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By: Dan Cypra
U.S.-Friendly PocketFives Open on Thursday Night, iPad to 1st
On Thursday at 9:00pm Eastern Time, the PocketFives Open returns for U.S. players. We know you've stuck with ...Published: Jun 19th, 2013
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By: John Pappas
Sheldon Adelson Making a Bad Bet in Opposing Online Poker
Sheldon Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sands, took a big swing today with his editorial in Forbes – and ...Published: Jun 19th, 2013
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By: Dan Cypra
PocketFives Rankings Update: chaz_man_chaz Reaches Highest Mark Ever
The latest installment of the PocketFives Rankings came out on Wednesday. Cal cal42688 Anderson (pictured) ...Published: Jun 19th, 2013
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By: Earl Burton
Sheldon Adelson Calls Online Gambling "Societal Train Wreck"
One of the most powerful men in the gaming community has expressed his thoughts on the current drive in the ...Published: Jun 19th, 2013
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By: Dan Cypra
PocketFivers at Nine Bracelets Won at 2013 WSOP
The all-time record for World Series of Poker bracelets won by members of the PocketFives community in a ...Published: Jun 19th, 2013
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Tournament Review Articles
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| Tournament Review For June 17, 2013 PocketFiver LaNoche took home an even $115,000 for his 3rd place showing in the PokerStars Sunday Million weekly flagship over the weekend following a five-way final table deal. With the score, the Hungarian edged over the $500,000 all-time online tournament cashes mark. |
See all articles by David Huber |
Jun 17th, 2013 | 0 |
| Tournament Review For June 10, 2013 PocketFives member Frenzuh finished 2nd in the PokerStars Sunday Million tournament over the weekend and received a payday of $166,021 following a heads up chop. |
See all articles by David Huber |
Jun 10th, 2013 | 0 |
| Tournament Review For June 3, 2013 Diego Die Ventura Ventura Chunga managed a 3rd place showing in the PokerStars Sunday Million weekly flagship tournament for $107,728 over the weekend; the largest career online tourney cash for the rising South American star who is currently ranked #406 worldwide. Carlos Tacuara Branco of Portugal finished 4th in that event for $74,063 - all but ensuring an upward move from #173 in the ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
Jun 3rd, 2013 | 3 |
| Tournament Review For May 27, 2013 2013 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) came to an end over the weekend, as PocketFiver Randy nanonoko Lew (pictured) chopped the SCOOP-43-M ($1,000+50 NLHE) for a payday of $368,445 after coming in 4th place. Fellow member stasia42 finished 7th in that event for $90,878. In the SCOOP-43-H ($10,000+300 NLHE), Sergio zcedrick Aido of the United Kingdom walked away with ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
May 27th, 2013 | 0 |
| Tournament Review For May 20, 2013 online tournament player T3G3S picked up his largest career online poker tourney cash over the weekend with an outright victory in the PokerStars SCOOP-22-M for $249,245 while fellow member Vinicius viniciustele Barrel Teles of Brazil (pictured) earned $183,391 for his runner-up performance. LucianoHollanda of Brazil overcame a significant chip deficit to take down the SCOOP-21-M for $110,766 ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
May 21st, 2013 | 1 |
| Tournament Review For May 13, 2013 PocketFives members took the three top spots in the PokerStars $100 Sunday Rebuy as several 2013 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) major events were in still in progress as of Monday afternoon. Amtozza earned $73,329 for his outright victory in the rebuy tournament while cal42688 and stlouis6 collected $53,399 and $40,180 for their respective 2nd and 3rd place efforts. |
See all articles by David Huber |
May 13th, 2013 | 2 |
| Tournament Review For May 6, 2013 members took three out of the top four spots in the PokerStars Sunday Million weekly flagship event, led by veteran member and former #3 ranked Keven Stamdogg Stammen (pictured), who collected $178,719 for his runner-up performance as a result of a heads-up deal. |
See all articles by David Huber |
May 6th, 2013 | 0 |
| Tournament Review For April 29, 2013 pasha I986 of Belarus was the largest winner among members in online poker tournaments over the weekend, cashing for $201,403 in the PokerStars Sunday Million weekly flagship event upon finishing in 2nd place officially. Despite his runner-up performance, he was able to secure the largest payout in the tournament due to a heads-up chop. Fellow member jbrown8777 was eliminated in 6th place in the ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
