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RANK		PLB SCORE (Rank)	PRO POLL AVG (Rank)	PREV RANK
1.	gboro780: Steve "gboro780" Gross has been one of the top online tournament players in the world since 2005. He won the Monthly PLB for February '09 by the closest margin ever; edging out "moorman1" by only 0.39 points to become MPLB champion. This PocketFives Triple Crown winner has impressed much of the poker world with his knowledge of the game and his easy-going personality. Steve's victory in the FTOPS XI Event #10 ($1.5m Guaranteed) in February '09 was good for $275,600. In 2008, Steve had two outright victories in the AbsolutePoker $150k Guaranteed Saturday flagship tournament for a combined $78,000. He also had two wins in the AbsolutePoker $1k Weekly tournament in back-to-back months for $34k each. His third-largest online tournament cash to date came in January '09 when he placed 2nd in the Full Tilt Poker $1 Million Guaranteed for $126,500. In the early morning hours of April 8th, 2009, Steve battled heads-up against fellow PocketFiver Andy McLEOD in the PokerStars SCOOP $3,000+150 6-max Mixed Hold'em event; placing 2nd for $128,000 following a one-on-one competition that was enjoyed by many in the online poker community. The Well: Steve "gboro780" Gross Inside the Game with Steve "gboro780" Gross	8544.39 (2)	7.94 (1)	1
2.	djk123: mhrep on UB. Imabigkidnow on Full Tilt. Dan "djk123" Kelly stormed into the Top 10 in 2008 thanks to his wins in the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand and $100 rebuy tournamets. After a 3rd place finish in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed in March '08 for $55,600, he went on to take down another Stars $100 rebuy. In November '08, he won the FTOPS X Event #14 ($200+16 NLHE Turbo) for $104,870. Three months later he would place 3rd in the FTOPS XI $6-handed $300 rebuy Event #17 for another $116,700. In June '09, he placed 2nd in the PokerStars "Sunday 500" tournament outright for $68,900 and then took down the WCOOP Event #2 ($215 Razz) for $53,400 in September '09. Two weeks later, he won the WCOOP Event #44 ($10,300 HORSE) for $252,350 and then recorded his largest career online tournament cash upon placing 4th in the WCOOP Main Event ($5,200 NLHE Two-Day) for $643,200.	9425.23 (1)	13.44 (4)	2
3.	Jovial Gent: Formerly known as atimos, he took home $250k for winning the Sunday Million back in 2006. In September 2009, Yevgeniy Timoshenko won the PokerStars WCOOP Main Event ($5,200 NLHE Two-Day) for $1,715,200! He took down the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday on the same day for another $75k. He also has victories in the Full Tilt Poker $150 rebuy and AbsolutePoker $150k Guaranteed events for $65,000 and $40,800 respectively. Although atimos has had an incredible amount of online tournament success, he is best-known for his win in the WPT Championship Event for $2,150,000 in April 2009. He also won the APT-Macau Main Event in August '08 for an even $500,000.	8459.52 (3)	12.99 (3)	4
4.	moorman1: Chris Moorman holds the record as an eight-time PocketFives Triple Crown Winner and won the Monthly PLB for April '09. An incredibly consistent player, moorman1 chopped the FTOPS XIII Event #17 ($300+22 NLHE with rebuys) for $204,000 in August '09. He's won several major events, including the Absolute and Full Tilt 1k's and a chop of the Sunday 2nd chance on Stars. He final tabled the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed in January 2008 for $36,600 and became the #1 ranked online tournament player worldwide in January 2009. His second-largest online cash came in April '09 when he final tabled the PokerStars SCOOP High Stakes Main Event for $113,000. In February '09, he won the PokerStars $100 Sunday rebuy for $88,200. The Well: Chris "moorman1" Moorman moorman1 Podcast - October 23, 2008	7931.08 (5)	12.39 (2)	3
