July 2008 - Posts
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On the second to last day of the 2008 Congressional session before the August recess in the United States, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing. Its goal was to discuss a resolution to place Karl Rove in contempt as well as discuss 12 bills for...
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This week's P5's Rankings update features a battle for the #1 worldwide online tournament ranking as Dan djk123 Kelly takes over the top spot from shaundeeb. Chris moorman1 Moorman of the United Kingdom (pictured) moves up to #2 this week thanks...
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This week, the Ultimate Bet scandal and the formation of CEREUS take center stage on the PocketFives.com Podcast , as we welcome Paul Leggett , Chief Operating Officer of Tokwire, the parent company of Absolute Poker and UB. Leggett has had a busy 2008...
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Bodog and PocketFives are giving away 3 added seats to the $250k Guaranteed in an exclusive event on Saturday, August 2nd, at 2:35pm ET. This private event is open to all P5'ers, and will give players a chance to enter a high stakes tournament that...
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PocketFives.com members took down 5 of 12 major weekend tournaments as #28 ranked online tournament player Hunter the_Hunt_D Frey (pictured) won the Full Tilt Poker $250k Guaranteed Sunday Brawl for $75k. Ben bfineman Fineman took 5th in that same tournament...
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The largest online poker room on the planet, PokerStars , has taken a pre-emptive strike at CEREUS, the new network formed by the player bases of Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker, as well as the rest of the online poker world. Currently in the final days...
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In case you missed it, PocketFiver James P0KERPR033 Campbell became the newest Ultimate Bet Star Player. The online poker site, which is now a member of the CEREUS poker network, welcomed the 24th ranked player on PocketFives.com into its ranks. Campbell...
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In an article that appeared in the Las Vegas Review Journal newspaper last week, Nevada Congressmen Jon Porter (a Republican) and Shelley Berkley (a Democrat) lashed out against the Investing in our Human Resources Act, HR 6501. The bill, which was introduced...
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The third largest online poker network in the world was formed on Thursday, with UltimateBet and Absolute Poker combining user bases and features to launch CEREUS . The move came after more than a year of development by executives at the two online poker...
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We’ve all critiqued Harrah’s pushing the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event back until November. Would it stunt a player making a run at the $9 million first place prize? Would it mean that skill would be the determining factor? Would...
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