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Weekly €10,000 Rake Races

Some pretty sick value to be had this month at one of microgaming’s most solid skins, Nordicbet. Along with the weekly rake races outlined below, new signups receive a €2000 Sign Up Bonus, and by following any of the links on this page will also receive a 20% bonus on any rake race winnings they receive (more info here).

Nordicbet is shifting your poker experience into high gear by rolling out their fastest-paced rake race ever. This winter they’re holding a brand new, €10,000 rake race each week, with prizes for the top 30 Poker Points earners in every one.

In each of the Weekly €10,000 Rake Races, the 30 players who earn the most Poker Points in cash games get to split the prize pool, with €1,500 going to the top earner. Find the prize structure here.

The races start and end every Monday at 01:00 CET. Standings lists are posted on the fourth day of each race, and are updated daily until the race ends.

There are new chances to win each week, so get playing!

Terms and Conditions
* Poker Points spent in the poker client will not be counted towards the rake race.
* Only poker points earned at cash game tables are valid for this promotion.
* Payouts will normally be made the day after the race is finished.
* Rake race standings will be updated on the 4th day of each race, and then every day until the race ends.
* Standard rules apply.

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Cowboys of the wild west has returned to Purple Lounge, for November they have put up a massive $55,000 reward for the top poker ’cowboys’ in town.

Put on your saddles and race towards gold riches on offer; the top 75 rake hands will be rewarded with $40,000 and $15,000 for top 15 VIP points.

Play hard this November and you may find yourself riding into the sunset with ’A Few Dollars More’.

The payout structure is below:

Top 75 Raked hands:

Top 15 VIP Points:

Terms and conditions:

1. In regards to this promotion, the race to find the top 15 players in terms of VIP points and the top 75 in terms of Raked hands will run from 00:00:00 GMT on the 1st November 2009 until 23:59:59 GMT on the 30th November 2009. Please note that the poker client time is displayed in BST

2. A raked hand is when a player is involved in a hand and the pot is raked, a minimum of 25c.

3. There are no requirements for level of play to earn a raked hand so long as (2.) above is satisfied

4. The race leader board can be found in the promotional pages on the website, under Poker>Promotions>Leader Board. Only those in the top 75 or top 15 respectively will be shown.

5. Purple Lounge reserves the right to change, amend, postpone or cancel any of these promotions at any time.

6. Any player found colluding, manipulating software and/or acting in any other fraudulent manner will be excluded from the promotion at the sole discretion of Purple Lounge.

7. Standard Purple Lounge standard terms and conditions apply.

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Purple Lounge is giving away 55k in raked hand and FPP races this ROCKTOBER!

Rake-races.net and Purple Lounge are bringing you the best poker races, as just another way of rewarding our loyal players. The number one spot in terms of Raked hands this October will see a bankroll exploding $8,500 parked in their account. Add to this the $3000 from the VIP point’s race and you have a total available first prize of $11,500! The race begins October 1st and runs until the 31st, so top up your bank roll, and get ready to race!

The prize will be split, $40,000 for the top 75 Raked Hands, and $15,000 for the top 15 VIP point earners. The combined top prize is a eye watering $11,500, so play hard this month and live the life of a rockstar.

The prize structure is below:

Purple Lounge Rocktober 55k Prizes

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.

Click the banner below to participate in the rake races and take advantage of the generous 1K match bonus!

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NordicBet will run FIVE magnificent rake races from April till June where you can share a whopping €75,000 to the Top 50 poker players who have collected most Raked Hands during any of these five Rake Races.

Besides cash bonuses Nordic bet will give extra prize to the player who wins more than one rake races.

Win all 5: €10,000 package to EPT Barcelona in August/September with buy-in to Main Event, hotel and flight.
Win 4 of 5: €6000 to any live tournament.
Win 3 of 5: €3000 to any live tournament.
Win 2 of 5: €1500 to any live tournament.

 

Rake Race Dates
Race 1: 20/04 – 26/04 (€15,000)
Race 2: 04/05 – 10/05 (€15,000)
Race 3: 18/05 – 24/05 (€15,000)
Race 4: 08/06 – 14/06 (€15,000)
Race 5: 22/06 – 28/06 (€15,000)

Info
* Prizes will be credited to the winners poker accounts during the day after the race has finished.
* To get 1 raked hand the pot must have been raked at minimum 25 cents (or pot size over $/€5) at any cash game table.
* You can check your Raked Hands in the poker client under “My Account” > “View my raked hands”, where you can see how many Raked Hands you have gathered during the last 40 days.
* If you win more than one Rake Race but you do not want to take the tournament package, you have an option to take cash. In that case you will get 70% of the package value.

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Ladbrokes have just announced news that they are currently hosting the biggest ever rake race online:

From January to April 2009, Ladbrokes are holding four monthly $1,000,000 Rake Races; the world’s richest series of monthly Rake Races.

