2,000 exclusive race (that is only open to Partypoker players registered through Rakerace.com) will provide excellent value for players who decide to participate in the series.

Players can earn further returns with the $20,000 shared rake race, the first deposit bonus and the VIP system, check out our room review page for more information.

Partypoker room review and registration

The iPoker network's new promotion is specifically aimed at regulars, not recreational players. Participate in the weekly €3,500 Twister Races while also participating in the $10,000 exclusive Gala Poker races to maximize your value!

iPoker has introduced their jackpot SNG variant, called Twister Poker roughly two years ago and it has been a big success ever since. The room decided to launch a Twister Race promotion is several rooms, including Gala Poker.

Every week, the top 20 players on the leaderboard will be paid a share of the €3,500 prize pool. The first place prize is a massive €750 cash (and 5 x €10 Twister tokens), the second place finisher will receive €500 and the third will win €300.

Players who finish on 21st - 50th place of the leaderboard will receive 3 x €5 Twister tokens.

Players can gather leaderboard points with their Twister Poker buy-ins, receiving 1 point for every €1 they spend. The winner of every Twister SNG will receive double points, which gives skilled, high-volume players are great chance to win the prizes! This promotion aims to give value to the regulars on the site, not the recreational players.

Players can rake very quickly with the Twister SNGs which also gives them a good chance to get high returns in our exclusive $5,000 Gala Poker races! We are running 2 x $5,000 exclusive races in February with 20 paying spots on the leaderboard and $1,200 first place prizes.

Gala Poker - $5,000 exclusive cash race - 2016 February 1 - 14
Gala Poker - $5,000 exclusive cash race - 2016 February 15 - 29

The exclusive races are only open to players who registered to Gala Poker through Rakerace.com.

In addition to the Twister Race and exclusive race returns, players can get even more value out of their play thanks to the first deposit bonus and the Gala Poker VIP system.

At Gala Poker, every Rakerace.com player is automatically put on the highest VIP level, which provides a 30,48% cashback!

If we take all these promotions into account it's clear that Gala Poker is one of the best choices for high-volume grinders this month!

Gala Poker room review and registration

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Partypoker attracts players with their great tournament structures and huge prize pools, while players in the iPoker network can choose from a wide range of buy-ins!

Even though a lot of players believe that PS (and the now half-dead Full Tilt) are the main sites for tournaments, the truth is that besides the big tournament series, these sites haven't improved their offering at all in the past few years.

In the past months, Partypoker has been putting in a lot of effort to change and improve their tournament schedule and thanks to their cooperation with the players, they've created a fantastic MTT schedule.

The iPoker network is also a great choice, in addition to the countless micro/low stakes tournaments players can also find great value mid/high stakes tournaments.

The smaller field sizes and the increased ROI (thanks to the weaker players) massively decreases the variance, so these rooms are ideal for players who have a hard time dealing with big swings.

Partypoker

Before we take a look at the schedule, it's important to note that in addition to these tournaments, players can also participate in the $5,000,000 guaranteed Powerfest tournament series from February 21!

Micro/low stakes players can find tournaments from just $0,01 in No Limit Hold'em, Pot Limit Omaha, PLO Hi-Lo and FL 7 Card Stud formats. The smaller tournaments typically run with 50-300 player fields, but there is also something for players who are ready to battle a bigger field to win a massive prize.
For example ''The Jab'' runs every day from 20:00 (GMT+1) with a $5,50 buy-in, a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool and a deep structure (250bb starting stack, 10 minute levels).

In the medium stakes players can find tournaments between $22 - $55 from most of the formats mentioned above. The $22 tournaments are great for players who prefer smaller fields, these tournaments start every 30-60 minutes with $1,000 - $5,000 guarantees.

''The Contender'' runs with a $22 buy-in and a $20,000 guarantee, but ''The Counterpunch'' ($55 buy-in, $5,000 guaranteed) and the $10,000 guarantee $55 rebuy are also great value tournaments.

