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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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Posted Nov 15 2007, 11:56 AM by MattW with No Comments
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Rank PLB PRO
1. gboro780 3 1
2. djk123 1 3
3. Jovial Gent 2 4
4. moorman1 8 2
5. Doc Sands 5 6
6. rock3656 6 8
7. govshark2 7 7
8. ImaLuckSac 11 9
9. badpab2 4 19
10. brainwash 10 16
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Rank PLB
 1. djk123 9022.06
 2. Jovial Gent 8103.48
 3. gboro780 8046.07
 4. rock3656 7746.87
 5. govshark2 7645.73
 6. brainwash 7528.39
 7. ImaLuckSac 7369.79
 8. 1SickDisease 7316.68
 9. HITTHEPANDA 7271.41
 10. hoodini10 7171.58
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