Apr 29th, 2013 | 4 |
| Tournament Review For April 22, 2013 phaplap Arda of Turkey picked up his largest career online tournament cash over the weekend with a victory in the PokerStars $500k Guaranteed Sunday Warm-Up for $98,933 following a three-way final table deal. |
See all articles by David Huber |
Apr 22nd, 2013 | 3 |
| Tournament Review For April 15, 2013 Jonathan Poker Own U Bardier, who is currently ranked #84 worldwide, placed 2nd in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $80,309. Veteran PocketFiver brainwash and Greece's parisdedes finished 3rd and 4th in the Sunday 500 for $50,180 and $50,519 respectively following a four-way final table chop. |
See all articles by David Huber |
Apr 15th, 2013 | 7 |
| Tournament Review For April 8, 2013 Weland tlt17 Holroyd of the United Kingdom placed 3rd in the PokerStars Sunday Million weekly flagship event over the weekend for $122,595. With that score, he could very easily work his way back into the Top 500 worldwide rankings. Fellow member pokergrinder6 finished 4th in that tournament for $82,384. |
See all articles by David Huber |
Apr 8th, 2013 | 3 |
| Tournament Review For April 1, 2013 Online tournament specialist 1SickDisease was the largest winner among PocketFives members over the weekend; banking $333,680 for his outright victory in the FTOPS Event #34 ($2,000+100 NLHE 6-max Re-Entry). Kevin was formerly ranked as high as #4 globally. jus2awsum took home $85,360 for 5th place in the 2-day tournament. 100 ranked RLOG of the United Kingdom (pictured) took home $194,632 for ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
Apr 1st, 2013 | 10 |
| Tournament Review For March 25, 2013 PocketFiver yesyouareNR1 of Latvia was involved in a three-way chop in the PokerStars Sunday Million flagship event over the weekend; walking away with $160,914 upon bowing out in 3rd place. |
See all articles by David Huber |
Mar 25th, 2013 | 5 |
| Tournament Review for March 18, 2013 Portugal's leguito walked away with $125,835 for 3rd place in the PokerStars Sunday Million flagship event over the weekend. The performance put him over the $1.3 career online poker tournament winnings mark. |
See all articles by David Huber |
Mar 18th, 2013 | 0 |
| Tournament Review for March 11, 2013 mcc3991 McCorkell of the United Kingdom took down the largest cash among PocketFivers in online tournaments over the weekend with his first place effort in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $80,204. Fellow members clerckyTD and LilFishAtL finished 3rd and 4th in that event for $51,152 and $57,283 due to a 5-way final table chop. |
See all articles by David Huber |
Mar 11th, 2013 | 8 |
Other Recent Articles
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| "The Days of the WSOP Patch Wars are Done" We are very pleased to be interviewing Steve McLoughlin (pictured) from PokerTracker about the marketing aspects of the WSOP. He has been very involved in the poker world for a while now and has helped changed online poker players' experiences via his software, PokerTracker. You might recall Ben Benba Lamb wearing a PokerTracker patch in 2011. Let's get on to the interview! |
See all articles by Jaxon Glatzer |
Jun 19th, 2013 | 3 |
| Gaming Attorney Jeff Ifrah Files Motion to Dismiss Chad Elie Lawsuit One day, all of the Black Friday hubbub will end. Until then, the soap opera forges ahead. The latest chapter in this daytime serial sees gaming industry attorney Jeff Ifrah (pictured) firing back at convicted online poker payment processor Chad Elie. |
See all articles by Dan Katz |
Jun 18th, 2013 | 0 |
| Catching Up with Maridu To say that the last year has been a rough one for Maria Maridu Mayrinck (pictured) would be an understatement. Anxiety attacks, the passing of her mother, and largely walking away from poker all occurred in the last 12 months for the popular Brazilian, who was camped out in Las Vegas seeing friends and trying to relax as much as possible. With that in mind, let's get on to the interview. |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 18th, 2013 | 0 |
| WSOP $1,500 NLHE: "Got 6th After a Brutal Beat or Two" "Got 6th after a brutal beat or two. Cashed for $87k or so." That was a Tweet from Dan Wretchy Martin (pictured), who cashed for $87,000 after taking sixth place in Event #28 of the 2013 World Series of Poker, a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em tournament. He added that while he was disappointed with the result, he appreciated all of the love from the community: "Infinite thanks to all the support out ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 18th, 2013 | 7 |
