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If you’re looking for an ipoker skin with a strong signup bonus, a generous poker loyalty program and weekly private rake races (i.e races that aren’t network-wide) then look no further than Expekt poker. As one of the biggest skins on the network Expekt are also an extremely reliable ipoker skin to deposit your hard earned money.

Don’t forget our very own VIP program, where rake-races.net members will receive a further 20% boost to any race winnings they take home (potentially an extra $4000/month in these races).

Our CASH Race guaranteeing $80,000 per month, is divided into weekly leader boards giving you a chance to win $20,000 in one month.

Your participation in Cash games, Sit n Go’s and Multi Table Tournaments will generate points and count towards your total score in the CASH Race.

The rules are simple; every time you’re in a raked hand where at least $0.25 is taken out of the pot or contribute with fee, you will automatically be given Race points according to the table below.

* The Weekly CASH Races are played weekly from Monday (00:00:00 CET) – Sunday (23:59:59 CET)
* $80,000 guaranteed with 10 players rewarded in each of the CASH Races.
* A possible winner of 4 CASH Races in one month will pick up $20,000.

Note: Any contributed fee in SnGs will also count towards our two SnG Campaigns and all your Multi Table Tournaments will count towards our weekly MTT leaderboard as well.

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Finally some sick value for all you Double or Nothing Sit n Go players out there! Ipoker stalwart VCpoker have announced a $250K race solely for DoN grinders that looks pretty juicy:

1. New players who join this race via rake-races.net will receive a 300% up to $600 signup bonus that clears at 60 points per $ (standard bonus is 100% upto $600). DoN SnG players receive 40 points per $ in tourney fees paid, so that’s 66.7% rakeback right there.

2. VIP club benefits: slightly more complicated, but after two months players receive cashback for their points earned ON TOP of the signup bonus. Any DoN grinders going for this deal should therefore sign up at VCpoker on, or before, 31st Jan.

3. Our standard VIP 20% boost to any rake race winnings players take home by signing up via our VC links (more info here). Just leave a comment on this page if you’ve signed up for the race via us and we’ll get back to you straight away to confirm you’re enrolled.

4. The below Double or Nothing race will give DoN grinders a further significant boost to their overall valueback. Time will tell in the weekly races, but by taking advantage of the above strategy players who place in the top 6 can expect to play essentially fee-free during this promo, with top 3 finishers earning significantly over 100% of their tourney fees back in bonus+race winnings…..a juicy 10%+ increase in ROIs.

$250,000 In Prizes

Sign up for Double Ups in February and you are in with a chance of winning a share of the Double Up Dash $250,000 Prize Fund!

Based on a leaderboard system, the Double Up Dash will pay out over $49,000 a week for four weeks commencing Monday, 1st February to the top performing players from each of three, stakes based leaderboards (hereafter known as Dash Boards).

What’s more, finish in a “Bubble” position as detailed below and you could find yourself one of 17 weekly winners of a token worth $535 for the Monthly Million GP or, a seat in the “Bubble Players Satellite” where a further 28 tokens for the Monthly Million GP will be up for grabs.

VC double or nothing rake race prizes

Simply by playing in any Double Up SnG you will be awarded an amount of points equal to the buy-in amount. Finish in the money and your points will be “doubled up” accordingly. In other words;
Points

* Points awarded for a tournament lost: Buy-in value
* Points awarded for a tournament won: Buy-in value X 2

Counting Periods

The four counting periods for the Double Up Dash Boards are as follows;

* Counting Period 1: 00:00:00 GMT, 01.02.10 – 23:59:59 GMT, 07.02.10
* Counting Period 2: 00:00:00 GMT, 08.02.10 – 23:59:59 GMT, 14.02.10
* Counting Period 3: 00:00:00 GMT, 15.02.10 – 23:59:59 GMT, 21.02.10
* Counting Period 4: 00:00:00 GMT, 22.02.10 – 23:59:59 GMT, 28.02.10

Bubble Tokens and Bubble Players Satellite

In addition to receiving the prize money relevant to their finish positions, the players that finish in the following positions each week will each receive a $535 token for the Monthly Million GP.

