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January 2008 - Posts

• Rankings Update: The rdcrsn Formula

  
  

  Last week, rdcrsn (pictured) taught us all how to crack the top 10 (win over $100k in 7 days or less, remember?). This week, he continued his benevolent ways by bestowing upon us a formula for the next crucial step: advancing within the top ten. The formula... Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 11:38 AM by MattW with No Comments

• Winning is the Best Medicine

  
  

  In the online poker community being sick is almost always a good thing. Well, two weeks ago Glen “Choron” Chorny was sick as a dog, and it had nothing to do with his play in the World Poker Open 5k Pot Limit Omaha event. “I was actually sick as a dog... Read More... Posted Jan 27 2008, 02:11 PM by Lenny with No Comments

• Stars Adds Steps Leading to the EPT

  
  

  If you've ever dreamed of one day playing in a big buy-in live event, PokerStars may have just made it easier for you to realize that dream. They recently added steps leading to both the EPT Monte Carlo and the EPT Warsaw. The total prize package for... Read More... Posted Jan 24 2008, 12:19 PM by MattW with No Comments

• Rankings Update: rdcrsn and How to Crack the Top Ten

  
  

  So what does it take to crack the top ten? Well, here's one suggestion: get close, then win over $100k in one day. It's a proven method; just ask rdcrsn (pictured). Last sunday he took 2nd in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance for $26,579 and 3rd in... Read More... Posted Jan 24 2008, 10:08 AM by MattW with No Comments

• Oh, to be 18 and named Stevie

  
  

  Stephen Chidwick just graduated high school in July of 2007. While his peers in the United Kingdom were preparing themselves for University, perhaps taking a quick jaunt to the continent or further abroad if they had the means, Stephen sat down in front... Read More... Posted Jan 20 2008, 06:04 PM by Lenny with No Comments

• Rankings Update: SowersUNCC in the Top 10 (again)

  
  

  This week in the PocketFives.com World Wide Rankings, two high-profile pros moved up into the top 10. The first is Triple Crown winner AJKHoosier1 . He was able to climb up another rung on the top ten ladder into 7th. The second player is SowersUNCC ... Read More... Posted Jan 16 2008, 07:36 PM by MattW with No Comments

• Closer Look: Denmark

  
  

  When you mix in the word 'poker' with the place 'Denmark,' one of the first images you may conjure up is the face of a man known as The Great Dane. Gus Hansen has been an integral part of the poker boom that is currently taking place in Denmark, undoubtedly... Read More... Posted Jan 15 2008, 01:33 PM by MattW with No Comments

• P5s Live Recap: PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

  
  

  The 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure went off without a hitch and is yet another feather in the cap of a company that proves time and again why they are the leader in the industry. PokerStars teamed up with the European Poker Tour to host one of the... Read More... Posted Jan 14 2008, 04:15 AM by Court with No Comments

• 2007 Poker Year in Review

  
  

  What an incredible up and down ride it’s been for the online poker community in 2007. With questions surrounding the legal future of the game in the United States to a massive turnout at the World Series of Poker, 2007 demonstrated more than ever that... Read More... Posted Jan 10 2008, 08:52 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Rankings Update: Ape in the Top Five

  
  

  This week the PocketFives.com Worldwide Rankings got stirred up to the brim with countless top players making efforts to improve their status. In the top ten alone, three players stepped up their game. The biggest story of all, though, is apestyles (pictured... Read More... Posted Jan 10 2008, 11:07 AM by MattW with No Comments