Poker Articles

April 2007 - Posts

• I am Hya, Hear me Roar

  
  

  A woman succeeding in poker is nothing new, yet for some reason, it continues to catch our eye. Kristen “ Hyacinthgirl ” Williams first sat down at a poker table in her college days at Arizona State, where she played 1-4 spread limit stud with a bunch... Read More... Posted Apr 29 2007, 12:05 AM by Lenny with No Comments

• Scott Fischman Finishes Eighth at World Poker Tour Championship

  
  

  639 poker hopefuls entered the finale of Season Five of the World Poker Tour, the WPT Championship, a $25,000 buy in event that just wrapped up from the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Scott “ emptyseat88 ” Fischman finished eighth to pace the PocketFives contingent... Read More... Posted Apr 27 2007, 11:45 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Barney Frank Introduces Bill to Regulate Internet Gambling

  
  

  On Friday, October 13, 2006, the online poker world was taken aback by the last-minute passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. Seven months of turmoil later, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA... Read More... Posted Apr 26 2007, 11:30 AM by Dan with No Comments

• Rankings Update: ocrowe on Fire!

  
  

  Owen "ocrowe" Crowe had a big week last week, and he's climbed back up into the top 30 in the rankings. Among other things, he final tabled the UB $500, took 2nd in a Full Tilt $150, and won a $22 rebuy and a $100 on PokerStars. He also cashed in 3 different... Read More... Posted Apr 26 2007, 01:19 AM by Adam with No Comments

• A Look at DuckU’s Back to Back Full Tilt Poker Wins

  
  

  The online poker world has seen some amazing feats over the past few years. Back in 2005, Dr_Zoidberg2 took down the Party Poker $250,000 Guaranteed tourney in back to back weeks. Who could forget kingfisher , who won the Paradise Poker $100,000 Guaranteed... Read More... Posted Apr 23 2007, 09:46 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Hoodini10 and WiCane Crush PokerStars Sunday Warm Up and Million

  
  

  Another week, another set of cashes for PocketFivers on PokerStars . Members of PocketFives have been the talk of the town recently and this week was no exception. Joe “ Hoodini10 ” Udine (pictured at left) took down the Sunday Warm Up for $70,867 and... Read More... Posted Apr 23 2007, 04:54 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Pocketfives by the Numbers

  
  

  Did you know Pocketfivers cashed for 173 million dollars since last July? Let me rephrase that, 173 million dollars in the tournaments we track alone. As the data flows in, we are able to get a picture of how the average (and not so average) Pocketfivers... Read More... Posted Apr 21 2007, 06:52 PM by Lenny with No Comments

• YourTimeIsUp Defeats Scott Fischman in Monthly PLB Match

  
  

  On Thursday, April 19, 2007, two star-studded PocketFivers met on PokerStars heads up for $1,000. They were the winners of the February and March PocketFives Monthly Leader Boards , Scott “ emptyseat88 ” Fischman and Justin “ YourTimeIsUp ” Schwartz.... Read More... Posted Apr 20 2007, 11:40 AM by Dan with No Comments

• Rankings Update: Imper1um is Number 1!

  
  

  Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi reached online poker immortality today, as he ascended to the number one spot in the rankings, becoming only the seventh player ever to reach the top spot. Former number one ranked players are brsavage, JohnnyBax, Ari... Read More... Posted Apr 19 2007, 04:05 AM by Adam with No Comments

• GBecks is Online Poker’s Newest Triple Crown Winner

  
  

  Some of the truly great online poker players anywhere in the world have managed to win the PocketFives.com Triple Crown . Winners must take down three multi-table tournaments across three different sites within a seven day period. Each tournament must... Read More... Posted Apr 18 2007, 11:01 AM by Dan with No Comments