5.	Doc Sands: Formerly known as "Sir Sands." Monthly PLB Champion, May '09. This online tournament player caught fire in September '08 when he won the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed and AbsolutePoker $150k Guaranteed tournaments for $45k and $37,500 respectively. His largest cash came in May '09 when he won the FTOPS XII Event #10 for $259,400. In November '08, he won the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed for $132,800. In April '09, he won the Sunday Mulligan for $53k. At the end of May '09, Sands was in the winner's circle in the Cake Poker $250,000 Guaranteed, earning over $50,000 for his efforts. In August '09, David won the PokerStars "Sunday 500" event for $90,100. In September 2009, Sands took down the Full Tilt $1K Monday for nearly $90,000. Doc Sands Wins PokerStars Sunday 500 After Rally Massage Aug 03, 2009 Sir Sands Wins Fifth Weekend Major Apr 22, 2009 Sir Sands Wins Fourth Weekend Major Dec 02, 2008 Doc Sands Podcast - September 03, 2009	7554.66 (7)	18.24 (6)	5
6.	rock3656: Back-to-back Monthly PLB Champion: June/July '09 - A world-class poker talent from the state of California, Michael Rocco has a 3rd place showing in the PokerStars Wednesday Quarter Million for $32k along with a runner-up performance in the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed for $26,700 (Apr '09). He also has an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker $75k Guaranteed for $20,200. In June '09, "rock3656" took down the Full Tilt Poker $90k Guaranteed Saturday $300+20 freeze-out tournament for $23,800. He debuted in the PocketFives Rankings at #71 in July '09, then took down the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed for $44,660 a few days later. Let's Get Ready to Rock (Again) Aug 03, 2009 rock3656 Podcast - July 09, 2009	7971.03 (4)	25.98 (9)	9
7.	govshark2: govshark2 on all sites. He went on a very impressive run in mid 2008; earning $86,700 for his 2nd place finish in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed. His big payday came in October of that same year with a victory in the PokerStars Sunday Million flagship tournament for $184,500. One month later, he placed 4th in the FTOPS X NLHE 6-max rebuy Event #16 for $83,600. He also had a 3rd place showing in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance for $30k along with an outright victory in the Full Tilt $90k Guaranteed for another $23,800. On November 30th, 2008, he placed 2nd in the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy for $32,500. More recently, Ravi has an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for $78,250 (Jul '09) and a runner-up performance in the $200k Guaranteed Sunday rebuy on Full Tilt for another $41,700 (Feb '09). In August '09, he won the PokerStars Sunday 500 event for just over $100k. govshark2 Podcast - July 23, 2009	7402.60 (12)	24.49 (7)	7
8.	shaundeeb: Shaun Deeb's name became synonymous with "high volume" early on in his career, earning him a spot atop the PokerStars Yearly Tournament Leaderboard. He is a PocketFives Triple Crown winner who won the March '09 Monthly PLB title after posting victories in the PokerStars $100 Sunday rebuy for $75.8k, the Full Tilt $100 rebuy for $41.5k, the Stars $100k Guaranteed for $28.2k and the Stars Nightly Hundred Grand for $21,700 within a period of one week. He also had a 2nd place effort in the $100 Sunday rebuy during that month for nearly $50k. His largest NLHE online tournament cash came in the early morning hours of August 11th, 2008, when he won the FTOPS Heads-Up Event #9 for $115,000. That win came only three months after he took down the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $102,500. In September '08, he won the $300 PLO rebuy WCOOP Event #25 for $144k. In January '09, Shaun won the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for $81,800. His other online accomplishments include an outright victory and 3rd Place finish in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for a combined $125,000, plus another 3rd Place showing in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed for $52,500. In April '09, Shaun took 2nd in the PokerStars High Stakes SCOOP Event #20 for $90,300. In 2007, Shaun Deeb made headlines after wagering nearly $1 million on UltimateBet Blackjack in a week, and winning over $30,000 in the process! Articles by shaundeeb The Flaw in Level 2 Thinking shaundeeb Podcast - June 25, 2009	7187.35 (18)	17.72 (5)	6