Partypoker's high stakes schedule is possibly the best in the market, in the $109 tournaments players can compete for huge prize pools in much smaller (and much less skilled) fields. The structures also offer plenty of deep stack action, most of the tournaments run with 250bb starting stacks and 15 minute blind levels, so players don't have to fear being shortstacked after an early misstep.

From the $109 tournaments both ''The Weigh-In'' ($20,000 guaranteed) and ''The Uppercut'' ($50,000 guaranteed) provide excellent value and the $150,000 guaranteed Main Event (held every Sunday) is an absolute must-play!

High stakes players can participate in the $530 buy-in High Roller ($30,000 guarantee during weekdays, $150,000 on Sunday) tournaments, but they could also challenge themselves in a $5,2000 event during the Powerfest series.

As you can see, Partypoker has put together an extremely strong schedule, it's ideal both as a primary, both as a supplementary room, especially if we take into account that players who participate in a lot of tournaments have a good chance in winning a share of the $2,000 exclusive race prize pool aswell.

iPoker network

In the iPoker network players can choose from a wide range of micro/low stakes tournaments in NL Hold'em, Pot Limit Omaha and 7 Card Stud formats. At Partypoker there are bigger jumps between the stakes, there are no tournaments between $1 - $5 and $55 - $109, the iPoker network is more flexible in this regard.

Much like Partypoker, tournaments typically run with fewer (and weaker) entrants, but during Sundays low stakes players can still find some bigger prize pools.

Sunday low stakes tournaments

At the medium stakes players can participate in €20-€30 tournaments that feature €1,000 - €10,000 guarantees. The iPoker network organizes special daily tournaments and has a strong Sunday offering aswell, the biggest tournament in the network is the €75 buy-in, €75,000 guaranteed Big Sunday.

Special daily tournaments and Sunday lineup

Even though some of the iPoker structures are not as good as Partypoker's, the weak field and the decreased variance means it's still worth it to add some of these tournaments to your schedule.
If you want to get to know the rooms/networks better, you can find plenty of information on our room review pages!

Partypoker room review and registration
Everest Poker room review and registration

Last year 10-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey and Tom ''durrrr'' Dwan released a promotional video aimed at the Asian market where they talked about Six-Plus Hold'em, a popular poker variant played with 36 cards. The iPoker network decided to start spreading the game, you check out the rules of the game and iPoker's announcement below!

The game is very similar to regular poker, with one key difference. It's played with 36 cards instead of 52, as the name suggests every card between 2-5 gets removed and Aces count as both high and as a five (if you can make a straight with it).

Thanks to the fewer number of cards the game is full of action, players can make strong hands much easier. Because of this the hand rankings are also different, trips are stronger than straights and flushes beat full houses.

In October, two poker rooms (who mainly focus on the Russian market) announced the introduction of Six-Plus Hold'em and after the success of the game iPoker network decided to follow suit.


The iPoker network includes rooms such as Gala Poker, Mybet and Everest Poker and according to their announcement, Six-Plus Holdem games will be available from February 29. The iPoker network is currently the 4th biggest network/room on the .COM/.EU market based on their cash game traffic.


In February we are running our $10,000 Mybet, $10,000 Gala Poker and $8,000 Everest Poker exclusive races and these will return next month aswell. If you want to join one of the 2-week exclusive races for the second half of February, check out the links below:

Mybet $5,000 exclusive race - February 15 - 29
Gala Poker $5,000 exclusive race - February 15 - 29
Everest Poker $4,000 exclusive race - February 15 - 29

And if you want to check out our March offer, click here.

Good luck and have fun at the tables!

Attention MTT players!

In the past months, Partypoker has already created an extremely good tournament schedule, but this Sunday will be even better!

Not only does the $5,000,000 guaranteed Powerfest kick off, Rakerace.com players can also participate in an exclusive $1 buy-in Tablet Carnival tournament, where we add 10 Samsung Galaxy tablets to the prize pool!

