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November 2006 - Posts

• PocketFivers Go One-Two in PokerStars Sunday Million

  
  

  The PokerStars Sunday Million is the premiere recurring poker tournament, regularly attracting the biggest names in online poker and some of the best all-around players in the world. This past weekend, PocketFivers atimos and apestyles dominated this... Read More... Posted Nov 30 2006, 11:22 AM by Dan with No Comments

• Brett Favre Dominates the Stars Rebuys

  
  

  William Jensen (Brett Favre on Stars), known by most of his friends as Huey, has been killing the Stars rebuys over the last couple months, including two October wins in the $100 rebuys and a win in the $50 rebuy. On Monday the 27th of November, he pulled... Read More... Posted Nov 30 2006, 03:15 AM by Adam with No Comments

• Quest for the Crown: Mkind16

  
  

  Jason Laso is a young man who carries himself with quiet confidence. I wouldn’t call him shy and definitely not cocky, just sure of himself. He is a sophomore at Quinnipiac University studying Business, but like many of the internet whiz kids today that... Read More... Posted Nov 29 2006, 09:53 PM by Lenny with No Comments

• Online Poker Championship Kicks off on UltimateBet

  
  

  The UltimateBet Online Championship kicks off this Friday, December 1st on a computer near you. 10 events make up the UBOC, which guarantees to pay out over $2 million. From Pot Limit Hold’Em to the brand new Elimination Blackjack, the UBOC promises to... Read More... Posted Nov 28 2006, 10:51 PM by Dan with No Comments

• PocketFivesLive.com Covers the Ongame Network Poker Classic

  
  

  On Saturday, December 2nd, the finale of the Ongame Network Poker Classic will kick off. The site: The Casino de Barcelona in beautiful Barcelona, Spain. 45 of the greatest names in online poker will battle for their piece of the $1.3 million prize pool... Read More... Posted Nov 27 2006, 03:54 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Blue Collar Poker: The Sitngo Grind

  
  

  Here at Pocketfives we spend most of our time talking about Multi-table tournaments. After all, the rankings are entirely based upon MTTs, and the eye-popping prizepools that can be found around the net are certainly exciting. Many Pocketfivers play and... Read More... Posted Nov 25 2006, 01:31 AM by Lenny with No Comments

• Want to Win an Aston Martin this Holiday Season?

  
  

  IMG style="MARGIN-LEFT: 15px" src="http://www.pocketfives.com/gifs/F12F93F7-F81E-4E25-A21C-063B9986C596.gif" align=right>Here’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for any online poker player who wants instant recognition. On Saturday, December 9th at... Read More... Posted Nov 24 2006, 07:26 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Online Poker Superstar JohnnyBax on GSN

  
  

  Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy finished second in the UltimateBet.com Aruba Poker Classic for $446,975 and, in the process, solidified himself as a skilled live and online poker player. On Friday, December 8, 2006, at 10:00pm ET, GSN will air a one hour recap... Read More... Posted Nov 21 2006, 12:16 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Stakes Rise for Monthly PLB

  
  

  Earlier this month, PocketFives released the Monthly PLB console on the front page, which resets at the beginning of each month and tracks each member's top 20 scores (max of 12 scores per poker site) in the current month. To make these races more exciting... Read More... Posted Nov 18 2006, 06:08 PM by Adam with No Comments

• Online Poker Stars Succeed at Foxwoods

  
  

  Mike “swiper_fox” Perry finished sixth in the World Poker Tour’s World Poker Open from the Foxwoods Casino. Over a dozen of the best online poker players anywhere represented PocketFives.com at this marquee WPT event. Perry entered final table play in... Read More... Posted Nov 17 2006, 06:06 PM by Dan with No Comments