9.	ImaLuckSac: P5s Triple Crown: July '09. Wu_Wizard on Bodog, FTP, and UB. Kevin MacPhee has become an elite talent in the online tournament scene. His largest online tournament cash came in February '09 when he final-tabled the FTOPS $5k NLHE event for $218,750. This came only one month after he won the UltimateBet UBOC Pot-Limit Hold'em Event #9 for $33,500. In April '08, he won the PokerStars $55k Guaranteed and $15k Guaranteed tournaments for a combined total of nearly $29k. The next month, he took 2nd in a PokerStars $100 rebuy tournament for another $38,300. In July '09, Kevin took down the Bodog $100k Guaranteed twice and the AbsolutePoker $100k Deep Stack once for an even $25,000 each. Then in October, he won the Stars Wednesday Quarterm Million for $51,900. Luck Sacking His Way to Two Bodog $100k Wins in July	7434.28 (11)	27.09 (13)	10
10.	Believer82: Jeremiah Vinsant's big wins include a victory in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for nearly $90k, along with first place finishes in the Sunday Mulligan for $36k and the Full Tilt $55k Guaranteed. He also has three wins in the PokerStars $100 rebuy event. In June '09, Jeremiah took down the PokerStars "Sunday 500" event for $87,400 then followed that up with a $114,100 cash for 3rd place in the Stars WCOOP Event #33 ($1,000+50 NLHE) in September.	7217.41 (17)	26.65 (11)	8
11.	hoodini10: Joe Udine is the nephew of online great JOEYTHEB and a successful high stakes online tournament player in his own right. His largest online tournament cash came in August '09, when he won the FTOPS XIII Event #12 ($1,000+60 NLHE) for $304,800 following a heads-up deal. Joe also had two huge wins in the second half of '06; taking 1st place in the Full Tilt $400k Guaranteed and winning the Stars Sunday $100 rebuy for a combined $125k. More recently, Joe has a runner-up performance in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $73,900 (Apr '09) and a 2nd place finish in the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for another $59k (Dec '08). In September '09, he final-tabled the WCOOP $1k NLHE event for another $74,000.	7493.19 (9)	27.12 (14)	14
12.	brainwash: In March '08, "brainwash" took down the Full Tilt $1k Monday tournament for $98,750. This was after winning the Full Tilt $100 Rebuy $65k Guaranteed for $26k in late 2007. He continued his online tournament success in August '08, with an outright victory in the FTOPS $100 Pot Limit Omaha rebuy event for $95,500 and a win in the Full Tilt $100 Cubed *1r+1a* for another $21k. More recently, Tyler has two final table appearances in the Sunday Brawl for $49,100 and $31,500.	7514.86 (8)	30.38 (19)	13
13.	xxjondxx: Shipaholic on UB. His largest online tournament cash came in March '09 when he won the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for $74,700. He won that same tournament a month later for another $69,400. In February '09, this online tournament star from New York won the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance for nearly $60,000 and he placed 2nd in the WCOOP Event #8 ($215 Mixed Hold'em) for $48,000. In December '07, Jon took down the UltimateBet UBOC Event #10 for $41,000. xxjondxx Podcast - April 30, 2009	6934.74 (21)	26.06 (10)	11
14.	badpab2: This online poker player from the United Kingdom has a 3rd place finish in the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for $34,600 and a 2nd place effort in the Wednesday Hundred Fifty grand for another $28k. In June '09, Paul won the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed for $44,660 and took down the Full Tilt $85k Guaranteed for another $34,900. In July '09, posted a runner-up finish in the Stars $150k Guaranteed for $27,000. His largest online tournament cash came in August '09, when he won the Stars $100 Sunday rebuy tournament for $78,300.	7844.15 (6)	32.94 (21)	16
15.	TravestyFund: Travis "TravestyFund" Rice made poker headlines in October '07 when he won the UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic for $800,000. Upon making the move to being a full-time online tournament player, Travis immediately began making an impression in high-stakes tournaments. His recent online tournament accomplishments include an outright victory in the FTOPS XII Event #22 ($2,500+120 NLHE) for $460,000 (May '09), along with dual victories in the Full Tilt $100 rebuy for $40,500 and $30,300. In August, Travis took 3rd place in the Full Tilt $200 Sunday rebuy for $40,700 and also won the $50k Guaranteed for $24,700. He continued his winning ways in the latter part of '09, taking down the Stars $100 rebuy and Full Tilt $50k Guaranteed events for $28,300 and $25,100 respectively.	7330.63 (13)	29.52 (18)	15