We have written in detail about the Powerfest tournament series here and you can find more information about the high-value Tablet Carnival here.

Since then, Partypoker has also announced the Tournament of Champions, an MTT exclusively for players who have won a Pokerfest event. The tournament pays out plenty of valueable prizes, the first place prize is WPT500 package worth $5,000.

The package includes:

Flight tickets to Las Vegas (for 2 people)
Accommodation for 5 nights (for 2 people)
Buy-in to Aria WPT500 tournament
$1,000 spending money
Dinner with Mike Sexton and a signed copy of his book Life's a gamble
Signed boxing gloves from Partypoker ambassador Carl Froch

Rakerace.com players can enjoy plenty of promotions while participating in the Powerfest series, including a $2,000 exclusive cash race, a $20,000 shared race and more!

Good luck and have fun at the tables this weekend!

Partypoker room review and registration

We are happy to introduce our latest partner room, IntraGame! The room is a member of the Klas network and attracts players with a very soft playing field, a great rakeback offer and a $2,000 exclusive race!

Our new partner room, IntraGame started it's services in 2008 and is a popular player on the Polish sportsbetting market. The poker section of the room is part of the Klas network, which is a rapidly improving network famous for the weak playing field.

The Klas network is mostly populated by Turkish players, they have recently entered the international market.



Most regulars haven't discovered the network yet because most rooms in the network don't offer Skrill or Neteller deposit options. IntraGame however has these payment options, although there is a small restriction for cashouts to e-wallets. Players have to rake 30% of every deposit before they can cash out, but there is no need to worry, this is very similar to the 5-6x rollover rules that most sportsbetting companies practice.

The room has an average amount of Hold'em and an exceptional amount of Omaha traffic. As we have mentioned earlier, the field is extremely soft, the tables are filled with Turkish gamblers. Skilled players should find IntraGame extremely lucrative.

Since online gambling is prohibited in Turkey, the network runs under a Montenegro license. Although in the first two years of the poker service there were no worrying news about cashouts, we still suggest you don't keep your whole bankroll in the room!

The soft field and the great Omaha action still make this room a very good choice especially if we take into account that every IntraGame player who rakes over €100 in a month will receive 30% rakeback. Rakerace.com players automatically receive their rakeback in the first week of every month.

$2,000 exclusive race in March

Rakerace.com players can participate in a $2,000 exclusive cash race in March. This race is only open to players who registered to IntraGame through Rakerace.com and who have also added their screen name to their Rakerace.com profile. You can do this in the ''Enter Your IntraGame IDs'' button on the room review page.

Play poker with weak Turkish players in the Klas network!

IntraGame room review and registration

In this article we take an in-depth look at the available games and the traffic in the rooms that could be a sufficient alternative for players looking to leave PokerStars.

Once, PokerStars was a symbol for trustworthiness and quality, but today they are a completely different company. While the Rational Group management always focused on the players and worked together with the community before implementing changes, the current owners only care about short-term profit maximalization and about decreasing the potentially achievable edges in their games.

Some of the changes under the Amaya Gaming management:

December 2014 - Amaya introduces a ''Summer Championship'' to replace the Monthly Tournament Leaderboards, cutting TLB payouts by $200,000 total.

April 2015 - PokerStars deceives players regarding software issues. They stated that the problems (which caused lag and disconnects) have been resolved, but a huge number of players still couldn't log on.

July 2015 - PokerStars bans several poker softwares, such as OddsOracle, PokerStove and NoteCaddy and they announce further restrictions coming in the future.

November 2015 - PokerStars announces huge cuts to the VIP system starting January 1, 2016. The maximum VIP returns are limited at 30%.

February 2016 - The room replaces regular Heads-up tables with Zoom pools.

You can read about these issues and other negative changes in this article.


Room recommendations for players looking to switch from PokerStars

PokerStars is making it tougher and tougher on the regulars with every change they implement and this trend is likely to continue in the future. Many regulars have already left the room and many other are thinking about finding a new room aswell.

