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November 2007 - Posts

• Closer Look: Brazil (Intro by Maridu)

  
  

  Ahhh Brazil… Carnaval, beaches, sun, girls from Ipanema, soccer, poker….wait. Poker? Yes, POKER! Ok, so poker is not a part of our culture like samba, but many Brazilians have the moves when it comes to playing cards, and they have been doing more than... Read More... Posted Nov 29 2007, 02:51 PM by MattW with No Comments

• Rankings Update: mr. menlo #1 in Pro Poll

  
  

  This week mr. menlo (pictured) moved into 3rd in the PocketFives.com World Wide Rankings. Even though he plays significantly less volume than many of the other top players, when he does play he makes it count. Two weeks ago he finished 1st and 2nd in... Read More... Posted Nov 29 2007, 11:33 AM by MattW with No Comments

• Closer Look: Switzerland

  
  

  Switzerland is a country that is producing an ever increasing amount of talented poker players, and the poker fever there seems to be expanding. Some of our own members here at PocketFives are adamant supporters of the Swiss poker revolution and hope... Read More... Posted Nov 27 2007, 02:52 PM by MattW with No Comments

• World Poker Tour Expanding Internationally and Digitally

  
  

  The World Poker Tour is in the midst of filming its sixth season, an amazing feat for the little-known program that filmed its first episode back in June, 2002. With the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic on the horizon, the WPT announced... Read More... Posted Nov 27 2007, 12:55 AM by Dan with No Comments

• Rankings Update: Top Ten Shuffle

  
  

  This week the top ten underwent some significant changes, although Mr. Batista is still #1. For now the top four are safe, but just around the corner their opponents are looking for an opportunity to challenge them. Several top players this week are making... Read More... Posted Nov 22 2007, 12:31 PM by MattW with No Comments

• FTOPS IV Wrap-Up

  
  

  The FTOPS ended this Monday with the completion of the Main Event. Last week we did a recap of the first eight events, and since then eight more events have been played, three of which had prize-pools of over $1 million. Well known players and no names... Read More... Posted Nov 20 2007, 03:05 PM by MattW with No Comments

• If I only had a Braien

  
  

  Last Sunday Pocketfiver Braien made the biggest score of his life, and one of the biggest scores of the year online by winning FTOPS #7. He outflopped, outplayed and outlasted a field of 4,475 entrants in the $300 buy-in event. Two other Pocketfivers... Read More... Posted Nov 18 2007, 03:09 PM by Lenny with No Comments

• Card Player Cruises Tournament Series

  
  

  Congratulations to Cruise Freeroll Winner Congratulations to HOUSECATS , our winner of this week’s Bodog Final Cruise Freeroll. He has won the Card Player Cruises 7 Day Mexican Riviera Cruise. Also a big thanks to all of those members who participated... Read More... Posted Nov 17 2007, 04:34 PM by Sandy with No Comments

• Bodog Approaches Billionth Hand

  
  

  Bodog is steadily approaching its 1,000,000,000th hand dealt. As a result, they've let the cat out the bag and announced their Billionth Hand Promotion. This promotion includes thousands of dollars worth of prizes that will be distributed over the... Read More... Posted Nov 15 2007, 01:45 PM by MattW with No Comments

• Rankings Update: Moorman1 cracks the top 20

  
  

  In this week's rankings update, moorman1 (pictured) made a significant jump into the top 20. He has had 6 final tables in only 7 days and his total cashes last week exceeded $28k. Some of his scores included a 6th place finish in the PokerStars Sunday... Read More... Posted Nov 15 2007, 11:56 AM by MattW with No Comments