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Sep 27 2006, 05:11 PM
When the PocketFives.com Online Tournament Rankings became a reality in early 2005, professional poker player brSavage topped that list and was an exemplary #1 for three months. On April 17th, 2005, a streaky and fearless player hailing from the state of New York took over the top spot while everyone asked, “Who’s JohnnyBax?”.
After a media frenzy that followed at the 2005 World Series of Poker, hardly anyone outside a handful of poker players knew this poker phenom’s real name until he played the 7-Card Stud event in last year’s Series. Upon going deep in the first Stud tournament of his life, CardPlayer.com revealed JohnnyBax’s real name to be Cliff Josephy, and at last, the public could put a name to possibly the most feared online tournament player in the history of the game.
Cliff went on to capture a WSOP bracelet in that Stud event, topped the PokerStars.com Tournament Leaderboard in 2005, and won the hearts of Online Poker fans throughout the world. One of the nicest guys you’ll ever have the opportunity to meet, a devout family man, and a natural talent rivaled by only the elite, Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy retained his #1 Online Tournament Ranking for 17 months, being replaced by young superstar Ari Engel only last week.
Cliff will answer a lot of questions that have been on the minds of his fellow PocketFivers, including his recent activity in high-stakes cash games, how he juggles his online poker career with his family responsibilities, and his plans for the future. You can learn from JohnnyBax, Sheets, and other top online players at www.pokerxfactor.com.
Our second guest is Ranked Online tournament player Kevin Browne (BrowerKid, PocketFives.com Online Tournament Player Ranking #63). Kevin, who’s originally from Ireland and moved to New York when he was 5, worked as an accountant before turning his attention to Online Poker. Does he regret his decision to leave his "normal" job? How does he manage to play large buy-in online tournaments and mid-stakes online cash games at the same time? We'll ask Kevin those questions along with our Rapid Fire segment this week.
Our listeners may call-in questions for our guests by dialing 206-600-4896 and leaving a voice message, or you can send your emails to podcast@pocketfives.com.