Each month players will be competing for an incredible $1,000,000 in prizes that will be awarded to the top 3,000 places in the Ladbrokes Rake Race Leaderboard:

$25,000 First Prize
$10,000 for a Top 5 finish
$5,000 for a Top 10 finish
$2,000 for a Top 50 finish
$1,000 for a Top 250 finish
$500 for a Top 600 finish
$200 for a Top 1,500 finish
$100 for a Top 3,000 finish

How To Take Part in the Ladbrokes $1,000,000 January Rake Race

If you dont already have an account at ladbrokes click here and signup up ASAP. Dont forget you’ll also be eligible for a 100% upto $500 first deposit bonus.

How to earn rake race points
You will earn Race Points for play at all Ladbrokes real money cash tables. The amount of points you earn will be based directly on the amount of rake you generate at Ladbrokes Cash Tables during January 2009.

FAQ

Q. How do I find out my position in the monthly rake race Leaderboard?

A. The $1,000,000 Rake Race Leaderboard will be updated daily.

Q. Why am I ranked below a player with the same number of points as me?

A. Rake Race points are calculated to four decimal places, but for display purposes they are rounded to the nearest whole number. Should two players earn exactly the same amount of points in the Rake Race, they will be awarded the same prize money made up of the sum of the two positions divided equally between the players.

Q. Will I still receive Cash Back payments in January?

A. No – The Ladbrokes $1,000,000 Rake Race replaces the Cash Back promotion and is designed to provide you with greater rewards than you received under the Cash Back Promotion.

Q. When will I receive my cash prize?

A. Payouts will be made to the Top 3,000 finishers on Monday 2nd February 2009.

Q. Will I have to claim my prize?

A. No – All monies awarded will be deposited automatically into your poker account.

If you have any other questions regarding this promotion, please send them to care@ladbrokespoker.com

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PokerTime have just announced their rake races for March: The Power Play-offs.
This consists of three awesome leaderboards worth $100,000 and exclusive tournaments valued at $30,000.

What about the tournaments…

Earn at least 50 Poker points during the promotional period and you will get onto the 25,000 Dollars All-in Power Play-offs Leaderboard.

Plus if you get yourself a Top10 finish in each of the Supercharged Power Play-off Leaderboards (Blue and Bronze) or a Top100 finish in each of the VIP Play-off Leaderboards you will receive a very exclusive invitation to the 15,000 Dollars Power Smackdown tournament where a limited field of 150 players will battle it out for the first prize of a 10,000 Dollar land-based tournament package.

Don’t forget our VIP program – signup for this rake race via us and receive a cool 20% bonus in RRPs on any rake race cash you take home. RRPs can be spent in our store.

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Purple Lounge is offering incredible value for their players in Feb 2009.  Players can also look forward to monthly $40,000 rake races on Purple Lounge.

This month they will be running no less that 5 Rake races! The total prize pool is over 75k, and this time its possible one person could see the largest 1 month win ever offered!

There will be 4 weekly races running, starting from the 1^st of Feb, each worth $10,000! That’s a huge amount of cash for 7 days racing, and well within the reach of most players.

On top of this, they will be running a month long race with a twist – This race will only pay out the top three players. The $20,000 prize pool will be split into three prizes of $8500 + PL Ace card, $4500 + PL Ace Card, and $2500 + PL Ace Card. This means that if you win all 4 weekly races, you’re assured to win the monthly top prize, and you’ll walk away with cash and prizes worth $24,000!

And to cap it all off, every player that places on the leader board in any of the races will get exclusive entry to a $15,000 guarantee MTT that will only pay 1 place – the winner!

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.

In addition to generous cash prizes, the top 3 finishers will gain membership to the Purple Lounge special consierge program – Quintessentailly, worth $1,500. This can be used for custom gifts and services of equal value.

There are two ways to cash:
1. Finish in the top 25 VIP point earning players.
2. Finish in the top 10 in raked hands.
-Yes, you can cash in both!

Here are the payout structures:

VIP Points

Raked Hands

Click the banner below to participate in the rake races and take advantage of the generous 1K match bonus!

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Cool Hand Poker are giving away $5,000 in cash + prizes in monthly and weekly rake races. While, you might not stand to get rich on the races alone, Cool Hand Poker caters to casual players so the competition for the top of the leaderboard is very soft. The average Rake-Races.net grinder should have no problem placing high in rake races at Cool Hand Poker.

Even if you just need a new mp3 player, this race might be for you! Each week they are giving away 16 mp3 players. Additionally, they are giving away a daily prize of $25 for the player who moves the most spaces up the leaderboard in the day.