Long-time PS players might think that they have no alternatives in their respective games, but this is not true for all.

Rakerace.com aims to help undecided players by providing an in-depth look at the available games and the traffic in cash game, MTT and SNG games in the rooms that could be an alternative to PokerStars. The data below was collected in the 18-20 (CET) time period.

Cash Game

Players can find sufficient cash game action during the ''rush hours'' even in the smaller networks/rooms. We conducted our research on a weeknight and examined the number of full short-handed cash game tables running at the same time.

Short handed full cash game tables on a weeknight



As you can see, Unibet, Partypoker and the iPoker network (which includes rooms like Gala Poker) provide plenty of action, while the rest of the options are great for players who generally play a lower number of tables or to players who are looking for a secondary room.

We also looked at the available PLO tables in these networks:

Full SH PLO cash tables running on weeknight


Fans of ''fast poker'' can find tables on the iPoker network (Speed Poker), Betsson (Blaze Poker) and on Partypoker (Fastforward) and based on the numbers, there is plenty of action in this format aswell.


Sit & Go

SNG players can also find plenty of alternatives in the smaller networks. Players in the iPoker network can choose from Twister (iPoker's version of Spin&Go), Jackpot (win multiple games in a row for massive prizes) and regular SNG games. The Twister games run at the €1, €2, €5 and €10 levels.

Unibet only runs 5-handed and Heads-up SNGs but this is easily compensated by the fact that there are plenty of games running at the higher stakes aswell.

TigerGaming is also a great alternative, there is plenty of action in all the available games. Players can participate in Heads-up, 6-max hyper-turbo and 1-Up (the network's version of Double or Nothing) Sit & Gos.

At Partypoker, players can find all the popular formats with a lot of tables running even at the higher stakes.

SNG games in our partner rooms/networks


MTT:

Tournament players can find plenty of good MTTs in the evenings aswell, check out the most interesting and highest value tournaments in the schedules below:

Unibet:

18:00 €1500 GTD Daily Deepstack (€25)
19:00 €400 GTD Bounty Deepstack (€4)
20:00 €1300 GTD Daily 25 (€25)
21:00 €600 GTD Daily 4 (€4)
23:30 €500 GTD Turbo Multibuy Hold'em (€10)

iPoker:

17:00 €3000 Gtd Warm-up (€50)
18:00 €3000 Gtd Hexa (€20)
19:00 €5000 Gtd Big (€75)
20:00 €8000 Gtd Phoenix (€20)
20:00 €1000 Gtd - Ricochet (€1)
20:30 €10000 Grand (€30)

PartyPoker:

18:00 Middleweight - $6,000 Gtd ($22)
18:00 Heavyweight - The Weigh-in $10,000 Gtd ($109)
19:00 Middleweight - The Knockout $6,000 Gtd ($55)
20:00 Heavyweight - The Uppercut $50,000 Gtd ($109)
22:00 Featherweight - $2,000 Gtd ($5,5)

We are confident that players who are looking to leave PokerStars can find the best alternatives with the help of our spreadsheets. In addition to the sufficient action players can also enjoy the benefits of the weaker playing fields and better bonuses aswell.

Rakerace.com players can participate in exclusive races (and various other promotions) in all of our partner rooms and we are constantly looking for new rooms to add to our offering! If you are still not sure which room to choose, don't hesitate to contact the Rakerace.com support team, they will gladly help you!


Unibet Poker room review and registration
Partypoker room review and registration
TigerGaming room review and registration
Gala Poker room review and registration
Intertops room review and registration
IntraGame room review and registration
Betsson room review and registration

This is false. NoteCaddy is specifically listed as allowed under "Can you give some examples of acceptable tools and services?"

https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/room/prohibited/

Some features were restricted but new features have been added that are compliant with the new rules.

This month players can choose from 7 different networks to find the room best suited for their needs. With the help of the exclusive races and other VIP offers, players can achieve at least 60% returns in all race-providing rooms!

