Poker Articles

August 2008 - Posts

• What’s Wrong with Tournament Poker

  
  

  With live tournaments now becoming the center of attention in the poker world, PocketFives.com sat down with Jesse Jones , founder and President of the World Poker Association (WPA). The organization seeks to “promote poker as a sport by advocating professionalism... Read More... Posted Aug 24 2008, 05:02 PM by Dan with 7 Comments

• Legends of Poker: Day 1A Recap

  
  

  The 2008 Legends of Poker Main Event kicked off Saturday afternoon at the Bicycle Casino; showcasing many of today's top online tournament players in a major WPT event. PocketFivesLive coverage for Day 1A ended with Alvin alsmooth Zeidenfeld (pictured... Read More... Posted Aug 24 2008, 12:59 AM by P5s Staff with 1 Comments

• PocketFivesLive: Legends of Poker Preview

  
  

  The Legends of Poker doesn’t show up on any schedule or calendar as the first event of anything, but in the minds of many poker players it marks the new season of live tournament poker. With the World Series of Poker wrapping up (for all but nine) in... Read More... Posted Aug 22 2008, 08:08 PM by Court with No Comments

• Success 101 with Isaac “mr. menlo” Baron

  
  

  Anytime I ask members of PocketFives.com to name whose game they respect the most, the answer is nearly the same every time: Isaac mr. menlo Baron. It doesn’t seem to matter who I ask, whether or not they’re ranked, or how long they’ve been playing poker... Read More... Posted Aug 22 2008, 08:07 PM by Dan with 5 Comments

• It’s All About the Goggles

  
  

  Luke Staudenmaier has made IWEARGOGGLES #72 a household name in the online poker world. I still chuckle at it every time I read his screen name. However, his play is nothing to laugh at. Staudenmaier is fresh off a third place finish in Event #17 of the... Read More... Posted Aug 22 2008, 06:33 PM by Dan with 3 Comments

• Brent “bhanks11” Hanks Up to #17 in Online Poker Rankings

  
  

  There have been a slew of accolades recently by members of PocketFives.com. Some of the elite players in the online poker community have won Full Tilt Online Poker Series events, taken down the Sunday Million, and dominated tournaments on Bodog . Here... Read More... Posted Aug 22 2008, 05:32 PM by Dan with 1 Comments

• Rankings Update: P0KERPR033 Storms Back into Top 10

  
  

  This week's P5s Rankings update features James P0KERPR033 Campbell (pictured), who has jumped nine spots all the way up to the #7 worldwide ranking following his 2nd place finish in the Full Tilt Online Poker Series IX $300 rebuy event for $157,500... Read More... Posted Aug 21 2008, 09:09 AM by dhubermex with No Comments

• “Unbay2k4” Wins PokerStars Sunday Warm-U

  
  

  One PocketFiver who turned heads last weekend was Unbay2k4 , who took down the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for a healthy $105,000. It was a weekend where the entire focus of the online poker world was on the finale of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series,... Read More... Posted Aug 20 2008, 09:48 PM by Dan with 1 Comments

• How Do You Say “Poker” in German? Sebbau!

  
  

  The Full Tilt Online Poker Series brought in players from around the world. From the United States to Australia to India, one goal united poker enthusiasts over the 10-day tournament series: win an FTOPS event and become an instant sensation. Hailing... Read More... Posted Aug 20 2008, 08:08 PM by Dan with 1 Comments

• Court Harrington on the Legends of Poker

  
  

  Day 1-A of the 2008 World Poker Tour Legends of Poker kicks off this Saturday, August 23rd. Day 1-B occurs on Sunday. It’s the first major live tournament since the recently-completed 2008 World Series of Poker, which set records across the board for... Read More... Posted Aug 20 2008, 04:10 PM by Dan with No Comments