$1 ‐ $5 Buy‐in Leaderboard: Places 76th, 41st, 31st, 21st 11th and 1st

$10‐$30 Buy‐in Leaderboard: Places 51st, 41st, 31st, 21st, 11th, and 1st

$50 and up buy‐ins Leaderboard: Places 41st, 31st, 21st, 11th, and 1st

Furthermore, the following “Bubble” players will participate in a special Bubble Players Satellite which will give away 28 seats to the Monthly Million GP in March. A total of 120 players will participate in the satellite, as detailed below.

$1 ‐ $5 Buy‐in Leaderboard: Places 160th – 151st from each week

$10‐$30 Buy‐in Leaderboard: Places 85th – 76th from each week

$50 and up buy‐ins Leaderboard: Places 60th – 51st from each week

The rankings for the Race are based on the accumulation of Leaderboard Points which are awarded based on the following formula:

* 1. For a tournament won by the player: Tournament buy‐in*2
* 2. For a tournament lost by the player: Tournament buy‐in
* 3. Only registrations to “Double up” tournaments are eligible for leaderboard points. The qualifying tournaments are those with all the words “Double up” in the tournament name. Heads up tournaments and “Triple up” tournaments are not eligible for leaderboard points.
* 4. Prizes will be awarded to the top ranking players in the leaderboards based on the payout structure above.
* 5. Interrupted tournaments do not count towards this promotion. A tournament must be played to completion in order for the players to be eligible for leaderboard points.
* 6. In case there is a tie between players’ leaderboard points in paid places, all players with that number of points will be issued an average amount of their prize (as per their positions).
* 7. Players cannot win two tokens for the Monthly Million Guaranteed Tournament of March. If a player wins two tokens (in leaderboards or the bubble satellite), the player in the following place will be eligible for the token.
* 8. Victor Chandler Poker reserves the right to refuse payment to any player which is found colluding.
* 9. Payments will be made up to 10 days from the leaderboard completion.
* 10. Victor Chandler Poker may amend/cancel the promotion at its sole discretion at any given time.
* 11. Tournaments are counted towards this promotion based on their start time.
* 12. All decisions made by Victor Chandler Poker are final.

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$250,000 Double or Nothing Sit n’ Go race

Finally some sick value for all you Double or nothing Sit n Go players out there! Ipoker stalwart BetFred have announced a $250K race solely for DoN grinders that looks pretty juicy:

1. New players will get a 100% $600 signup bonus that clears at 50 points per $ raked. DU SnG players receive 15 points per $ in tourney fees paid, so that’s 30% rakeback right there.

2. VIP club beniefits: slightly more complicated, but after one full calender month players receive cashback for their points earned ON TOP of the signup bonus. Any DoN grinders going for this deal should therefore sign up at Betfred on, or before, 31st Jan.

3. Our standard VIP 20% boost to any rake race winnings players take home by signing up via our BetFred links (more info here).

4. The below race will give double or nothing grinders a further significant boost to their valueback. Time will tell in the below weekly races, but by taking advantage of the above deals players who place in the top 5 can expect to play essentially fee-free during this promo.

During February, BetFred Poker will be running a massive $250,000 Double Up Sit‘N’Go promotion. Simply play as many Double Up Sit’N’Go tournaments as possible to be in with a chance of winning some great prizes.

The promotion will consist of 4 weekly leaderboards, which rate players based on amount of double up’s played, and performance in those double up’s. The promotion will include all double up’s, but will not include triple up’s and heads up tournaments.

Calculation of leaderboard points

* For a tournament won: Buy‐in*2
* For a tournament lost: Buy‐in

Calculation periods:

* February 1st 00:00 – February 7th 23:59
* February 8th 00:00 – February 14th 23:59
* February 15th 00:00 – February 21st 23:59
* February 22nd 00:00 – February 28th 23:59

Payout structure

Betfred DoN race

On top of the cash prizes, Betfred Poker will be awarding ‘Monthly Million’ tokens out to players who finish in the corresponding positions.