We have recently published a long article where we take an in-depth look at the available games and traffic in our partner rooms, so in today's article we will focus on the exclusive races and the first deposit bonuses and VIP/Loyalty program offers in each room!

In the iPoker network, players can choose from three exclusive races.

In February, players who participated in the the two $5,000 exclusive Mybet races received an average raceback of 37%. These races run with 20 paying spots on the leaderboard and a massive $1,250 first place prize.

Players can get further returns by taking advantage of the 200% max $1,000 first deposit bonus (15% return) and the Mybet VIP program (9-50% return) for total returns of up to 100%!

Gala Poker players received an average raceback of 28% in the $5,000 exclusive races in February. Gala Poker is a great choice for high-volume grinders as every Rakerace.com players is automatically put on the highest VIP level, which provides a 30% return. Players who also take advantage of the first deposit bonus while participating in the exclusive races can achieve returns of up to 89%!

Everest Poker is a good choice for both big grinders aswell as smaller players. There are 40 paying spots on the race leaderboard which can be achieved with less than €3 in rake (ideal for small volume players), while the first place prize is $1,000.

In February, participants received an average raceback of 17% and with the help of the first deposit bonus (25% return) and the Everest VIP program (up to 30% returns) players can achieve total returns of more than 70%.

In March, Partypoker decided to increase the prize pool of their exclusive race from $2,000 to $3000!

There are 40 paying spots on the leaderboard and the first place prize is $600. Players who participated in the $2,000 February race received an average raceback of 11% and an additional 4% from the $20,000 pooled race.

Rakerace.com players can boost their returns with the 100% max $500 first deposit bonus (25% return) and the Partypoker loyalty program, which provides additional returns of up to 30.5%.

Partypoker is a great choice for both tournament and cash game players, in March players can participate in the $5,000,000 guaranteed Powerfest series while cash game players can choose from a wide range of stakes.

TigerGaming organized two $2,500 exclusive races in February and participants received a remarkable average raceback of 32%.

TigerGaming players who also took advantage of the fantastic first deposit bonus (55% return, possibly highest in the online poker market) could achieve total returns of more than 90% in February!

In addition to the fantastic race (2 x $2,000 in March) and first deposit bonus offers, it's important to mention that the playing field in the room is much softer than in bigger rooms, which should give skilled players a very high winrate.

All things considered, TigerGaming is clearly one of the best choices for March aswell!

Unibet players received an average raceback of 10% in February and players can boost their total returns to up to 84% with the help of the first deposit bonus (25%) and the Unibet Loyalty Program (10-49% return).

Unibet is not very ''grinder-friendly'', HUDs and table selecting is not allowed in the room, but this is easily compensated by the very soft field. Unibet's promotions and Challenge-based rewards system draw in a huge number of recreational players, which should prove very profitable for experienced players.

Unibet is also running several fantastic promotions in March, such as the €25,000 Omaha Outlaws (aimed at PLO cash game players) and the €5,000 Bounty Badlands promotion.

Players of our €3,500 exclusive Betsson group race received an average raceback of 25% and an additional 7% raceback from the €20,000 pooled race.

Betsson decided to increase the race prize pool in March, players can now compete in a €4,000 exclusive race with 15 paying spots on the leaderboard and a €1,200 first place prize.

This race is available from four different rooms (Betsson Poker, Betsafe Poker, Triobet Poker and Nordicbet Poker) and players can increase their total returns with the €1,000 first deposit bonus (20% cashback) and the Betsson Loyalty System, which guarantees an additional 30% return to any player registered through Rakerace.com!

In February, Intertops players received an average raceback of 21% in the two $3,000 exclusive races. Much like Gala Poker, Intertops is also a great choice for big-volume grinders, as every Rakerace.com player receives a 36% rakeback!

Players can boost their total returns with the 200% max $1,000 first deposit bonus and there is plenty of cash game action at most stakes, which makes Intertops a great choice for any player!