| Absolute Poker's Brent Beckley Reportedly Released from Jail 4 Months Early According to Online Poker Report and Gambling911, Absolute Poker Co-Founder Brent Beckley (pictured) was released from prison four months early. In July of last year, Beckley was sentenced to 14 months behind bars after admitting to violating U.S. gambling laws and committing bank fraud. However, he was apparently set free after just 10 months. PocketFives could not independently confirm the ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 17th, 2013 | 2 |
| PokerStars Appeals Atlantic Club Ruling: "Case is of Great Public Importance" Let the games begin in New Jersey. About six weeks ago, we reported that PokerStars had filed suit against the Atlantic Club (pictured) in New Jersey over a failed purchase of the casino. Now, Online Poker Report and are claiming that PokerStars has formally appealed the trial court's ruling. |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 17th, 2013 | 5 |
| WSOP $1,500 NLHE: Wretchy, Joey Capp Make Final 16 Sixteen players are left in Event #28 of the 2013 World Series of Poker, a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em tournament. Among those still alive is Dan Wretchy Martin (pictured), who Tweeted after play had concluded on Sunday, "Ended the day w 1,050,000 chips. 16 left, start tomorrow at 1pm. Over 500k for first. I'm either CL or 2nd." As Martin said, a top prize of a half-million dollars is on the line ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 17th, 2013 | 5 |
| "Moving to Costa Rica Was the Best Decision I've Ever Made" There are quite a few online poker players in the friendly confines of Costa Rica. Some originally are from the United States and used services like Poker Refugees to relocate. Now calling the Central American nation home is Max maxv2 Ludwig (pictured), who lives in Playas del Coco. When we caught up with him, he was camped out in the interior of Costa Rica in San Jose, where he was spending ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 16th, 2013 | 8 |
| JAKoon1985 vs. taypaur in WSOP Mixed-Max: Who Ya Got? Thirty-two players are still standing in the 27th event of the still-churning World Series of Poker, a $3,000 Mixed-Max tournament. The field is littered with members of the PocketFives community, including 2012 WSOP Octo-Niner Jeremy Ausmus (pictured), who sits on second place with a stack of 471,000. First place is scheduled to make $372,000 and poker pro Brandon Cantu, who is hunting for ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 16th, 2013 | 6 |
| Dan Kelly (djk123) Cashes for Seventh Time at 2013 WSOP Dan djk123 Kelly (pictured) has been on an absolute tear at the 2013 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, so much so that Event #25, a $5,000 Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better tournament, will mark his seventh in the money finish. He has recorded cashes in seven of 25 events total, or 28%. He'll be short on chips, as he has just the 24th largest stack of the 27 remaining players, but will ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 15th, 2013 | 6 |
| Stinger885 Among Talented Final 27 in WSOP $5,000 Omaha High-Low Split Twenty-seven players remain in Event #25 of the World Series of Poker, a $5,000 Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better tournament. To say this group is highly talented would be an understatement, as poker pros pervade the leaderboard. Leading the way is bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi, who won his hardware in 2007 in a $10,000 PLO event. The event restarts at 2:00pm Pacific Time. |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 15th, 2013 | 1 |
| Managing the Grind Poker players often refer to what they do as a "grind." I’ve never really cared for that terminology or the negativity that goes with it. For some, they use it as a way to say they are treating their play like a real job, putting in significant hours and really doing work. For many, though, it's just a way to complain. |
See all articles by Courtney Harrington |
Jun 14th, 2013 | 6 |
| fouruhaters Eyeing First WSOP Bracelet in $1,500 PLO Event Nine players remain in Event #22 of this year's World Series of Poker, a $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha contest. Noah Schwartz (pictured), who is known on PocketFives as fouruhaters, has a sizable lead over the rest of the pack as the tournament enters its final day. He holds a stack of 1.1 million in chips, 300,000 more than the next closest competitor, Shawn Silber. On the line is a $279,000 top prize. |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 14th, 2013 | 1 |
