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As of today PartyPoker have changed the way rake is calculated when playing cash games on the popular online poker site. There are generally two ways online poker rooms calculate rake either Dealt Rake or Weighted Contributed Rake, for many years Party Poker rake has be calculated using the Dealt Rake system which many players will find unfair because the total table rake for each hand in divided up into equal percentages amongst all the players at the table.

Weighted Contributed Rake on the other hand is calculated based on each players contribution to the pot, so players rake percentage varies according to how much they have invested in the hand.

With the new changes to the PartyPoker rake calculations and structure you may want to participate in the PartyPoker The Accelerator promotion which takes place in September, there is up to $10,000 in cash to be won plus entries into PartyPoker freerolls with prize pools up to $25,000.

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Full Tilt has been closed for nearly two months now, for a while poker players heard positive rumors that a group of European investors were looking to acquire the Full Tilt brand however things with that deal now look to have fallen apart with FullTilt announcing that they have begun negotiations with additional potential investors.

In their statement they said: “Full Tilt Poker will strive to have better communication with its customers going forward”; let’s hope that that part is true as to date their handling of the situation has been abysmal and one wonders if they still carry any value to the online poker world after all they have done or rather haven’t done.

Their rather lame excuse was: “Full Tilt Poker apologizes for its lack of communication with its customers over the last month and a half, but it has been grappling with unexpected and complex legal and financial issues arising from Black Friday and its aftermath. In addition, the company has had to be circumspect about disclosing the progress of negotiations with potential investors because there is often a requirement of strict confidentiality.”

The statement went on to try assure customers that their funds were safe:  “Full Tilt Poker’s number one priority remains the same: to secure an infusion of capital to repay all of its worldwide customers.”

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Good news for US Players Carbon Poker will begin to accept new players within the next few days, Merge Gaming Network will re-open it’s doors to USA Poker players who will soon be able to register for a new poker account at online poker rooms Carbon Poker and Aced Poker.

Merge Gaming Network will officially be the largest US poker network again, despite the temporary block on accepting new US players for two months shortly after Black Friday.

CarbonPoker is the flag ship poker room on the Merge Gaming Network, players can get a bigger deposit bonus on AcedPoker one of the newer poker skin sharing the Merge Gaming Network.

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Winner Poker X-Races are currently running, the X-Race is a two day rake rake where players can win their share of $1,000 by play poker online at WinnerPoker on Thursdays and Fridays.

The are five X-Rake Races where players must earn points to rank in the top positions in the leaderboard to qualify for a total of $5000 in cash prizes.

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Mike Matusow is the first Full Tilt Poker pro to speak out about Black Friday, Full Tilt Poker situation and players being paid out. In a recent interview with QuadJacks which featured Mike Matusow, Daniel Negreanu and Tony G some interesting topics are discussed which may help shed some light.

While most of the FullTilt Poker pros & owners have all remained silent since Black Friday which is possibly the worst way to deal with the situation.

Mike Matusow aka The Mouth answers all the questions thrown at him and gives his honest opinions.

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