We are happy to introduce a new room joining the Rakerace.com family, IntraGame kicks off in March with a $2,000 exclusive race and a very soft field, you can read about the room in detail in this article.

With the ''traffic & stakes'' article and this review we are confident that every player can find the ideal room, but if you are still not sure about your decision, just contact the Rakerace.com support team, they will gladly help you!

Good luck and have fun at the tables in March!

Players who receive a private deal will be eligible for a 60% weekly rakeback (calculated in the SBR rake structure) and an additional monthly bonus which provides 20% rakeback up to $200.

Winner Poker, a member of the iPoker network has announced a new private deal offer for Rakerace.com players. The deal provides a 60% weekly rakeback, which is calculated in the SBR rake structure. This means that if a player rakes $500 SBR in a week, they will receive $300 rakeback.

Players can also apply for a monthly bonus which provides an additional rakeback of 20% up to $200.

Examples

A, Player rakes $1,000 SBR in a month, gets $600 (60% rakeback) + $200 monthly bonus = $800
B, Player rakes $2,000 SBR in a month, gets $1,200 (60% RB) + $200 monthly bonus = $1,400
C, Player rakes $500 SBR in a month, gets $300 (60% rakeback) + $100 monthly bonus = $400

There is no minimum rake requirement and the offer is open to both players with existing Winner Poker accounts aswell as new players who register to Winner Poker through Rakerace.com.

Players can't take advantage of other bonuses (such as the first deposit bonus) and will receive no points while in the private deal, but the high returns easily compensate this!

Players who are registered through Rakerace.com and want to apply for the private deal should contact our support team!

You can apply for the private deal here

As we have reported, last February the iPoker network introduced the Source Based Rake (SBR) rake calculation system. With the introduction of the system each player has a virtual and a real account balance. The first time a player uses a deposit to enter a cash game or a Sit & Go, the money is ''marked'' and attached to the player and the skin where the player plays (in this case Winner Poker).When the rake is deducted from a pot where the player put their money, the players virtual balance decreases. This basically means that every Euro can be traced back to a player who made the deposit. The amount of money that each skin receives from the rake depends on the amount of rake a player created through playing after a deposit. Twister and MTT tournament buy-ins are not part of the system.

Winner Poker room review and registration

What happened to the betfair-races? Is this just a bug? Can't see the betfair races anymore

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Rakerace.com players can achieve returns of up to 80-90% in the Horizon network's two leading rooms and can also take advantage of increased central promotions.

The Revolution network has been through some tough times but in the past few years they have been steadily improving. Six months ago they averaged 100 cash game players at the online tables, currently they average around 150 players.

The network decided that in order to continue growing, they need to rebrand. Some of the less profitable rooms in the network had problems such as delayed withdrawals and this cast a bad light on the whole network.

The network aims to solve these problems and decided to change their name and continue as Horizon Poker Network in the future.

The two leading rooms in the network are Intertops and JuicyStakes Poker. These rooms operate their own cashier system which means they don't have any withdrawal issues.

Intertops is a well-known, reliable brand with a big player base. The company is headquartered in Salzburg , they launched their live sports betting and casino services in 1983 and their online services in 1996.

Intertops and JuicyStakes account for most of the poker traffic in the Horizon network and Rakerace.com players can achieve remarkably high returns in these room!

Exclusive Rakerace.com promotions in the Horizon network - up to 80-90% rakeback

In March, players registered through Rakerace.com can participate in two $3,000 exclusive cash races. The first race runs between March 1 -16 while the second race runs between March 15 - 31. The exclusive races are only open to players who registered to Intertops or JuicyStakes through Rakerace.com .

Intertops Poker - $3,000 - exclusive race - 2016 March 1 - 16
Intertops Poker - $3,000 - exclusive race - 2016 March 15 - 31

Players can also take advantage of the 36% rakeback and the $1,000 first deposit bonus (up to 21% return) while participating in the exclusive races. If players take advantage of all these promotional offers they could achieve total returns of up to 80-90%.

