Today is an exciting day in the history of PocketFives.com, but also a sad day in some ways. JohnnyBax has been the ultimate staple of the P5s community for 17 months---he became the number 1 player in our rankings on April 18th, 2005, and he held the spot until September 18th, 2006. In addition to being the poster boy for excellence in online poker, he's also been and continues to be an example for all in regards to class as an individual and representation of the online poker community. Few if any online poker players have had or will ever have the success of JohnnyBax. It's hard to forget the night he won both of the two biggest rebuy tournaments on the net---the $30R on Dise and the $10R on Stars. It's hard to forget him winning the 2005 TLB with the highest score ever. It's hard to forget him showing up for the WSOP Stud event and taking the whole thing down---and the excitement that surrounded that on the P5s forums. It's hard to forget more than half a million in cashes on Stars since the beginning of 2005. It's hard to forget all the final tables he's made and the wins he's booked across the other major sites.
Ari has some big shoes to fill...But he's doing a pretty darn good job of it, so far. In the last year, he's successfully made the transition from cash games to tournaments, and it's led him to hundreds of thousands in profits. His September 2006 accomplishments include a win in the Full Tilt $200 HORSE, a win in the $90k guaranteed on Paradise, a split of the PartyPoker Saturday $300, a win in the PartyPoker $2k added $100, and a win in the PokerRoom Weekly Big Deal.
Overall, Ari is well deserving of this promotion. But the P5s Staff would like to say hats off to JohnnyBax, an online legend who continues to prove himself every week.
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