By
Adam
SCTrojans has been nothing short of spectacular in the month of May. He's won 7 tournaments (sorry, the Full Tilt $150 win on the last day of April doesn't count), including two for five-figure scores. He twice won the PocketFives.com Triple Crown. He also had a day where he final tabled the Stars $200 rebuy and BOTH of the Sunday majors on Ultimate Bet. This week, he's the fastest climbing player in the rankings, having moved up 18 spots to number 64.
Up near the top of the list, JohnnyBax made sure his stay outside the top 10 wasn't a long one. His 2nd place finish in the Full Tilt $400k helped boost him all the way up to number 7 in the rankings. His opponent heads up, Four6Suited, also made a big jump. She's now the 15th ranked player and number 6 in the Sliding PLB.
Ch0ppy and gotcha55 made huge jumps in the rankings this week, each in the double figures. Ch0ppy once again won another big tournament, the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan. In addition, he won a Stars $100. He now sits at number 38 overall. Gotcha55 had a few final tables, including a win in a Full Tilt $69+6 tournament, and he's also still riding the wake of a couple enormous wins earlier in the month. Deuce2High also made a nice jump after final tabling the Sunday Million, cashing for over $45k.
Intervention has been mentioned often in this update recently, and he continues his climb, moving up 15 spots this week to number 61. His run of final tables continued, including 5 more this past week, the best of which were two final tables in the PokerStars $100 rebuys.
MrSmokey1 is a name that needs no introduction. He's been around the online tournament scene for years, and is nearly unanimously regarded as one of the top tournament players anywhere. Getting a 13 spot jump in the rankings requires a little more than the usual success for any player. His recent win in the $200 rebuy and appearance in the final few tables of the Sunday Million this past week have helped to vault him back up to number 68.
Vegan213 was another player at the final table mentioned earlier where JohnnyBax and four6suited ended up playing heads up for the title. Vegan finished 4th in the event for over $30k, which he added to an already impressive Full Tilt resume that includes wins in the $1k Monday tourney, the nightly $150, and the $750k Guaranteed. He also moved up 10 spots in the rankings to number 81.
Allinstevie is a new player in the rankings this week, though he came in at a fairly high position. He's already the number 86 player in the list, following a week that included wins in the Stars $300, the Full Tilt $69, and the Stars $100. Look out for his new spot in next week's update, as he's already picked up a 5-figure score on Stars this week.
Others to enter the rankings this week included jeffbeesdat, Jaspuduf, KUSH, and B_O_K_E. Of those four, three have been ranked players for many weeks in the past. Jeff got back in after nearly making back-to-back final tables in the Sunday Million. He finished 10th this week to barely miss the cut. Jaspuduf won a Full Tilt $30k Guaranteed to help him reach his first ranking. KUSH pulled off an impressive feat, taking 2nd in tihe UB $500 for the second straight week. Those two cashes combined for more than $25k. B_O_K_E got back in through steady solid play, including a win in the UB $120 bounty tourney and 3rd place finishes on Full Tilt and Stars.
Check back next week for all the latest news on the PocketFives.com Online Tournament Player Rankings.