Central promotions

Intertops also decided to roll out a new promotional offer after the rebranding. In addition to the 200% max $1,000 deposit bonus, players can now also take advantage of a 100% max $200 reload bonus. To take advantage of this bonus, enter the ''MARCH16'' code when depositing. (This offer is not available on JuicyStakes Poker).

Players can also participate in various Easter promotion, these are mostly aimed at low stakes MTT players. Between March 20 and 28 players can join an Easter MTTs and freerolls every day. You can read about these tournaments in detail on the Intertops website under the ''Promotions -> Bonus Offers'' tab.

Intertops room review and registration
JuicyStakes Poker room review and registration

Betsson has officially announced that their players can only play in the Ongame network until March 29. The room aims to bring better promotional offers to players by focusing all their efforts on the Microgaming network.

The Betsson Group released an official statement informing players that they are seizing their services in the Ongame network. The network will not be available to Betsson Group players after March 29.

These rooms currently operate in two networks, Ongame and Microgaming (MPN). The rooms have decided to split ways with Ongame so they can offer better promotions.

''The reason for our decision was that we want to focus 100% on one network, so that we can bring the best possible promotional offers to our players''.

The Betsson Ongame player accounts will be transferred to Microgaming on March 29, the login details will stay the same as on the Ongame network.

Player bankrolls will be transferred to the main Betsson account. The pending cashback returns will be credited until March 25 on Betsson and can be redeemed until March 28. On Betsafe, the cashback will be paid on April 1.

Rakerace.com players can participate in a €4,000 exclusive Betsson Group race in March aswell as in April. There are 15 paying spots on the race leaderboard and the first place prize is a massive €1,200! Players can also participate in the €20,000 pooled race that provides additional raceback returns!

Players who are looking to maximize their value can also take advantage of the €1,000 first deposit bonus, the 30% cashback from the Betsson Loyalty Program and other promotions! Check out the current race standings (it's still worth it to join this month race) here and more information about the network and the room's promotional offers here.

Betsson room review and registration

Good luck and have fun at the Microgaming tables!

888 has announced that they are renewing their VIP system from March 28. Returns for high-volume players will be severely reduced.

888 announced that on March 28, they are changing their VIP program and that the change will mean the removal of rakeback in the room.
The new VIP system, the 888poker Club will reward players for completing challenges. This will give recreational players bigger returns than before, but will severely cut the returns for high volume players.

''In the future we are planning to reward our players differently. Player loyalty will be a more important factor than volume played.''


The previous VIP system at 888 was based on the usual rakeback formula, players received back a percentage of their paid rake. There were five monthly VIP levels and the more a player raked the higher they were on the levels. The received rakeback ranged between 2% and 18%. Yearly VIP levels (VIP and VIP Diamond) were also available, the biggest grinders could receive rakeback of up to 36%.

From March 28, both the monthly and the yearly VIP system will be replaced by the 888poker Club.

After this, players will receive points for completing various challenges in poker, casino and sportsbetting. The challenges get tougher and tougher and as players gather more and more points they will receive an increasing amount of Gold Tokens, which is the new VIP currency on the site.

Players who are currently on VIP or VIP Diamond yearly levels will receive monthly compensation until their VIP levels expires.

Existing player points will turn into Gold Tokens on March 28 and new player levels will be determined based on their level in the previous system.

The challenge based system will give returns to more players, however the attainable returns will be lower and big volume players will have to deal with a significant reduction.

Players who only play poker will most likely receive fewer returns in the new system, while recreational players will most likely receive more.

Details about the system are still unclear, for example it's not fully explained whether players will be able to reach certain VIP levels just by playing poker.

Awarding the recreational players should be good for the ecosystem of the site, but the severe reductions might send some high-volume players to other rooms.

If you rely heavily on rakeback returns for your profits, you might want to check out some of our high-value exclusive VIP offers that are available in several different networks.

