This week's PocketFives Rankings update features Canadian online poker superstar Russell rdcrsn Carson (pictured), who has returned to the Top 10 worldwide (up three to #8) on the heels of his 3rd place finish in the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl over the weekend for $52,400. He also won the Absolute Poker $100k Guaranteed in February for another $40,750. PocketFiver 1SickDisease moves up one spot to #6 thanks to his victory in the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for $73,900. Texan superstar Travis TravestyFund Rice is up three to #13, with dual March wins in the PokerStars $40k Guaranteed, as theczar19 advances four spots to #15 worldwide on the strength of his Full Tilt $60k Guarantee win earlier this month.
Corey comandr_cool Burbick (pictured) won the Full Tilt Poker $150k Guarantee on March 7th for $56k, and receives a rankings boost up to #19 worldwide. Dan Wretchy Martin is up three to #20, as Brazilian phenom caio_pimenta moves all the way up to #27 this week after finishing 2nd in a recent $100 rebuy event on Full Tilt for $32,000. Californian siola rises 12 to #41 after taking down the Full Tilt $100k Guarantee earlier in the month for $38.2k, and Jamie pokerjamers Armstrong is up eight to #43 as a result of his win in the Stars $35k Guaranteed and 2nd place effort in the Absolute Poker $150k Guaranteed in March. Joshua bbbbb33 Weizer is now ranked in the Top 50 after taking 3rd place in the Full Tilt $200k Guarantee over the weekend for $49,400. Canadian therookieqq9 is up 11 to #64 in the world at online tournament play.
Dave doubledave22 D'Alesandro (pictured) is up ten spots to #66 worldwide thanks to a recent win in the Full Tilt $100 rebuy tournament, as Cliff JohnnyBax Josephy advances 17 to #75 due in part to his final table appearance this Sunday in the UB.com $200k Guaranteed. Ty dabears87 Reiman finished runner up in the Stars $250k Guaranteed this weekend for $62.6k, and improves his ranking to #77 accordingly, while Shane shaniac Schleger surges to #83 and ArgentinaBoy moves up to #84. New to the rankings this week are Beldar C (#95), gator93 (#96), and the real roks (#98).
The PocketFives community would like to congratulate top-ranked Steve gboro780 Gross, who signed with DoylesRoom this week as a member of the Brunson 10!** Congrats gboro780 on signing with DoylesRoom **
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