“Poker is ever-evolving. The midweek grinders have a huge edge on spotting the trends first.” Those were the words of observation from Rick Trigg (pictured), known as TheClaimeeron PocketFives, when asked what words of wisdom he had for the poker community. If you’re wondering why we care about the Sheffield, England native, it’s because he recently scored a PocketFives Triple Crown. Jackpot!

Trigg’s first Triple Crown win came in the PokerStars Big $109, a tournament that had a $126,000 prize pool. The Brit walked away with $21,000 and banked 356 PLB Points. Two days later, the Turbo Hundo on PokerStars’ sister site, Full Tilt Poker, was his playground, as he won the contest for $3,400 and 107.70 PLB Points.

Trigg’s final Triple Crown win came in the PokerStars.fr Sunday Supersonic six days after his journey began. The victory was worth $8,500 and, perhaps more importantly, a PocketFives Triple Crown. “My Sunday was awful before that,” Trigg said of his PokerStars.fr win. “I got fourth in a $109 tournament earlier in the day for $4,800 and kind of switched off. I peaked too soon, played awfully for a few hours, and then had shower break and played much better.”

If you’ve never played in the PokerStars.fr Sunday Supersonic, we asked Trigg for a scouting report on the weekly event. “It’s their take on the dot-com Sunday Supersonic, but a lot slower and deeper. Being so used to calling ranges and jamming ranges helps. Also, being able to spot where you can get a light 3bet through is helpful. I think a lot of players in Hypers play their cards too much and not spots.”

When Trigg first won his Triple Crown, we Tweeted about it from @pocketfives and were met with a variety of re-Tweets from fellow players like Chris moorman1 Moorman (pictured). Trigg told us that he is part of two Skype group chats, one of which includes Moorman and consists of English players and the other of which includes players in the same stable.

Being able to bounce strategy off talent-laden minds like Moorman, who has won a record 20 PocketFives Triple Crowns, certainly has its benefits. “We all used to grind on sites like DoylesRoom and talked strategy on MSN. We met at live events. Moorman and Paul badpab2 Foltyn (pictured below) are my oldest friends in poker and, in my eyes, the two best players in the UK.”

Trigg is on the verge of passing $4 million in tracked MTT scores in his PocketFives profile, the largest of which was officially worth $102,000 and came after a fourth place finish in a SCOOP $2,100 No Limit Hold’em event three years ago. “That win was huge for me,” Trigg gleaned. “The World Series of Poker in Las Vegas was a week away and I was broke. It meant the world to me. All of my friends were ready to jet off and I couldn’t afford a pack of smokes.”

Trigg reached an all-time high of #6 worldwide in the PocketFives Online Poker Rankings last year and has been part of the industry for quite some time. As he put it, “The standard of play is different now than it was in 2006, although it’s not as different as people make it out to be. In 2006, the bad players were almost all nitty. Now, the bad ones are lunatics. It’s all about adapting and knowing your regs. I’ve only just started using a HUD and it has been a great help.”

We should point out that Trigg was playing on nine tables while interviewing with us, which, while not the highest number we’ve seen, is impressive nonetheless. “I wanted to add how lazy grinders can be on the whole. People need to realize that you have to practice. Too many players rest on their laurels, have some big wins, and just show up for the Sunday Majors.”

Congrats to Trigg on his latest PocketFives Triple Crown. See our Triple Crown Wall of Champions for more details.

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