The $109 buy-in tournament will run in a unique, multi-day format. Between April 2 -3 players can participate in a total of thirteen GPPT Online Day 1 tournaments, all of which lead to Day 2 of the $500,000 guaranteed event, which kicks off at 20:00 CET, April 3.

We have already written about the Grand Prix Poker Tour (GPPT), a live tournament series sponsored by Partypoker. This season of the GPPT has a total of 11 stops including London, Manchester, Newcastle and Leeds.

The GPPT occasionally also makes an online stop and the next one will take place between April 2 -3 with a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Partypoker decided to organize a total of thirteen Day 1 events around the clock between April 2 -3 to give players from every time zone a chance to qualify to the huge event.

Day 1A of the GPPT will kick off at 10:00 (CEST) on April 2 and will be followed by additional Day 1s starting every two hours. On April 3, players can compete in six more Day 1 tournaments including a 6-max Last Chance Turbo tournament (Day 1M).


Players can play multiple Day 1s and advance with their biggest stack. All players who qualify through a Day 1 will continue in the GPPT Online Final Day tournament which kicks off at 20:00 CET on April 3.

On the Final Day the blind levels will be increased so there is more room to play when the payouts really start to get big.

If multi-day events prove successful, they might be introduced in the monthly Partypoker schedule, said Tom Waters, a Partypoker executive.

In April, Rakerace.com players can also participate in a $3,000 exclusive cash race at Partypoker, check out the details here!

Partypoker room review and registration


Good luck and have fun at the Partypoker tables!

How long does processing a new account on a poker room usually take? I registered last thursday and it's still on processing.

Hi,

Still waiting for the March 1st - 16Th Unibet payouts. Can you confirm that payment hasn't been made yet?

Thanks

It depends on the poker room, but generally they confirm it within 1-2 business days. Sometimes it can take longer, but we will notify you in email as soon as they confirmed it.

Unfortunately they haven't made the payments yet, but we contacted them and asked them to pay it as soon as possible. We apologize on behalf of Unibet for the inconvenience!

Rakerace.com players have plenty to look forward to this month! Partypoker and Betsson players can participate in high-value exclusive races aswell as two pooled races ($20,000/€20,000 prize pool) while Unibet players can enjoy the returns from the best private race available in the room.

In April, Rakerace.com players can participate in 7 exclusive races in six different networks and returns of 60-100% are achievable in all of our partner rooms!


You can find detailed information about all the races and rooms on our website, but we want to point out a couple of our special offers!

Betsson and Partypoker players registered through Rakerace.com are in a unique position, they can participate in both the exclusive races ($3,000 prize pool in the Partypoker race, €4,000 in the Betsson race) aswell as in the $20,000/€20,000 pooled races.

If you combine the raceback returns with the additional VIP returns (first deposit bonus, VIP program) you can achieve total returns of more than 60%!

Partypoker is a great choice for both cash game and tournament players, we have written a detailed article about Partypoker's MTT schedule here and about the cash game traffic on the various stakes here.

Betsson has recently left the Ongame network so they can fully focus on their activity in the Microgaming network. The room has stated that they are looking to provide players with improved promotions at more, so we expect a lot of promotions and plenty of value for players who choose Betsson this April.

In addition to the Partypoker and Betsson offers, Rakerace.com players can also participate in the biggest Unibet private race available on the market! Unibet is organizing 2 x €2,500 exclusive races for Rakerace.com players in April which is the best offer you can find in this room and we haven't even mentioned the first deposit bonus or the Unibet Loyalty program yet.

Join one of our exclusive races now and make the most out of your play in April with Rakerace.com!

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Partypoker $3,000 exclusive race - April 1 - 30
Unibet €2,500 exclusive race - April 1 - 16
Betsson €4,000 exclusive race - April 1 - 30

Good luck and have fun at the tables!

What happened to the mybet rake races?? Absolute bs when you don't telll people of changes..