Poker Articles

December 2007 - Posts

• Lucky #13 : interview with fergwrx, UBOC champion

  
  

  Andrew Ferguson, known to Pocketfives as fergwrx is somewhat of a newcomer to the online tournament circuit. He has been involved with online poker for almost four years, but unlike the majority of his peers he was first attracted to the industry from... Read More... Posted Dec 30 2007, 01:51 PM by Lenny with No Comments

• Something is Klausen in the state of Denmark

  
  

  Jonas Klausen is no benighted, troubled, brooding prince of Denmark. He wears a ready smile on his face, jokes and laughs easily and is enjoying his success at the poker table quite fully, thank you very much. He is the top ranked Pocketfiver in his home... Read More... Posted Dec 23 2007, 08:30 PM by Lenny with No Comments

• The PocketFives Poker Legislation Forum Takes Shape

  
  

  You might have noticed a new addition to PocketFives.com. You can find it on the left hand menu of the site, right next to the words you’re reading. It’s the Poker Legislation Forum and it’s the place to find all of the news and analysis of the online... Read More... Posted Dec 20 2007, 02:38 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Rankings Update: Top Ten Gets Baxed

  
  

  This week JohnnyBax (pictured) made his way back into the top ten where ultimately, we all know he belongs. He has been a mainstay in the online poker community from the start, and in the past few years he has made himself into an example of a player... Read More... Posted Dec 19 2007, 05:58 PM by MattW with No Comments

• Don't quit your day job

  
  

  The majority of the news coverage at Pocketfives is of our ranked players and other big movers in the world of online poker. This “elite poker population” is not the end all and be all of the Pocketfives community, far from it in fact. In addition to... Read More... Posted Dec 17 2007, 02:14 AM by Lenny with No Comments

• Rankings Update: POKERPRO and Sowers on the move in the Top Ten

  
  

  In this week's PocketFives.com World Wide Rankings update, there are two players advancing in the top ten. The first is POKERPRO33, who moved up one spot to claim 4th. He has been a consistent mover in the rankings and for good reason. This month... Read More... Posted Dec 13 2007, 01:40 PM by MattW with No Comments

• PokerStars Releases Beta Version of Mac Game Client

  
  

  Tis' the season for giving, and Macintosh users are getting a big end of the year gift from PokerStars . For a long time now, one major qualm people have had with Macs (or one major qualm that people have had with poker sites, depending on who you... Read More... Posted Dec 11 2007, 03:07 PM by MattW with No Comments

• The Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society Takes Off

  
  

  It’s been two months since the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society , or GPSTS, was introduced to members of PocketFives.com. The organization, which focuses on poker as an educational medium, launched back in August and has already made waves within... Read More... Posted Dec 11 2007, 01:21 AM by Dan with No Comments

• Players Only $1,000,000 Freeroll!

  
  

  If you don't already know, Players Only is part of the Cake network and is one of the few poker sites available exclusively to Americans. They have had a very high rate of success in accepting credit card deposits, and as a result, many Americans... Read More... Posted Dec 06 2007, 02:43 PM by MattW with No Comments

• Rankings Update: Day of the AJK

  
  

  AJKHoosier1 (pictured) advanced two more spots this week in the PocketFives.com World Wide Rankings, and is now number 7. He final tabled yet another $109 Rebuy on PokerStars, closing out what was a phenomenal month for this Triple Crown winner. SowersUNCC... Read More... Posted Dec 06 2007, 11:45 AM by MattW with No Comments