Betfred Poker will also be inviting players to participate in a special ‘Monthly Million Satellite’ in which 28 players will win a token into the March Monthly Million

Each week the below players in the corresponding positions will qualify, which equates to 120 players in total.

Betfred Exclusive Freerolls

will run $10,000 worth of freerolls for their double up sit n go players! To qualify for each $2500 freeroll all you have to do is play 20 double up sit n go’s during the following counting periods:

Monday 25th January 00:00GMT – Sunday 31st January 23:59GMT
Monday 1st February 00:00GMT – Sunday 7th February 23:59GMT
Monday 8th February 00:00GMT – Sunday 14th February 23:59GMT
Monday 15th February 00:00GMT – Sunday 21st February 23:59GMT

Each $2500 tournament will be held the Monday after the counting period:

Monday 1st February 20:00GMT
Monday 8th February 20:00GMT
Monday 15th February 20:00GMT
Monday 22nd February 20:00GMT

These tournaments will be located under scheduled à Freerolls.

Terms & Conditions

1. The rankings for the Race are based on the accumulation of Leaderboard Points, based on the following formula:
* For a tournament won by the player: Tournament buy‐in*2
* For a tournament lost by the player: Tournament buy‐in
2. Only registrations to “Double up” tournaments are eligible to leaderboard points. The qualifying tournaments are those with all the words “Double up” in the tournament name. Heads up tournaments and “Triple up” tournaments are not eligible for leaderboard points.
3. Prizes will be awarded to the top ranking players in the leaderboards based on the payout structure above.
4. Interrupted tournaments do not count towards this promotion. A tournament must be played to completion in order for the players to be eligible for leaderboard points.
5. In case there is a tie between players’ leaderboard points in paid places, all players with that number of points will be issued an average amount of their prize (as per their positions).
6. Players cannot win two tokens for the Monthly Million Guaranteed Tournament of March. If a player won two tokens (in leaderboards or the bubble satellite), the player in the following place will be eligible for the token.
7. Betfred reserves the right to refuse payment to any player which is found colluding.
8. Payments will be made up to 10 days from the leaderboard completion.
9. Betfred may amend/cancel the promotion at its sole discretion at any given time.
10. Tournaments are counted towards this promotion based on their start time.
11. All decisions made by Betfred are final.

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Sign Up on Sun Poker

SunPoker $10,000 Rake Race in October With an additional $3,550 added exclusively for Rake-Races.net members.

$10,000 Rake Race (2 x $5000 Bi-Monthly Races): SunPoker is hosting 2 $5,000 rake races every month for the top 10 cash players on SunPoker, and in the first month were adding extra $1,775 to each of the two races EXCLUSIVELY for Rake-Races.net members who play at SunPoker. Be sure to sign up here

The first cash race runs from the 1st of the month until 11:59PM GMT of the 2nd Sunday of the month. The second cash race runs from the 2nd Sunday at 00:01AM GMT till the end of the month at 11:59PM GMT.  We overlap the 2nd Sunday for the “Double Dip” so the points you earn on the last day of the first race, will also be your first day for the second race!

There is a special points system specifically for this race and it is based on revenue contributed to the house on a per player basis.  The top 10 players at the end of each race win cash into their Sun Poker account!

The payout structure for the prizes is below:

Also, as a further exclusive first time players that signup at Sun Poker via us will get a 100% bonus up to $600 instead of the usual $500.

Download and sign up today!

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Expekt.com Weekly CASH Races – Grinders can win $20,000 in one month!

The Expekt CASH Races guarantee more than $100,000 per month and is divided into weekly leader boards, giving players a chance to win $20,000 in one month.

Your participation in Cash games, Sit n Go’s and Multi Table Tournaments will generate points and count towards your total score in the CASH Race.