| Winner of PokerStars 100 Billionth Hand Earns $103,000 A micro-stakes $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em table was the scene of the 100 billionth hand dealt on PokerStars, a milestone that occurred on Thursday shortly before 4:00pm Eastern Time. Greece's microulis69 was the lucky winner after his J-5 of diamonds hit middle pair when the first three cards came A-J-2, all clubs. All six players were all-in at the time due to the dramatic payoff that was ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 13th, 2013 | 16 |
| Heads-Up with Two-Time Bracelet Winner Davidi Kitai (legrouzin) On Tuesday, Belgium's Davidi legrouzin Kitai (pictured) earned his second Pot Limit Hold'em bracelet at the World Series of Poker. He bested a field of 195 players for a score of $224,000, about the same amount he won in 2008 for taking down a $2,000 PLHE tournament. You'll probably be interested to know that he only plays Pot Limit Hold'em during the WSOP. We caught up with Kitai, who is a ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 13th, 2013 | 0 |
| Mayhem in New Jersey Ahead of Internet Gambling Deadline Potential online gaming operators are going to need to hustle if they want to get in on the game when New Jersey’s intrastate online gambling market opens later this year. The Garden State’s Department of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has informed current casino licensees that they have until June 29 to ink any partnerships to launch an internet gambling product. That's a little over two weeks ... |
See all articles by Dan Katz |
Jun 13th, 2013 | 7 |
| P5ers Dominating WSOP $3,000 NLHE Six-Max on Final Day Thirteen players remain in Event #21 of the 2013 World Series of Poker, a $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Max tournament. It started as a field of 807 runners and, with a baker's dozen left, Matt All In At 420 Stout (pictured) leads the way with a stack of 1.2 million. He is the lone player above 800,000 and is in search of his third straight WSOP with a final table. The winner will pocket a ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 13th, 2013 | 5 |
| PocketFives Rankings Update: chaz_man_chaz Up 17 Spots to #10 Look out, top 10 in the PocketFives Online Poker Rankings. Charlie chaz_man_chaz Combes (pictured) is on the attack. The United Kingdom resident jumped 17 spots this week from #27 worldwide to #10, his highest mark ever. Combes has been on a tear in recent weeks and took down the Full Tilt $350,000 Guaranteed and PartyPoker $50,000 Guaranteed over the weekend for a combined haul of $80,000 and ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 12th, 2013 | 2 |
| WSOP Bracelet Bonanza Continues: taypaur, legrouzin Win Gold Two more completed World Series of Poker events, two more bracelets for PocketFivers. This time around, Taylor taypaur Paur (pictured) took down a $1,000 No Limit Hold'em tournament (Event #18) on Tuesday and earned $340,000. A thread in the Live Poker forum here on PocketFives railed Paur and Phil Ivey throughout the final day. Ivey finished 14th. |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 12th, 2013 | 9 |
| Bank of Timex Closes Down Within Days of Opening Following a great deal of discussion, poker pro Mike timex McDonald’s (pictured) foray into a stock market-style betting system was shut down within days of its opening. He cited current views on internet gaming as the reason. |
See all articles by Earl Burton |
Jun 12th, 2013 | 3 |
| PokerStars CEO Mark Scheinberg Forks Over $50 Million to U.S. DOJ According to eGaming Review and a document posted on the website of the U.S. Department of Justice, PokerStars CEO Mark Scheinberg has settled for $50 million. The document explains, "Mark Scheinberg agrees to forfeit to the United States the sum of $50 million, as full and final resolution of any and all claims by the United States as set forth in paragraph 7. Said funds shall be forfeited as a ... |
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Jun 12th, 2013 | 11 |
| Justin Timberlake + Ben Affleck = "Runner Runner" Poker Movie The trailer for the upcoming film “Runner Runner” was released recently, giving poker fans a peek at what Justin Timberlake looks like as an online poker player and how Ben Affleck portrays an evil, well-tanned online poker room owner. According to IMDB, it will be released on September 27. |
See all articles by Dan Katz |
Jun 11th, 2013 | 16 |
