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The World Series Of Poker had a second record breaking year and stays the market standard, In 2011, there was a record 75,672 entries in comparison to last year’s record of 72,966. This year is up three.7% of last year. Also, the prize pool set a record in this year with a whooping $191,999,010 dollars compared to last year’s high of $187,109,850. This was a slight increase of 2.6 percent. These numbers cause you to think everything is fine and dandy in the poker world.

By taking a look a little deeper you can see many predictions of the turn out for this year were deeply understated. The fact is they broke records as mentioned above. So Black Friday did not have the results some thought it would. Despite so many players angry after three of the four sites failed to repay them after the government allowed them to do so. Many thought the WSOP buy-ins might be hard to come up with due to the online poker crackdown. We think the predictions are a year early. With sponsorship waning and less rookies playing online poker these days the sharks will not make much cash for buy ins. It could just have not been long enough for the losses to kick in.

The tv part of the tournament has definitely taken a commercial hit. It’s no surprise the people who own these websites are huge sponsors like Poker Stars and Full Tilt Poker. If you have been watching the tournament on television you will see their logos are missing on the players. Even the UFC events don’t have these sponsors anymore. If the ratings dip this year they can lose even more sponsors. A good thing is Godaddy signed on this year to be a sponsor and maybe that is a good sign.

The truth is next year is when we should worry. If poker players cant find online poker sites that accept US players, then they could lose interest and take up start hobbies. Even if their desire is to play, but there is no place online, they may get frustrated. Either way the lack of US poker sites is an issue and the fact these players have never had there funds returned to them is another. The atmosphere over the next year can be bad.

So how do we fix it and maintain the the interest in best tournament in the world? That certainly will not be an easy one. Here are a few thoughts. First, if the government is prosecuting the operators of these poker sites criminally, then they should also pursue the funds being returned to the players just as vigorously. The poker players were not breaking any laws and their funds should be returned. Second, there needs to be a law that legalizes online poker at the very least if not all of gambling. The law makers should’nt play politics with the situation. It’s time to get stop the Indian gaming lobby and help players. Until we get US poker sites again the sport is in trouble and so is the tournament.

Three months worth of unique gifts, on top of the finest rakeback deals at RakeTheRake.com 

30 May 2011. RakeTheRake.com, presently revelling in their new site launch, has a seat at the WPT Grand Prix de Paris to be won. The rakeback Grand Prix de Paris is one of the most celebrated events on the poker calendar, and the seat worth $11,000, is up for grabs care of PartyPoker and RakeTheRake. It’s just one of many special promotions on offer at RakeTheRake.com between May and July, all in addition to the regular $500k+ of monthly promotions.

PartyPoker and RakeTheRake are inviting online poker players to join the WPT freeroll on 14 August this year simply by earning Party Points. The winner of the freeroll will secure the seat at the WPT Grand Prix de Paris. The competition is the most prestigious European poker tournament, it is a televised event, so it’s also your chance to star on TV and have your face noticed!

Held at the famous Aviation Club in the beautiful city of Paris, the Grand Prix de Paris is being held on 5 September 2011.

Competitors not currently tracked to the RakeTheRake group can enter by registering their full tilt rakeback PartyPoker screen name.

RakeTheRake’s new site is easy to navigate with an intuitive user experience and a range of new functionality. With simplified registration, detailed rakeback accounts and useful video guides for key areas of the site, it makes your rakeback account and referrals revenue so easy to manage. The 2 most interesting new benefits are the forum which allows all RakeTheRake players to interact and the introduction of poker training, free of charge!

About RakeTheRake

Founded in 2004 by online players, RakeTheRake quickly became the largest and most reputable rakeback affiliate in the online poker market. RakeTheRake works in conjunction with all the top poker pits to increase traffic to their sites, and to secure the best rakeback deals for players.

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Online poker players – take your seat at the prestigious WPT Grand Prix de Paris on 5 September, worth $11,000! Visit RakeTheRake.com to enter and get seen on TV…

It’s your chance to win a pair of tickets to an NFL 1st Round Game thanks to PlayersOnly and RakeTheRake.com

Three months of fantastic prizes, on top of the best rakeback deals at RakeTheRake.com 

31 May 2011. PlayersOnly poker players have a great opportunity to get a pair of tickets to a 1st round NFL game at RakeTheRake.com as part of its re-launch promotions. With $100,000k+ of extra promotions running from now until the end of July to mark its new site launch, these special prizes are in addition to its regular $500k+ of monthly promotions.

Online party poker players at PlayersOnly need to meet specific rake levels to gain entry to the NFL freeroll to be held on Sunday 13 August 2011, and can check these requirements on the PlayersOnly special promotion page at RakeTheRake.com. The competitor who is the winner of the freeroll will be invited to attend an NFL first round game of her or his choice. Players not presently rated to the RakeTheRake group can also enter this competition by registering their PlayersOnly screen name.

RakeTheRake’s new site is easy to navigate with an intuitive user experience and a range of new functionality. With simplified sign up, detailed rakeback reporting and helpful video tutorials for key areas of the site, it makes your rakeback account and referrals revenue so easy to manage.

The 2 major new assets are the forum which lets all RakeTheRake players to interact and the introduction of poker training, free of charge!

Some More About RakeTheRake

Founded in 2004 by onlinefull tilt rakeback poker players, RakeTheRake rapidly became the largest and most trusted rakeback affiliate in the online poker market. RakeTheRake works with all the top poker rooms to increase traffic to their sites, and to secure the best rakeback deals for players.

FOR SOCIAL NETWORKS

You can in a pair of tickets to an NFL First Round Football Game of your choice, thanks to PlayersOnly and RakeTheRake.com. Freeroll to be held on Sun 13 August. Only PlayersOnly players can enter.