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February 2009 - Posts

• Rankings Update: Steve "gboro780" Gross Claims #1 Ranking

  
  

  This week's P5s Rankings update features veteran member Steve gboro780 Gross (pictured) who becomes the #1 ranked online poker tournament player in the world after putting together impressive tournament cashes in the first two months of 2009. His... Read More... Posted Feb 25 2009, 07:10 AM by dhubermex with 6 Comments

• The-Toilet Joins the PocketFives.com Podcast

  
  

  One year ago, Faraz The-Toilet Jaka stormed onto the live poker scene by winning a $1,000 buy-in preliminary event held as part of the L.A. Poker Classic . He triumphed over a field of 416 entrants, banking $104,000 for his efforts. Earlier this month... Read More... Posted Feb 24 2009, 08:22 PM by P5s Staff with 2 Comments

• SowersUNCC, Redsoxsox Pace LAPC Field

  
  

  On Monday, the third day of play in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic took place from the Commerce Casino. A total of 167 players hit the felts and, when the smoke cleared on Day 3, just 63 remained, bursting the money bubble. Pacing the... Read More... Posted Feb 24 2009, 09:22 AM by Dan with 1 Comments

• PocketFivesLive Recap: PocketFivers Are 2-3-4 in LAPC

  
  

  Everything’s coming up Sowers at the 2009 World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic . PocketFiver Mike SowersUNCC Sowers finished with the 43rd largest chip stack after Day 1 on Saturday. On Sunday, the rich got richer, as Sowers now sits with the third... Read More... Posted Feb 23 2009, 08:58 AM by Dan with 4 Comments

• Tournament Review for 2-22-2009

  
  

  PocketFivers took down three major tournaments over the weekend, led by HotKarlMC of Germany, who won the PokerStars Sunday 500 for $91,250 after outlasting a field of 969 total participants. Fourth-ranked shaundeeb earned $50,000 for his 3rd place showing... Read More... Posted Feb 22 2009, 07:11 PM by dhubermex with 4 Comments

• PocketFivesLive Recap: LA Poker Classic Kicks Off

  
  

  In 2008, the World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic drew 665 entrants. In the end, of the most heralded players in the game, Phil Ivey, took home the title. This year, 696 players, a 5% increase, took to the felts at the Commerce Casino. At the end... Read More... Posted Feb 22 2009, 10:16 AM by P5s Staff with 1 Comments

• Introducing Dream Team Poker

  
  

  Previously, poker was held to be an individual sport. Now, the tables have turned. On March 27th, Dream Team Poker will hold the second tournament in its history, this time at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The revolutionary three-player team poker concept... Read More... Posted Feb 21 2009, 11:10 PM by Dan with No Comments

• PocketFivesLive: 2009 LAPC Preview

  
  

  Each year there are a few marquee events in tournament poker. The World Series of Poker Main Event holds the undisputed top spot, but once you get past that there are a handful of events that fall into the second tier behind the main event. Each February... Read More... Posted Feb 20 2009, 07:15 AM by Court with No Comments

• KA1SERfknS0ZE Takes Second in FTOPS Main Event

  
  

  A total of 5,287 players turned out for the Main Event of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). The $535 buy-in tournament resulted in a $2.6 million prize pool, surpassing its guarantee by over $100,000. At the end of the day, Alan “csimmsux” Geyer... Read More... Posted Feb 19 2009, 09:30 PM by Dan with 4 Comments

• Marduk Discusses Second Sunday Major Win

  
  

  Super Bowl Sunday was exactly that for Thomas marduk Nguyen. While the rest of the world was watching the Pittsburgh Steelers pull off a late win against the Arizona Cardinals, Nguyen captured first place in the Sunday Warm-Up on PokerStars for $105,000... Read More... Posted Feb 19 2009, 01:52 PM by P5s Staff with No Comments