| Ending a Downswing, Starting an Upswing like everyone who plays poker, I had to deal with a lot of long downswings. I don’t really think you can avoid bad runs, but I think you can act quickly and prevent a lot of damage to your bankroll. I want to discuss what I think helps get rid of a downswing. |
See all articles by Alex Gerlach |
Jun 11th, 2013 | 18 |
| Athanasios 9 Wins Second WSOP Bracelet in Three Years Longest name ever. On Monday, New York's Athanasios Athanasios 9 Polychronopoulos (pictured) captured his second World Series of Poker bracelet in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event (#17). Polychronopoulos contended with a minefield down the stretch and sent former WSOP Main Event winner Joe jcada99 Cada to the rail in fourth place. Cada 3bet all-in before the flop with A-Q and Polychronopoulos ... |
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Jun 11th, 2013 | 2 |
| "Isildur1 is a Master at Putting Pressure on You" The final weekend of May featured the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker Main Event. There were 580 entrants in the high-stakes version, which came with a $10,000 buy-in, and Full Tilt Poker pro Viktor Isildur1 Blom came away with the title and $1 million. Getting fifth in the tournament for a not-so-paltry $313,000 was London's Sergio Aido (pictured), better known on PocketFives as ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 10th, 2013 | 1 |
| AceSpades Wins Second WSOP Bracelet Mark AceSpades Radoja (pictured) has impressed at the World Series of Poker. In fact, he won his second gold bracelet on Sunday in a $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Heads-Up tournament and, amazingly, has been heads-up for a bracelet in three straight years. The award was the fifth bracelet for the country of Canada at this year's WSOP. PocketFivers have also won five bracelets at the 2013 WSOP. |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 10th, 2013 | 1 |
| Harry Reid on U.S. Internet Gambling Legislation: "I Don't See Any Movement" In a quote that appeared on Friday in the Las Vegas Sun, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV, pictured) painted a pretty grim picture of internet gambling legislation in the near future. As we know by now, Congressman Peter King (R-NY) introduced a broad bill last Thursday that would legalize much more than online poker. However, according to Reid, it could all be for naught. |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 9th, 2013 | 17 |
| How to Rig a Last Longer Bet In a recent tournament on HogWild Poker, Nevada's Movetime99 created a last longer bet. Sure, these pop up all the time, but to set up the contest and promptly win it is pretty impressive. As if all that rigging weren't enough, he took down the tournament in general and scored an iPad Mini. We heard that Movetime99 had created over 4,200 posts on PocketFives and so definitely wanted to catch up ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 9th, 2013 | 5 |
| Pace of Poker It's that time of year where most poker players from around the world travel to Las Vegas and get their World Series of Poker grinds on. When most players arrive, you can see that "kid in a candy store" gleam in their eyes, but if they're not careful, that look can turn "jaded" quickly. |
See all articles by John Reynolds |
Jun 9th, 2013 | 12 |
| AceSpades, Sauce123, ZeeJustin Make Final 4 of WSOP $10K Heads-Up We're down to just four players in the World Series of Poker's $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Heads-Up tournament. What started as a field of 162 is now down to its two final pairings. High-stakes online player Ben Sauce123 Sulsky will square off against Don Nguyen in one semifinal match-up, while a battle of PocketFives members will see Mark AceSpades Radoja (pictured) take on Justin ZeeJustin ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 9th, 2013 | 0 |
| WSOP Tips: Smaller Buy-In Events Everyone is abuzz about the World Series of Poker. Trips have been planned and, at every game, the “when are you going out'” conversation comes up at least a few times. Many players will be making their first trip to the series and it seems like a lot of people have chosen this year as the time to make the leap and play in a bracelet event. “Any advice for me' I’m going out to play ... |
See all articles by Courtney Harrington |
Jun 8th, 2013 | 9 |
| Mike Matusow Wins Fourth WSOP Bracelet "I did it, bracelet #4 in the books, thank you to all my friends family and great fans who supported me, I love u all!" That was a Tweet early Saturday morning from Mike Matusow (pictured), who found bracelet #4 in Event #13 of the ongoing World Series of Poker, a $5,000 Seven Card Stud High-Low Split Eight or Better tournament. Yes, he had an "I am McLovin" shirt on. |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 8th, 2013 | 10 |
