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September 2007 - Posts

  • WCOOP UPDATE: Ship It.


    This year, the Pocketfives community continues to strut its stuff in the PokerStars annual WCOOP. Out of the first 14 events, 13 final tables were reached by at least one member of the community. Further, 2 WCOOP bracelets were captured and it could have...
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    Posted Sep 27 2007, 06:29 PM by MattW with No Comments
  • iMEGA Legal Action Coming to a Head


    October is on the horizon and when I think of this month, my mind traces back to a frightful October 13, 2006, the night that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was signed into law. It was the final formality in a process that was anything...
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    Posted Sep 26 2007, 08:22 PM by Dan with No Comments
  • P5s Live Wrap Up: Borgata Main Event


    After four long, arduous days, a champion was finally decided on in this years Borgata Poker Open Main Event. The winner, Roy Winston, who is a poker pro as well as a medical doctor sliced and diced his way to first place and $1,575,280. He also received...
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    Posted Sep 24 2007, 03:53 PM by MattW with No Comments
  • PPA to Host Policy Conference Oct. 22-24


    A month ago, the Poker Players Alliance moved its headquarters to Washington, D.C. The goal was to be as close as possible to lawmakers, who have the fate of the online gambling industry in the United States in their hands. The main lobbying group for...
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    Posted Sep 20 2007, 09:00 PM by Dan with No Comments
  • JCarvin' It Up!


    Who am I? I have won over $310,000 in two Sunday majors in the past two months. Additionally, I have won the 100k Guaranteed and the $50 Rebuy on PokerStars, as well as the $30 Rebuy on FullTilt. Out of 92 cashes on Stars and Tilt, I have won 10 outright...
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    Posted Sep 20 2007, 03:51 PM by MattW with No Comments
  • Annette Wins!!


    Annette Obrestad’s win in the first World Series of Poker Europe Main Event should come as no surprise. Is it amazing? Yes. Exciting? Of course it is, but surprising? Not a bit. She may be the youngest WSOP bracelet winner ever, the first female main...
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    Posted Sep 18 2007, 07:15 AM by Lenny with No Comments
  • P5s Live: Borgata Poker Open Main Event


    On Sunday, PocketfivesLive began its coverage of one of the longest running major poker events: The Borgata Poker Open. This event is also a World Poker Tour televised event and is sure to attract big name pros from both sides of the poker tracks, as...
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    Posted Sep 15 2007, 02:54 PM by MattW with No Comments
  • Rankings Update: Apestyles on the Move


    The Rankings Update article from two weeks ago, “P5s Mod Flirting with Top 5 Status,” is no longer speculation; it's reality. The Triple Crowner known to the P5s world as apestyles (pictured right) has moved up two spots this week to the 5th position...
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    Posted Sep 12 2007, 06:40 PM by Tracy with No Comments
  • New Tax Q&A -- Updated for New Laws!


    This is an addendum to our existing Tax Q&A , written by Ann-Margaret Johnston, CPA, who is the author of How to Turn Your Poker Playing Into a Business . Brief Overview – This is an update from the previous post on 9/11/07. The IRS is taking note...
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    Posted Sep 11 2007, 08:47 AM by CPAEvil with No Comments
  • Mborch Wins Borgata Poker Open Event #4


    The Borgata Poker Open is underway from the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey. One PocketFiver has already made a splash, 41 year-old Michael “ Mborch ” Borchetta. The Lagrangeville, New York native barreled through a field of 395 entrants to take...
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    Posted Sep 10 2007, 02:42 PM by Dan with No Comments
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WCOOP Main Event Winner Carter 'ckingusc' King and P5s Live Reporter Court Harrington are our guests this week on the P5s Podcast.

P5s Podcast, Sep 25, 2008
Thur, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EST
Long time online winner and popular P5er Dan 'B_O_K_E' Bokesch is our newest guest on the P5s Podcast.

P5s Podcast, Sep 18, 2008
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