The rules are simple; every time you’re in a raked hand where at least $0.25 is taken out of the pot or contribute with fee, you will automatically be given Race points according to the table below.

The Weekly CASH Races are played weekly from Monday (00:00:00 CET) – Sunday (23:59:59 CET)
More than $100,000 guaranteed with 40 players rewarded in each of the CASH Races.
A possible winner of 4 CASH Races in one month will pick up $20,000.
Note: Any contributed fee in SnGs will also count towards two SnG Campaigns and all your Multi Table Tournaments will count towards the weekly MTT leaderboard as well.

Click here to view the current leaderboards

Uncategorized Expekt, Ipoker

 

 

It’s summertime and the living is easy… Well, it can be if you’re picking up some of the free cash Paddy Power Poker are handing out each week of the Summer Cash Dash cash race!

 

Summer Cash Dash, Had Me A Ball

Paddy have put Back That Ace Up into the closet for the summer, but still have a more than $5,000 a week to hand out to cash table players. That is a gigantic, enormous, wallet-busting $64,700 over the course of the summer! CHA-CHING!

There is a single easy-to-follow leader board and the top 40 players each week win a prize; each weekly champions snags themselves $1,000!

What would you do with the money – learn how to ride a surfboard, pay for an all-over spray tan or buy a thousand ice-cream cones? It’s summertime, baby!

Qualifying Dates:

Weekly Prize Structure:

Terms & Conditions:

• The counting periods for this promotion will be as listed above
• All cash table raked hands at 50c/$1 tables and above will be eligible
• Leader boards are calculated based on number of hands played, stakes played and time spent at the tables
• In case there is a tie between players in paid places, all players with that number of Raked Hands will be issued an average amount of their prize (as per their positions)
• Paddy Power Poker reserves the right to refuse payment to any player who is found colluding / soft playing
• Players will be paid for reaching the money on the weekly leader boards up to 72 hours after the counting period has ended
• Satellite tokens cannot be exchanged for cash alternative
• The leader boards will be updated every day
• All decisions as made by Paddy Power Poker are final
• Standard Paddy Power Poker Terms & Conditions apply

Uncategorized Ipoker, Paddy

$120,000 March Cash Race, 400 prizes and $18,000 for the winner!

Join the Expekt $120,000 CASH Race in March with an $18,000 first prize, 400 prizes and 4 Live Event packages in the pot. All you need is to play poker at the cash game, Sit n Go or tournament tables and you will automatically earn points according to the below table. Follow your progress in the CASH Race by checking out the Leaderboard. Read more…

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Rake-Races.net and Chili Poker are proud to announce an exclusive cash table race for our valued players. This $3,000 private race will run 17th-31st March and will award the top 10 players cash prizes, the winner walking away with a cool $1200.

New players should recognize the outstanding value to be had from this promotion.  By signing up through our links they receive a $600 signup bonus that clears concurrently when competing in this cash table race. (If this bonus is cleared before 31st March be sure to email vip-team@chilipoker.co.uk to secure your personalized loyalty deal, whereby Chili will continue to reward you for your play throughout this race).

This race is not available via any other website, nor directly via the chilipoker website. To register for this race players must follow this link and use the deposit bonus code RAKERACES when you make your first deposit. Then contact us with your poker alias to confirm registration.

The $600 signup bonus requires 24,000 FPPs to clear and must be claimed using the above bonus code when making your initial deposit. The bonus can then be found as pending under the ‘My Account’ tab when logging in to the chilipoker website.

How are points awarded?

Players receive 1 race point for every 10c paid in rake during the race period.