| Playboy Poker Re-Launched “ is open for business and business is brisk” a Playboy Poker representative told PocketFives. "The main reason we decided to bring the Playboy brand into poker is because we know we can give players something truly new. Poker has become pretty serious and stale recently and we think can bring a lot of fun to the game. We have recently launched our PC and Mac versions and we are going to ... |
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Jun 7th, 2013 | 14 |
| Capitalizing on a 26-Hour Grind Last month, Canada's cedrick1 (pictured) came away with the win in the 888 Poker Sunday Challenge, a $100,000 guaranteed tournament with a price tag of $90. You can rebuy once in the event, which drew 760 players that day and broke its guarantee by about 1%. cedrick1's reward for taking it down was $23,000 and he defeated fellow PocketFiver bobafett heads-up. |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 7th, 2013 | 9 |
| BigRiskky Denied Third Bracelet in WSOP $2,500 NLHE Six-Max Event The lone tournament to wrap up on Thursday at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas was Event #11, $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Six-Max. Headlining the final table was Scott BigRiskky Clements (pictured), already the owner of two WSOP bracelets. He entered heads-up play against 22-year-old Levi Berger nearly deadlocked in chips. |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 7th, 2013 | 0 |
| Peter King Introduces New U.S. Internet Gambling Legislation Here we go again. New internet gambling legislation was introduced in the United States on Thursday. Congressman Peter King (R-NY, pictured) is spearheading the latest effort, which according to the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) "would empower states to license intrastate online poker and casino-style games under appropriate Federal regulatory oversight." This is the first internet gambling ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 6th, 2013 | 23 |
| Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet Can Officially Move to Auction Block After a new round of action in the courts, the U.S. Government is now the rightful owner of the player e-mail lists and software for Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet. With that ownership, the Federal Government can now proceed to sell those assets in an effort to pay for the fines imposed on the companies, but nothing has been said about the players affected by the shutdown of the two sites. |
See all articles by Earl Burton |
Jun 6th, 2013 | 6 |
| "Huge Congrats to JohnnyBax on His 2nd WSOP Bracelet, #legend" Wednesday was a landmark day for the online poker community, as Cliff JohnnyBax Josephy (pictured) won his second World Series of Poker bracelet, his first since 2005. Josephy's hardware came in a $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout that started on Monday with 477 players. His victory was worth $299,000 and congratulations poured in on Twitter. PocketFivers have now won four WSOP bracelets out of ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 6th, 2013 | 8 |
| Who Are the Top Online Poker Players in Canada? Canada has had a stranglehold on the PocketFives Country Poker Rankings ever since we introduced the leaderboard last year. The North American country is home to well over 5,000 PocketFivers and has amassed a ridiculous 95 Triple Crowns, the second most to the United States. The combined PLB score of its top 20 players exceeds 127,000 points and it is comfortably ahead of Mexico's 117,000, the ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 6th, 2013 | 11 |
| PocketFives Rankings Update: pessagno Back in Top 5 "Rigged." That was the word one member of PocketFives used to describe the recent run of pessagno (pictured), who took second in the PokerStars Super Tuesday this week for $66,000 and promptly jumped from #18 to #5 in the PocketFives Online Poker Rankings. He is one spot away from his highest position ever, which he reached in mid-April. pessagno is a member of our boisterous Brazil poker ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 5th, 2013 | 0 |
| JohnnyBax Goes for WSOP Bracelet #2 in $3K NLHE Shootout It should be a pretty entertaining day at the 2013 World Series of Poker. On Wednesday, online poker legend Cliff JohnnyBax Josephy (pictured) will vie for his second bracelet in a $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout. Ten players remain, including four former bracelet winners, and the tournament will pick back up at 1:00pm Pacific Time and play down to a winner. |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 5th, 2013 | 7 |
