Poker Articles

January 2007 - Posts

• Drtydwg0069 and the Power of Sweat Threads

  
  

  Sweat threads have always been an important part of the Pocketfives community. Whether you are doing it for a living or for fun, sitting in front of your computer playing cards can get a little lonely. Pocketfives is a place where people from all over... Read More... Posted Jan 13 2007, 01:14 AM by Lenny with No Comments

• PocketFivesLive Round-Up: Ryan “Daut44” Daut Wins the PCA

  
  

  January 10, 2007 marked a historic day for PocketFives.com as member Ryan “ Daut44 ” Daut won the fourth annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure along with a $1.5 million paycheck and an entry into the $25,000 World Poker Tour Championship. Daut overcame... Read More... Posted Jan 11 2007, 06:38 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Rankings Update: More Data Than Ever

  
  

  The biggest change we've made since implementing the automated rankings system is now in effect. No longer do results only count from the last 3 months for our sliding PLB, which is one of three equal components in the rankings. Now results count... Read More... Posted Jan 11 2007, 02:37 AM by Adam with No Comments

• Lee Jones Is Who I Thought He Was!

  
  

  The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure will wrap up today from the Atlantis Resort and Casino in Nassau, The Bahamas. Begun in 2004 aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas, the event initially attracted nearly 600 participants. Now, with 937 entrants... Read More... Posted Jan 09 2007, 11:49 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Rankings Update: Who's on the Rise?

  
  

  Andy McLEOD won a triple crown, and he didn't stop there. He's quickly becoming one of the elite online MTT players, as shown by his rise to number 11 in the sliding 3-month PLB. He also had the biggest rise of any player in the top 50 this week, moving... Read More... Posted Jan 04 2007, 03:57 AM by Adam with No Comments

• Mansion Poker Launches "$100K A Day" Guarantee

  
  

  On January 3rd, 2007, Mansion Poker will bring a new and exciting series of tournaments to the online poker scene. Owned by a Singapore billionaire and a relative newcomer in the online poker scene, Mansion has provided a series of exciting promotions... Read More... Posted Jan 01 2007, 04:24 PM by Dan with No Comments