Leaderboard

Final Table

(Last updated 31st March)

Terms and Conditions

1. Leaderboard Points are awarded for each player who pays rake in a hand, at a rate of 1 point per 10c. Players who were seated out of a raked hand will not have that hand counted towards this promotion’s leaderboard points.
2. In case there is a tie between players’ leaderboard points in paid places, all players with that number of points will be issued an average amount of their prize (as per their positions).
3. Chilipoker reserves the right to refuse payment to any player which is found colluding or slow playing.
4. Players will be paid for reaching the money on an ongoing 14 full day’s leaderboard, within seven working days of that leaderboard end time. (End time is March 31st, 2009 at 23:59:59 GMT).
5. All raked hands will be counted, regardless of stake levels, game type or bet type.
6. Accounts cannot be utilized for the promotion purposes more than 17 hours per day. Any player which will play more than that, his points will be determined by the following formula: Points accumulated X 17 / number of hours played.
7. All decisions as made by Chilipoker are final.

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CircusPoker is a relatively new Ipoker skin operated by Genting Stanley Alderney Limited. They’re taking part in the network-wide $400K rake race throughout February.

CircusPoker are worth a special mention here because of their pretty awesome signup and reload bonus, which when combined with the rake race finish represent great value for any players looking for an ultra-reliable new Ipoker skin to grind this month.

Details of the rake race are given below, but new players qualify for a 200% match up bonus. In order to claim the maximum $600 bonus, simply deposit $300 on your first transfer to Poker. Players receive a $5 bonus for every 500 Circus Points earned up to a maximum of $600.

The Monthly Loyalty program rewards regular players each month with a bonus of up to $500. To claim your bonus, simply make your first deposit of the month and we will match it with a 100% bonus. To claim the maximum $500 bonus, your first deposit of the month must be at least $500. Again, you will receive a $5 bonus for every 500 Circus Points you earn up to a maximum of $500.

So all bonuses are released in $5 increments plus partial Circus points are awarded for pots that are raked under 25c:

 

The number of points required to reach each VIP level is displayed below:

 

Regarding this months rake race:

From Sunday 1st to Saturday 28th if you play for cash with circus you could walk away with up to $20,000 in our Febonanza cash table leaderboard race. Circus are giving away a total of $400,000. Finish in the top 300 and you’re guaranteed $750 in accordance with the Febonanza prize structure.

Don’t forget our VIP program – signup for this rake race via us and receive a cool 20% in RRPs on any rake race cash you take home to spend in our store. More details here.

Leaderboard points are based on the rake contribution per hand in all cash games. They are awarded according to the below table:

You can check your progress throughout the month on the CircusPoker Leaderboard

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Once again the well-respected Expekt.com, part of the Ipoker network, are offering two huge rake races for players throughout the month of February.

The first up and running CASH Race in February at Expekt.com will guarantee $400,000 and pay out 300 cash prizes with the winner taking $20,000. This rake race is running network-wide with expekt players competing against players from different poker rooms on the ipoker network.

Expekt.com players can also look forward to the 7th of February, when the second CASH Race for the month starts, adding another $120,000 to the “pot”. This race is running exclusively for players of expekt.com and perhaps represents the best value for grinders.

The two February CASH Races, guaranteeing more than half a million dollars together, will run in parallel with each other during the month of February. A possible winner in both CASH Races can pick up a smashing $38,000 in one calendar month. The rules are simple, play cash game tables and you will automatically be rewarded race points as outlined in the tables below.

$400,000 CASH Race, 300 prizes and a $20,000 first prize
Starts on the 1st of February (00:00:00) – ends on the 28th February (23:59:59)
To participate – Play at cash game tables and accumulate as many points as you can according to the below table.

$120,000 February CASH Race
The $400,000 CASH Race will run in Parallel with the next race starting on the 7th February, the $120,000 February CASH Race. Players can join and score in both the $400,000 CASH Race and the $120,000 CASH Race.

Don’t forget our VIP program – signup for this rake race via us and receive a cool 20% in RRPs on any rake race cash you take home to spend in our store. More details here.

 

 

Expekt and Ipoker are thankfully clamping down on those players attempting to abuse the promotion by enforcing two important new terms and conditions:

 

- Accounts cannot be utilized from more than 2 different serial numbers (“machine ID”).

- No account can be utilised more than 17 hours per day and no account can be used from 2 IPs except if only changing IP once.

 

For full terms and conditions please check the Expekt.com promotions page.

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