| Oh Hi There, New Skoda Superb A few weeks ago, Ukrainian online poker player SallityUA (pictured) came away with the win in the iPoker Network $200,000 Guaranteed Sunday Special, which takes place on sites like Gala Poker. His reward for outlasting nearly 1,000 players was $34,000 and he edged out longtime PocketFiver Jeff YoungSupremacy Hakim heads-up. For his part, Hakim banked $25,000 and SallityUA told us, "After ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 4th, 2013 | 1 |
| Poker Documentary "Bet Raise Fold" Premieres June 12 With the poker community eagerly anticipating its release later this month, the producers of the poker documentary Bet Raise Fold: The Story of Online Poker have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for various stages of its launch. The flick will debut on June 12 in Las Vegas and June 30 online. |
See all articles by Earl Burton |
Jun 4th, 2013 | 3 |
| Big Huni, djk123 Reach WSOP Millionaire Maker Final 10 The largest non-Main Event tournament in poker history, the World Series of Poker Millionaire Maker, is down to its final 10. What started as a field of 6,343 last week still includes four PocketFivers, including bracelet winner Dan djk123 Kelly (pictured). A top prize of $1.1 million will be on the line when we determine a winner today from the Rio in Las Vegas, the site of the 2013 WSOP. |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 4th, 2013 | 7 |
| "I Have a Secret Tactic: Pressure, Pressure, Pressure" Last month, Poland's jjokocza came out on top in the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl. There was no wheeling or dealing. Instead, jjokocza won the tournament outright for $40,000 and outlasted a field of over 1,000 opponents. He told PocketFives in an exclusive interview that the key to success was his heads-up prowess, which included a "secret tactic." We'll let him explain: "I have a secret ... |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 3rd, 2013 | 2 |
| Big Huni, FatalError, gutshtallin Lead WSOP Millionaire Maker With 133 Left You might think in a tournament that attracted 6,343 players that PocketFivers would be few and far between, especially as the event enters its play down day on Monday. There are 133 survivors in the World Series of Poker Millionaire Maker (Event #6) and with a $1.1 million top prize on the line, we'd expect the action to be pretty fierce when play resumes at 1:00pm PT on Monday. |
See all articles by Dan Cypra |
Jun 3rd, 2013 | 5 |
| Finked! Why Is Slowrolling a Big Deal? He couldn’t keep a straight face as he said, “I didn’t see it. I don’t know him well enough to do that.” Everyone else was falling out of their chair laughing. Johnny Fink has a reputation for slowrolling and gets great pleasure out of getting someone. He is a nice guy, everyone likes him, and his goal is just to have a good time, but for whatever reason, he loves to turn up a ... |
See all articles by Courtney Harrington |
Jun 2nd, 2013 | 21 |
| How to Win a Triple Crown Without PokerStars.com or Full Tilt Triple Crowns usually involve tournaments on Full Tilt Poker and/or . It's very rare to see a person nab one without a victory on one of the two largest online poker sites in the world, but that's exactly what Dara Doke O'Kearney (pictured) did last month after wins on PokerStars.fr, Poker770, and PartyPoker. The result was 353 PLB Points and his third Triple Crown, the first one he's gotten ... |
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Jun 2nd, 2013 | 5 |
| Trevor Pope Runs Over All-P5s Final Table in WSOP $5K 8-Max Lost in the madness that was the World Series of Poker Millionaire Maker on Saturday was the final table of Event #2, a $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Eight-Max tournament. When the final table began, PocketFiver Trevor Pope (pictured) held as many chips as the other seven players combined. At the end of the day, over half-a-million dollars was his, as he steamrolled the competition and edged out David ... |
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Jun 2nd, 2013 | 7 |
| "The Rio is an Absolute Madhouse!" "The Rio is an absolute madhouse!!! Cards just got in the air for 5pm flight of Milly Maker 5 min ago!!" That was a quote around 5:30pm PT from longtime PocketFiver Kevin BeL0WaB0Ve Saul, who was reporting on the zany atmosphere that was the World Series of Poker Millionaire Maker, a $1,500 buy-in tournament with a $1 million guaranteed first place payout. With the extremely high turnout, first ... |
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Jun 1st, 2013 | 0 |