16.	improved: Hailing from Costa Rica, Felipe Montenegro is a two-time Triple Crown winner who had an exceptional start to 2008, winning the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed for $135,000 and the PokerStars $25k Guaranteed. In July '08, he took down the Full Tilt $100k Guaranteed ($100 rebuy 6-max) for another $35,500 along with the Stars $100 rebuy tournament for $25.7k. In April '09, Felipe won the Full Tilt Poker $150 rebuy event for $72,200 and followed that up with a 2nd place effort in the Stars $100 rebuy for $58,700 a month later. He also has a win in the UltimateBet $100k Guaranteed Deep Stack for an even $25k (June '09) and subsequently chopped the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed for another $72k (4th place) in August.	7317.52 (14)	32.18 (20)	12
17.	gregior: One of the top online poker players from the United Kingdom. His biggest win to date came in July '08 when he won the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for $85,800. In June '09, he took 2nd place in the Full tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed for another $85,600. He also took down the Full Tilt $1k Monday in August '07 for $79,000. In March 2008, he won the PokerStars $100 Rebuy and the Full Tilt $65k Guaranteed for $30k and $16k respectively. In October '08, he took 2nd in the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed for $27,000.	7447.62 (10)	33.78 (22)	20
18.	rdcrsn: In early 2008, Russell "rdcrsn" Carson went on an amazing run, taking down the PokerRoom Grand Tournament for $121,000, placing 3rd in the Full Tilt $1 Million Guaranteed, and earning a victory in the PokerStars $200 Sunday rebuy. These three scores were worth close to $270,000 combined... not a bad week! More recently, Russell has a win in the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy for $46,100 along with an outright victory in the Full Tilt $60k Guaranteed for $22,200 (both from Jan '09). In March '09, he took down the Stars $100 rebuy for another $28,400 and went on to win the UltimateBet $100k Guaranteed deep stack event for an even $25,000 in August. He Shoots He Scores Aug 21, 2009	6869.54 (22)	27.37 (15)	17
19.	P0KERPR033: Jim "P0KERPR033" Campbell came on strong in 2006 as one of the top all around players on the net. His most impressive win came in the PokerStars Sunday Million, which he chopped for $180k. He also has a 2nd place finish in the FTOPS IX $300 rebuy event (Aug '08) for $157,500 as well as a 2nd place showing in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for another $67k. In June '09, James placed 2nd in the PokerStars "Sunday 500" event for $63,500 and took down the Friday Night Fight for another $26,500. P0KERPR033 Joins UltimateBet	6800.69 (24)	26.99 (12)	18
20.	jet5087: psutennis11 on Full Tilt. hwtd1 on PokerStars and UB. Monthly PLB Champion: August 2009. Jake's big break came in August '09, when he won the FTOPS XIII Event #22 ($2,500+120 NLHE 6-max) for $453,700 after a heads-up match with PocketFiver Brian "Stinger885" Hastings. This win came only one week after he placed 2nd in the Stars Sunday Warm-Up for $95,700. Jake has an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker $200k Guaranteed for $71,100 along with a final table appearance in the Stars "Sunday 500" for another $26k. He also has a win in the Stars Nightly Hundred Grand for $22,500 and debuted in the PocketFives Rankings at #95 in January 2009.	7284.98 (15)	34.48 (24)	22
21.	ender555: PoacketFives Triple Crown winner May '09. Joe "ender555" Ebanks had a tremendous showing at the tables in the month of March '08. After placing 5th in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed for $33k, he won the PokerStars $100 Rebuy and the Full Tilt $65k Guaranteed for $21k each. On August 3rd of the same year, Joe would make online poker history by final tabling 3 weekend major tournaments -- placing 2nd in the Stars $250k for nearly $67k, winning the AbsolutePoker $150k for $37,500 and placing 5th in the UB $200k for $11,000. More recently, he has a win in the Cereus weekly $500+30 freezeout event for $38,500 (Jan '09), a final table appearance in the Stars $1k Super Tuesday for $33,500 (Feb '09) and a victory in the Stars $100 rebuy for $31,300 (May '09). In August '09, Joe won the Stars $100 Sunday rebuy for $77,700 and took 3rd in the Sunday 500 event for another $48,000.	6689.03 (31)	29.22 (16)	19
