Poker Articles

July 2007 - Posts

• Two Kings Crowned: rdcrsn and Gotcha55

  
  

  Last week, Aaron “ Gotcha55 ” Kantor and Russell “ rdcrsn ” Carson joined a list of online poker superstars with their Triple Crown wins--not that either of them are new to the upper echelon of Multi-Table Tournament success. Both have been ranked very... Read More... Posted Jul 27 2007, 07:41 PM by Lenny with No Comments

• Congressman Robert Wexler Joins the PocketFives Podcast

  
  

  Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) made waves at the 2007 World Series of Poker. He stepped into the Amazon Room on Day 1-D and was met with a mountain of applause. He came in support of the Skill Game Protection Act, known in the U.S. House of Representatives... Read More... Posted Jul 27 2007, 01:12 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Ante Up for the 2007 Aruba Poker Classic

  
  

  Now that the World Series of Poker has wrapped up from the Mecca of gambling, another major poker tournament is just around the corner. Bringing out some of the best online poker players anywhere, the UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic will kick off September... Read More... Posted Jul 27 2007, 01:00 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Rankings Update: Triple Crowns Rise

  
  

  Yevgeniy “ atimos ” Timoshenko (pictured right) has been tenaciously holding down the third spot in our World Wide Rankings for some time now. This week, the PLB winner for the month of November has stepped it up a notch to 2nd place overall. The Pros... Read More... Posted Jul 25 2007, 08:43 PM by Tracy with No Comments

• EC10 Final Tables Two Sunday Majors

  
  

  As EC10 started his Sunday of poker last weekend, he probably did not realize his skills of multitasking were going to be put to the test. As the hour approached for two of the biggest online Sunday tournaments, the PokerStars Sunday Million at 4:30pm... Read More... Posted Jul 24 2007, 01:39 PM by Dan with No Comments

• A Closer Look: God Bless Texas

  
  

  As many of you already know, we are now featuring a weekly article spotlighting top online players from a different country, state, or city. For our second installment in the Sortable Rankings Closer Look, I wanted to take a gander at the state where... Read More... Posted Jul 24 2007, 10:15 AM by Tracy with No Comments

• Jeff Banghart Makes it Rain in Vegas

  
  

  Jeff “ Mrrain ” Banghart is not your typical online poker prodigy. By atypical, I mean he is 45 years old, married with kids, and runs a successful small business that is completely unrelated to poker. In fact, that is where his screen name comes from... Read More... Posted Jul 21 2007, 01:24 AM by Lenny with No Comments

• RaiNKhaN and Acumen53 Final Table WSOP Main Event

  
  

  On the world’s biggest stage, two PocketFivers stole the show. Faced with a World Series of Poker Main Event field of nearly 6,400, Hevad " RaiNKhaN " Khan and Lee " Acumen53 " Childs ran through the competition to reach the final table. In the end, Khan... Read More... Posted Jul 19 2007, 09:13 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Rankings Update: M8kingmoves towards the Top

  
  

  A name synonymous with his recent jump in the rankings, Chad “ M8kingmoves ” Batista (pictured right) has made his way to 6th position in PocketFives.com World Wide Rankings. Fresh off a 5th place finish in a WSOP event in which he took home $129k, Batista... Read More... Posted Jul 18 2007, 08:49 PM by Tracy with No Comments

• A Closer Look at Canada's Top Online Tournament Players

  
  

  With our exciting debut of our Sortable Rankings console on the front page of PocketFives.com, we are proud to present our new weekly article featuring top online players from a different country, state, or city each week. Our new Sortable Rankings have... Read More... Posted Jul 17 2007, 05:51 PM by Tracy with No Comments