Last week, <SPAN>rdcrsn</SPAN> (pictured) taught us all how to crack the top 10 (win over $100k in 7 days or less, remember?). This week, he continued his benevolent ways by bestowing upon us a formula for the next crucial step: advancing <SPAN>within</SPAN> the top ten. The formula is quite simple really: just win a tournament worth $141,000. That's all, no sweat right? Rdcrsn won the PokerRoom $500,000 Guaranteed Grand Tournament XXI for that very amount, and in doing so he moved into 9th place in the PocketFives.com World Wide Rankings. <READMORE>
In the top 20 four players made strides towards the top. <SPAN>Moorman1</SPAN> (pictured left) had another impressive week, this time consisting of three different 5-figure scores. He won the PokerRoom $50,000 European Rebuy for $14,600, placed 2nd in the FullTilt $750,000 Guarantee for $36,592, and finished 4th in the FullTilt Sunday Mulligan for $15,230. These results boosted him up into 11th, two better than his previous ranking. Also advancing by two is <SPAN>gboro780</SPAN>. He is now 15th. <SPAN>Shaundeeb</SPAN> is right behind him at 16th. <SPAN>Djk123</SPAN> won two tournaments--the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand and a PokerStars $109 Rebuy--for a total of $66,386. Two hard fought wins allowed him to take over 18th (previously 27th).
Moving on to the top 50, there are five players attempting to stir up the rankings. <SPAN>Goodvibe</SPAN> (pictured right) cashed for $24,217 last week and improved to 30th. <SPAN>Rizen </SPAN>won the UltimateBet $20,000 Guaranteed Bounty and took over 34th. <SPAN>Sketchy1</SPAN> made five final tables, including a 4th place finish in a PokerStars $109 Rebuy for $11,192. His new ranking is 44th, eleven better than last time. <SPAN>Makavelyces</SPAN> won a PokerStars $55 Rebuy for $10,713 and is now 48th. <SPAN>Ship Happens</SPAN> finds himself at 49th this week after winning the FullTilt $65,000 Guarantee for $31,632.
In the top 100, at least six players had weeks worth mentioning. <SPAN>ElMastermind</SPAN> won the PokerStars $215 Rebuy for $46,485, won the FullTilt Turbo $20,000 Guarantee for $11,232, and placed 2nd in a PokerStars $109 Rebuy for $11,960. This nice run helped him jump 19 spots into 54th. <SPAN>THEDONATOR</SPAN> (pictured left) had a great week as well. He won a PokerStars $109 Rebuy for $31,709 and the very next day placed 2nd in another $109 Rebuy for $15,208. This facilitated a large move up (28 places to be exact) to 61st. <SPAN>Pbdrunks</SPAN> continues the trend of big jumpers as he climbed 19 in getting to 64th. He won the PokerStars $20,000 Guaranteed, won the FullTilt $25,000 Guarantee, and took 3rd in the FullTilt $64,000 Guarantee for a grand total of more than $35k.
The next three players in the top 100 are <SPAN>Mkind16</SPAN> (pictured right), <SPAN>Anbessa</SPAN>, and <SPAN>Zugwat.</SPAN> Mkind won the UltimateBet $20k Guaranteed and improved to 70th in the rankings. Anbessa, a huge mover in this week's update, final tabled seven tournaments and won three of them, the most significant of which was a win in the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed for $48,048. He is now ranked 71st (previously 99th). Zugwat took over 81st after a solid performance in the PokerStars Super Tuesday, where he finished 3rd for $33,681.
New or returning to the rankings are <SPAN>GhettoFabolous, </SPAN><SPAN>The-Toilet</SPAN>, <SPAN>aaronbeen</SPAN> (pictured left), <SPAN>stevoL</SPAN>, and <SPAN>bigredAK</SPAN> (ranked 86th, 88th, 95th, 97th, and 99th respectively). GhettoFabolous took 4th in the PokerStars SuperTuesday for $26,160 and 1st in a PokerStars $109 Rebuy for $23,898. The-Toilet won the FullTilt Fifty-Fifty and went out in 3rd in the FullTilt $55,000 Guarantee. Aaronbeen finished 5th in the PokerStars SuperTuesday for $19,620. SteveoL, the #1 ranked player in Australia, took 2nd in the FullTilt $60,000 Guarantee. BigredAK won the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand for $27,786.That does it for this update, but be sure to check back next week for all the news and action on the PocketFives.com Online Tournament Player Rankings.
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