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June 2009 - Posts

• Tournament Review for 6-29-2009

  
  

  PocketFivers were led over the weekend by United Kingdom's Bonified Andy Ward, who took down the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $131,900 upon outlasting over 4,000 opponents. P5er mementmori placed 3rd in that event for $69,350. Shiptothesails finished... Read More... Posted Jun 29 2009, 07:55 AM by dhubermex with 1 Comments

• Three PocketFivers Final Table WSOP Event #45

  
  

  Three PocketFives.com members made the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker Event #45 ($10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em), led by Eric basebaldy Baldwin (pictured), who placed 3rd for just under $260,000 only days after he won WSOP Event #34 ($1... Read More... Posted Jun 26 2009, 12:14 PM by P5s Staff with 1 Comments

• Weekday Tournament Review for Jun-26-2009

  
  

  PocketFives.com members won 10 major tournaments for the first part of this week, led by Jeremy daisyxoxo Fitzpatrick (pictured) of South Carolina, who took down this week's Full Tilt Po ke r $1k Monday for $79.5k. Jeremy is a Triple Crown winner... Read More... Posted Jun 25 2009, 08:34 PM by wandigo with 1 Comments

• Ray Foley (WirdPair) on his WSOP Bracelet Win

  
  

  In Event #39 of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament, PocketFiver Ray WirdPair Foley (pictured at right) ripped through a field of 2,715 players en route to a $657,000 payday. It marked one of the largest... Read More... Posted Jun 25 2009, 01:49 PM by Dan with 1 Comments

• Ryan Fisler Got Skillz in WSOP Razz

  
  

  The $2,500 buy-in Seven Card Razz tournament during the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) ended with PocketFiver Ryan Gotskillz Fisler (pictured at right) nabbing third place for $76,000. Members of the online poker community have earned well over $16... Read More... Posted Jun 25 2009, 11:57 AM by Dan with No Comments

• Rankings Update: New Faces in Top 20

  
  

  This week's Online Poker Rankings update features a group of superstar online poker tournament players who have recently made headlines as they move up the ladder in the worldwide rankings. Ninth-ranked Ryan gutshtallin Welch (pictured) who is currently... Read More... Posted Jun 25 2009, 09:08 AM by dhubermex with 3 Comments

• World Poker Tour Announces WPT Slovakia

  
  

  On August 26th, the World Poker Tour (WPT) invades Bratislava, Slovakia for the first ever WPT Slovakia . The WPT has partnered with Slovak Poker Sport Federation to bring the spectacle to life. The Main Event promises to be fierce, as a €4,400 buy-in... Read More... Posted Jun 24 2009, 08:53 PM by Dan with No Comments

• Shaun Deeb Joins the PocketFives Podcast

  
  

  This week, the PocketFives.com Podcast sponsored by Carbon Poker is privileged to welcome one of the game’s best. Shaun shaundeeb Deeb, who sits at number two on the PocketFives.com Online Poker Rankings , joins us this week fielding member questions... Read More... Posted Jun 24 2009, 02:24 PM by Dan with 1 Comments

• Carbon Poker Offering $50,000 Guaranteed Entry with Deposit

  
  

  Carbon Poker, a USA-friendly site on the Merge Gaming Network, is rolling out the red carpet for players to enter its weekly $50,000 Guaranteed . The tournament is the flagship event on Carbon Poker and comes with a $109 price tag. First place regularly... Read More... Posted Jun 24 2009, 12:52 PM by P5s Staff with 5 Comments

• Belabacsi Wins WSOP $5,000 NLHE Shootout, Hungary's First Bracelet

  
  

  The streets of Budapest erupted into a chorus of cheers on Tuesday, as Hungarian PocketFiver Peter Belabacsi Traply (pictured at right) captured the country’s first World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet. Traply emerged victorious from the pack in... Read More... Posted Jun 24 2009, 11:08 AM by P5s Staff with 1 Comments