Poker Articles

April 2007 - Posts

• PocketFivesLive Covers the World Poker Tour Championship

  
  

  On Saturday, April 21, the World Poker Tour Championship kicked off from the Bellagio in Las Vegas. This $25,000 buy in event represents the finale of Season Five of the WPT. The winners of each tournament over the course of the season have been entered... Read More... Posted Apr 17 2007, 05:26 PM by Dan with No Comments

• P0KERPR033 and mattg1983: From Obscurity to Greatness

  
  

  Back in November, 2005, two relatively unknown players in the online poker world met heads up in the $100 rebuy on PokerStars. They also discussed a chop, although they could not reach an agreement. Since that day, the two have evolved into the very best... Read More... Posted Apr 17 2007, 12:28 PM by Dan with No Comments

• TheWacoKidd Wins Two Events, $500k at Bellagio

  
  

  With the World Poker Tour Championship now just a few days away, the Five Star World Poker Classic is underway at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Consisting of 11 events leading up to the $25,000 Main Event on Saturday, April 21, the World Poker Classic has... Read More... Posted Apr 16 2007, 07:47 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Imper1um Chops Irish Poker Open

  
  

  The Irish Poker Open just wrapped up from the Burlington Hotel in Dublin and was, according to the tournament director, the largest tournament in Europe with 707 entrants. Down to three players, Sorel “ Imper1um ” Mizzi chopped three ways, taking home... Read More... Posted Apr 14 2007, 03:56 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Rankings Update: Bumpy Road

  
  

  Apestyles has had an up and down ride through the rankings ever since the system became automated in October of last year. He's back on the upswing now, having moved into the top 20. Among other things, he took down a $50 tournament on Stars and reached... Read More... Posted Apr 12 2007, 03:59 AM by Adam with No Comments

• Stiches Final Tables Two Sunday Majors

  
  

  The Sunday majors this past weekend were full of PocketFivers taking home cash. For Jay “ Stiches ” Koeller, Sunday meant final tabling two major tournaments, the PokerStars Second Chance and the Full Tilt $400k Guaranteed. Winning the former and finishing... Read More... Posted Apr 10 2007, 10:30 PM by Dan with No Comments

• PearlJammer Crowned Again

  
  

  Last Thursday night, Jon “ PearlJammer ” Turner added a second Triple Crown to his already impressive resume of tournament success. PearlJammer started things off on 3/30 with a win on Bodog worth 3.5k, and a few days later, he followed it up with another... Read More... Posted Apr 09 2007, 09:35 PM by Lenny with No Comments

• cmkpics Wins UB’s Live Like a Pro Freeroll

  
  

  The Live Like a Pro Freeroll just wrapped up on UltimateBet and PocketFiver Chris “ cmkpics ” Kennedy (CK), who plays on UB under the name "KrazyComish," took home the grand prize. Now entered into eight major live events, including the World... Read More... Posted Apr 09 2007, 07:05 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Poker and Taxes Q&A

  
  

  It’s the middle of April and, if you live in the United States, it can only mean one thing, filing individual income taxes. Due Tuesday, April 17th , individual returns are easily done online or by mail, postmarked by that date. Ann-Margaret Johnston... Read More... Posted Apr 08 2007, 04:06 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Poker, the Global Game

  
  

  In American culture, poker conjures up images of the Old West, riverboat gamblers, and backroom games at the speakeasy. It’s a little hard for me to imagine Austrians playing stud or the French playing Texas Hold’em. Nonetheless, Europe has a longstanding... Read More... Posted Apr 08 2007, 01:32 AM by Lenny with No Comments