By
dhubermex
This week's Podcast features interviews with PocketFivers Aaron Been and Nick "Agriffrod" Mitchell.
Our first guest has quickly worked his way into the PocketFives.com Online Tournament Player Rankings since arriving on the tournament scene less than a year ago. Aaron Been, who goes by that exact same name when playing online, is currently ranked #45 in the world at online tournament play. Aaron is also a Guest Pro Instructor at www.CardRunners.com, and is currently releasing videos to a $109 freezeout tournament he played on UltimateBet.com.
Aaron talks about the level of poker in the U.S. and in Australia during his interview, where he once played in a $1/$2 No-Limit game at an electronic table. Aaron also refers to one of his best friends (and feared tournament player) "ActionJeff" Garza in a prank that involved over $10,000, a Nalgene bottle, and a Ziplock bag.
Nick Mitchell hadn’t had a lot of success in online tournaments until September of last year, when he chopped the $55k Guaranteed on PokerStars for over $15,000. From there, he’s gone on to have a couple of 5-digit scores, including 4th Place in the Sunday Second Chance on PokerStars for over $13,000. A fan favorite in the Off-Topic Forum, Nick talks about how he's a work in progress at the poker tables and hopes to soon become a dominant force at the virtual tables.
This week's show will also include interviews with Paul "Beanie" Nobles and World Series of Poker Director of Operations Gary Thompson.