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November 2008 - Posts

• Tournament Review for 11-23-2008

  
  

  Danny THE__D__RY Ryan (pictured) won the PokerStars $1.5 million guaranteed Sunday Million for $190,000 over the weekend; as PocketFives.com members took down four major online poker tournaments. Brazil's aakkari won the Stars "Sunday 500"... Read More... Posted Nov 24 2008, 02:29 AM by dhubermex with 5 Comments

• iMEGA Weighs in on UIGEA Regulations

  
  

  Now that the industry has had a chance to digest the meaning of the 121 page document that outlines the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), many organizations have begun weighing in. One such group is the Interactive... Read More... Posted Nov 23 2008, 09:35 PM by Dan with 1 Comments

• Jeffbeesdat Boosts Bankroll by $138,000

  
  

  Making quick work of the fourth event of the recently-completed Full Tilt Online Poker Series was Jeff jeffbeesdat Gray. The Texan scooped a healthy $138,000 payday for the win, one of the largest prizes of the 25 event tournament series. The $300+22... Read More... Posted Nov 21 2008, 10:38 PM by Dan with 9 Comments

• Fisheater111 on his Sunday Second Chance Win

  
  

  The weekend of November 15th and 16th marked a big Sunday for PocketFivers. Members of the site took down the $150K Guaranteed on Absolute Poker , the FTOPS Two-Day Event and Sunday Mulligan on Full Tilt Poker, the Sunday 500 on PokerStars, and the UltimateBet... Read More... Posted Nov 21 2008, 03:44 PM by Dan with 1 Comments

• Poker Nordica Hosts $2,000 Rake Race in December

  
  

  Poker Nordica , a skin on the Merge Network , will host an exclusive $2,000 Rake Race in December for members who sign up for a rakeback account through PocketFives.com. Several PocketFivers have already become part of our rakeback program, and this giveaway... Read More... Posted Nov 21 2008, 09:13 AM by P5s Staff with No Comments

• TheBeing Wins Full Tilt Poker Sunday Mulligan

  
  

  On November 16th, while most of the attention of the online poker world was focused on the Main Event of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series , one PocketFiver was busy making his own waves in the site’s Sunday Mulligan . Sean TheBeing Golin scored just... Read More... Posted Nov 20 2008, 03:09 PM by Dan with 2 Comments

• Rankings Update: "Eisenhower1" Enters Top 10

  
  

  This week's P5s Rankings update features Sweden's eisenhower1 , who enters the top 10 this week after stringing together impressive online tournament results over the past 12 months. His largest online tournament cash came earlier this year when... Read More... Posted Nov 19 2008, 09:12 PM by dhubermex with 1 Comments

• ESPN Commentator Norman Chad Headlines PocketFives.com Podcast

  
  

  The World Series of Poker on ESPN is a staple of the network’s programming. New episodes have occupied the Tuesday night timeslot in recent months and bringing the action to millions of people across the airwaves is none other than WSOP on ESPN commentator... Read More... Posted Nov 19 2008, 06:42 PM by Dan with No Comments

• PocketFivers Win Nine FTOPS Events

  
  

  There were 25 events that comprised the tenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series . Members of PocketFives.com flocked to Full Tilt in droves, each searching for their share of the $15 million that was up for grabs. When the smoke cleared on Sunday after the... Read More... Posted Nov 18 2008, 09:10 AM by Dan with 3 Comments

• JohnnyBax Discusses FTOPS Omaha Victory

  
  

  When PocketFivers think of Cliff JohnnyBax Josephy, many envision images of one of the top online poker players in the world. The owner of the top spot on the PocketFives.com Online Poker Rankings for over a year, Josephy has found success in some of... Read More... Posted Nov 17 2008, 10:25 PM by Dan with 5 Comments