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February 2009 - Posts

• CEREUS Announces $200,000 Points Race

  
  

  Currently underway on Absolute Poker and UltimateBet , both sites on the CEREUS Poker Network, is a $200,000 points race that awards money to its top 200 finishers. In fact, the winner will take home $15,000, while the runner up when the month of March... Read More... Posted Feb 28 2009, 09:30 PM by P5s Staff with No Comments

• National Problem Gambling Awareness Week is Back

  
  

  From March 1st through March 7th, the National Council on Problem Gambling hosts the seventh annual Problem Gambling Awareness Week . It's become a yearly staple of casinos and state lotteries as part of their outreach programs and the 2009 installment... Read More... Posted Feb 28 2009, 03:33 PM by Dan with 1 Comments

• High Stakes Poker Season 5 Debuts Sunday Night

  
  

  While you're hitting up the Sunday majors this weekend, make sure to turn on your television for the debut of the fifth season of " High Stakes Poker ." The popular ring-game series is back after an extended hiatus, with A.J. Benza and Gabe... Read More... Posted Feb 27 2009, 06:00 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Gittindrunk Wins First Sunday Major

  
  

  On February 22nd, Joel gittindrunk Shulruf took down the Bodog $100,000 Guaranteed for his first win in a Sunday major. The tournament is one of the most lucrative online due to its massive recurring overlay. Shulruf took full advantage of the truncated... Read More... Posted Feb 27 2009, 02:04 PM by Dan with 9 Comments

• SowersUNCC Takes Third in L.A. Poker Classic

  
  

  Entering the final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic second in chips, Mike SowersUNCC Sowers ultimately landed in third place, taking home $656,797 for his efforts. The PocketFiver was up and down throughout the entire tournament... Read More... Posted Feb 27 2009, 08:41 AM by Dan with 2 Comments

• Who is Jerry Payne?

  
  

  Back in November of 2005, Jerry sandler1860 Payne first joined the PocketFives.com online poker community. He was a certified newbie looking to improve his game. He lacked an Instant Messenger account to boot, making communication with his poker peers... Read More... Posted Feb 26 2009, 09:09 PM by Dan with 16 Comments

• Weekday Tournament Review for Feb-26-2009

  
  

  Pocketfives.com members won six major tournaments for the first part of this week, led by John JRD312 Dolan (right), who took down the Full Tilt Po ke r $1K Monday for $94,500 less than 24 hours of taking 3rd in the PokerStars $109 for $13k. Finishing... Read More... Posted Feb 26 2009, 01:11 PM by wandigo with No Comments

• SowersUNCC Reaches L.A. Poker Classic Final Table

  
  

  This afternoon, the final six players remaining in the World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic will reconvene at the Commerce Casino in front of Fox Sports Net television cameras. Each is guaranteed at least $240,000 and up for grabs is the $1.68 million... Read More... Posted Feb 26 2009, 08:58 AM by Dan with 7 Comments

• FieryJustice to Play in National Heads-Up Poker Championship

  
  

  On March 6th, PocketFiver Jonathan FieryJustice Little will once again take to the felts of NBC's " National Heads-Up Poker Championship ." Last year, he made quite a splash in the invite-only tournament, reaching the quarterfinals before... Read More... Posted Feb 25 2009, 09:19 PM by Dan with No Comments

• P5sLive Recap: Raidan, SowersUNCC in Top 10 at LAPC

  
  

  Four days are in the books at the World Poker Tour's (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic . The tournament, which crowns a winner on Thursday, is down to its final 20 players, including four PocketFivers. Dan Raidan Lu sits in ninth place with 662,000 chips.... Read More... Posted Feb 25 2009, 08:53 AM by P5s Staff with 4 Comments