January Rake Races reminder: $200,000 at stake
In January, there will be over $200,000 in cash prizes at our rake races! Besides our Top 250 promotion, we have added 2 new races on Betfred and Unibet. Also, the races at Full Tilt Poker, Cake Poker, Poker Heaven and Ladbrokespoker, all have improved prize pools.
In 2010 altogether $223,000 will be at stake in rake races. Besides our well known Top 250 promotion, there will be a total of 9 rake races, two of which are brand new!
Below you can find the full list for the January races:
| PokerStrategy.com January Races | ||
| Poker room | Prize pool | Paid places |
 Top 250 |
$100,000 | 250 |
 Full Tilt Poker *IMPROVED* |
$40,000 | 200 |
 Betfred *NEW* |
$20,000 | 100 |
 Cake Poker *IMPROVED* |
$15,000 | 60 |
 bwin |
$10,000 | 50 |
 Poker Heaven *IMPROVED* |
$10,000 | 50 |
 Unibet *NEW* |
$8,000 | 40 |
 Ladbrokespoker *IMPROVED* |
$8,000 | 40 |
 Everest Poker |
$7,000 | 35 |
 Pacific Poker |
$5,000 | 25 |
2 new races, 4 improved prize pools
Our newest partner, Betfred, will host a promotional rake race in January, and $20,000 are up for grabs. The top 100 finishers at the end of the month will get a share of this prize pool. Please note that this rake will only take place in January, so make sure you take part in it!
Unibet is our second partner room that will bring you a brand new rake race. The total prize pool is $8,000 and it will be divided amongst the top 40 finishers.
Also, four of our existing rake races will now have bigger prize pools and more PokerStrategists will be rewarded for taking part:
- Full Tilt Poker: from $25,000 to $40,000; 200 places are now paid
- Cake Poker: from $10,000 to $15,000; 60 places are now paid
- Poker Heaven: from €5,000 to $10,000; 50 places are now paid
- Ladbrokespoker: from $5,000 to $8,000; 40 places are now paid
How do I take part?
In order to participate in these rake races, here is what you need to know:
- Goal: Earn as many StrategyPoints as possible until the end of the month
- Requirements: Open to all PokerStrategy.com members. All you need is a poker room account created via PokerStrategy.com
- Period: 01.01.2010 - 31.01.2010
- Registration: You do not need to register to take part in these rake races - you can participate if you just have an account created through PokerStrategy.com. For Everest Poker, you need to enter the code PSRACE under Account - Bonus until the end of the month.
What is a Rake Race?
In a Rake Race, the aim is to collect as many StrategyPoints as possible at a specific partner poker room of PokerStrategy.com. The players with the most StrategyPoints at the end of the month will get a share of the prize pool. The race runs over the course of one month.
To collect StrategyPoints, you simply need to be a PokerStrategy.com member and have a tracked account at the poker room where the rake race is taking place.
You can, of course, take part in several rake races at the same time. There is no time limit as to when you can start playing and collecting StrategyPoints. However, the earlier you start the higher your chances of winning.
