Poker Articles

January 2009 - Posts

• DoylesRoom Moving to the Cake Poker Network

  
  

  Currently a site that makes its home on the Microgaming Network, DoylesRoom will soon head to the Cake Poker Network . PocketFives.com has learned that the official changeover is tentatively scheduled to occur next Tuesday, January 27th. The Cake Poker... Read More... Posted Jan 22 2009, 09:37 PM by Dan with 4 Comments

• Weekday Tournament Review for Jan-22-09

  
  

  Pocketfives.com members won six major tournaments for the first part of this week, led by professional player Owen ocrowe Crowe (right), who took down the PokerStars Super Tuesday for $83.4k, just over a month after taking down the Sunday $200 rebuy for... Read More... Posted Jan 22 2009, 12:43 PM by wandigo with 4 Comments

• MansionPoker $2.5 Million Guaranteed

  
  

  MansionPoker.com has decided to start the year off with a bang by introducing a competitive daily satellite schedule to the $2,500,000 Guaranteed on March 8th! Players at MansionPoker can gain entry into the $1,500+80 showcase event for as little as ... Read More... Posted Jan 22 2009, 09:05 AM by P5s Staff with No Comments

• ACLU of Kentucky Discusses Internet Gambling Case and Appeal

  
  

  This week featured a landmark moment for the online poker industry. A three judge Court of Appeals panel in the Commonwealth of Kentucky ruled in favor of 141 internet gambling domain names, blocking the actions by Governor Steve Beshear, who ordered... Read More... Posted Jan 21 2009, 09:41 PM by Dan with 2 Comments

• Kentucky Online Poker Case Appealed to State Supreme Court

  
  

  On Tuesday, the internet gambling industry emerged victorious in a case involving the seizure and possible forfeiture of 141 of its most notable domain names. The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled in favor of online poker sites such as PokerStars , Full... Read More... Posted Jan 21 2009, 08:32 PM by Dan with 1 Comments

• Rankings Update: THAY3R on the Move

  
  

  This week's P5s Rankings update features Thayer THAY3R Rasmussen (pictured), who climbs seven spots to #23 worldwide on the heels of his 3rd place finish in the UltimateBet $1,000+50 buy-in UBOC Championship Event over the weekend. He also has recent... Read More... Posted Jan 21 2009, 07:37 AM by dhubermex with 1 Comments

• Kentucky Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Online Poker

  
  

  The case involving the seizure and forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names reached a pinnacle on Tuesday afternoon. The Kentucky Court of Appeals overturned the actions by the State and its Governor, Steve Beshear, sparing the domain names in... Read More... Posted Jan 20 2009, 10:12 PM by Dan with 2 Comments

• Happy Birthday to PocketFives

  
  

  On January 18th, 2009, PocketFives.com celebrated its fourth birthday. Now boasting over 64,000 members, the site has become one of the hallmarks of the online poker industry. The very first Online Poker Rankings were compiled as the site launched and... Read More... Posted Jan 19 2009, 04:14 PM by Dan with 2 Comments

• Tournament Review for 1-18-2009

  
  

  Although PocketFivers only captured two major weekend tournament victories, Shane Anbessa Pacheco of California took home $144,600 after finishing 2nd in the UltimateBet UBOC Championship $1 Million Guaranteed event. The second largest online tournament... Read More... Posted Jan 19 2009, 03:21 AM by dhubermex with 9 Comments

• P5s Live: "AawwNutz" Wins Biloxi Southern Poker Championship

  
  

  Allen AawwNutz Carter (pictured), a PocketFives.com member since February 2005, took down the Southern Poker Championship in the early morning hours of Sunday for $1,025,500! Allen outlasted a field of over 280 players in the Main Event and played passively... Read More... Posted Jan 18 2009, 06:21 AM by dhubermex with 10 Comments