The race is based on a point system as follows:

Fixed Limit
+ 1 point for each raked hand at 5c/10c, 10c/20c, 25c/50c
+ 2 points for each raked hand at 50c/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4
and $5/$10 tables
+ 1 point for each raked hand at, $10/$20
No Limit
+ 1 point for each raked hand at limits 5c/10c and 10c/20c
+ 2 points for each raked hand at all limits 25c/50c-$1/$2
+ 1 point for each raked hand at $2/$4 limit

Payouts:

Week 1 and 4 Prizes are as follows:

* 1st – 16gb small MP3 and video player
* 2nd – 8gb small MP3 and video player
* 3rd – 1gb shuffle

Week 2 and 3 Prizes are as follows

* 1st – 1gb shuffle player
* 2nd – 1gb shuffle player
* 3rd – 1gb shuffle player
* 4th – 1gb shuffle player
* 5th – 1gb shuffle player

Monthly Prizes

* Cash prizes paying down to position 100 on the Leader Board
* 1st – $500
* 2nd – $300
* 3rd – $200
* 4th – $150
* 5th – $100
* 6th – $90
* 7th – $85
* 8th – $80
* 9th – $75
* 10th – $70
* 11th – $65
* 12th – $60
* 13th – $55
* 14th – $50
* 15th – $45
* 16th – $40
* 17th – $35
* 18th – $30
* 19th – $25
* 20th – $20
* 21-30 – $15
* 31-50 – $10
* 51-100 – $5

New players are also eligible for a generous 100% up to $350 signup bonus which is released in $10 increments every time you play 100 raked hands. A raked hand is a hand where you are dealt cards and the pot is raked a minimum of $0.25c. Click the banner below to sign up!

Also,enroll in our VIP program to ensure a 20% RRP bonus on any rake race cash you win.

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Continuing their fine tradition of hosting lucrative rake races Eurolinx are hosting four weekly races throughout January, a promotion they have termed The Winter Sprint.

Race schedule:

Race 1
1 – 7 January: $10,400
Race 2
8 – 14 January: $11,650
Race 3
15 – 21 January: $13,250
Race 4
22 – 31 January: $14,700

To add to this eurolinx offer a 100% up to $500 signup bonus, or $750 if you use moneybookers. You will need to play 14 times the bonus amount in raked hands to earn your bonus.

Here’s how to get the maximum value from the deal:

Enroll in our VIP program to ensure a 20% RRP bonus on any rake race cash you win.

Signup and deposit at least $750 via Moneybookers ($500 by any other method) for the 100% signup bonus.

Maximum value will be had using Moneybookers, a $750 bonus will take 10500 raked hands to clear, if you can mange this in one week you should finish in the money for one of the rake races.

Start your play on the first day of one of the scheduled races, play as much as you can until the race ends.

Don’t forget your linxpoints, as Eurolinx do offer reload bonuses it maybe wise not to spend them straight away. One more $1,000 reload bonus and you’ll decent purchasing power in their loyalty store. If you’d rather spend your points best value is had purchasing Stoxpoker 6 month membership plan (4000 linxpoints), this is valued at $145.

Rake Race Terms and Conditions

1. Eurolinx.com reserves the right to modify, discontinue, or terminate this promotion at any time for any reason without notice to the players. They also reserve the right to decline the prize to any claimant for any reason.
2. Any player found to be involved in any fraudulent activity will be excluded from the promotion and will be subject to potentially harsher consequences.
3. Prizes will be paid out within 72 hours of races’ ends.
4. One player per account and one account per player.
5. Use of Linxpoints for tournaments or items from the Shop will not change a player’s standing in the Leader Boards.
6. Linxpoints will only be given in Texas Hold’em and Omaha games. Points earned in other games will be deducted.

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Poker Time are currently offering $50,000 worth of Rake Races every week. On the surface the races look a little complicated, but actually the Poker Time rake races are nicely thought out to appeal to players of all stakes and volumes.

There are now three weekly races to compete in depending on your tier:

The weekly rake races start on the following dates:

Race 1: Monday 2 February – Sunday 8 February
Race 2: Monday 9 February – Sunday 15 February
Race 3: Monday 16 February – Sunday 22 February
Race 4: Monday 23 February – Saturday 28 February

Don’t forget our VIP program – signup for this rake race via us and receive a cool 20% bonus in RRPs on any rake race cash you take home. RRPs can be spent in our store. More details here, or click the banner below to sign up now!

The Blue Tier
Playing on the Blue tier means you have to play as many hands as possible in order to qualify and move up the leaderboard. The prize pool every week is a fantastic $12,500 to be shared by the top 200 blue players.

The Bronze/Silver Tier
For this tier, you will need to accumulate Poker Points in order to climb the leaderboard. This race pays down to 100 places, and the weekly prize pool is a fabulous $12,500.

The Gold/Platinum Tier
The most exciting, action-packed tier pays out a weekly amount of $25,000. With only 50 paid places, it’s easy to see why this one could get you excited and ready for more. You will need to earn Poker Points to climb this leaderboard.

To determine your tier login to the Poker Time website with your poker alias and account number – you will automatically be notfied of your tier. New signups will automtically be placed in the blue tier.

Terms and conditions:

• Rake Race 1: You must claim your prize money between the
  10 February – 11 February 2009
• Rake Race 2: You must claim your prize money between the
  17 February – 18 February 2009
• Rake Race 3: You must claim your prize money between the
  24 February – 25 February 2009
• Rake Race 4: You must claim your prize money between the
  03 March – 04 March 2009

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