22.	D1rtyR1v3r: After taking home $59k for his 3rd Place finish in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed in late 2007, "D1rtyR1v3r" won the PokerStars $100 Rebuy and placed 2nd in the Nightly Hundred Grand for a combined $40,000. He also has a 3rd place showing in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $46,800 (December '08) along with outright victories in the Full Tilt Poker $65k and $40k Guaranteed tournaments for just over $25k each.	6729.39 (28)	29.41 (17)	23
23.	bigdogpckt5s: Casey Jarzabek of Canada won the FTOPS X Event #9 in November '08 for $278,000. In February '09, Casey took down the FTOPS XI $500+35 HORSE Event #14 for $75,600. He also has an outright victory in the AbsolutePoker $250k Guaranteed Super Saturday tournament for $62,500. In June '09, Casey placed 3rd in the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed for $53,200 and then won the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance a week later for $55,600.	7086.53 (19)	37.22 (29)	24
24.	IM_ICM: feanor99 on Party. JohnnyBux on Titan. PocketFives Triple Crown winner. This online tournament specialist won the PokerStars $50k and $40k Guaranteed tournaments for $29.7k and $26.4k in May '09, then followed that up with a $31,900 score in July for 2nd place in the Stars $100 freeze-out event. In August, he placed 4th in the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl for $33,400.	6950.23 (20)	37.51 (30)	25
25.	ch0ppy: NoBadBeatsPlz on Full Tilt and UB. Had a day in April of 2007 where he won the Stars Second Chance $200 and took 5th in the Party $300k Guaranteed. He's also taken down the Sunday Million for over $200k. In late 2008, Matt won the TitanPoker ECOOP III Event #5 for $91,800 just one month after final tabling the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed for another $52,500. In March '09, Matt had a runner-up performance in the TitanPoker $250k Guaranteed for $30,000.	6648.49 (32)	34.45 (23)	21
26.	HITTHEPANDA: In July '09, Ryan took 2nd place in the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed weekly flagship tournament for $94,100. This came only one month after he cashed for $46,500 in the Stars $100 Sunday rebuy event. His other scores include a 3rd place showing in the Stars $250k Guaranteed for $35,600 plus an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker Friday Night Fight for $32,500.	7236.46 (16)	37.83 (31)	31
27.	makavelyces: Cesar "makavelyces" Fuentes stormed onto the rankings scene in late 2007, with wins in the PokerStars Sunday $200 Rebuy and Nightly Hundred Grand for a combined $88,600. He continued his winning ways in early 2008, with an outright victory in the Full Tilt 50/50 tournament. More recently, Cesar has a 4th place showing in the PokerStars "Sunday 500" for $35,500 along with a 4th place finish in the $1k Super Tuesday for another $29,400 (May '09). After placing 2nd in the Wednesday Quarter Million for $50.1k in August '09, Cesar had a 3rd place showing in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for another $42,800. In September '09, he had a runner-up performance in the WCOOP Event #39 ($1,050 Limit Hold'em 6-max) for $61,200.	6751.96 (27)	35.72 (27)	26
28.	NeverScaredB: PocketFives Triple Crown winner: June '09. A rising superstar in high stakes online tournaments, this Canadian has several big cashes so far in 2009, including a runner-up performance in the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed for $82,700 and a victory in the PokerStars $100 rebuy for another $42,300. He also has a win in the Full Tilt $100 rebuy for $27,450.	6530.14 (34)	35.57 (26)	27
29.	evechad: Chad Eveslage on Full Tilt. badbeatman06 on Stars. This online tournament player took 2nd place in the PokerStars "Sunday 500" event in July '09 for $63,500 only two months after finishing 3rd in the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed for another $52,500. In June '09, he won the Stars Nightly Hundred Grand for $24,200.	6753.74 (26)	39.45 (35)	29
30.	SEABEAST: Two-time PocketFives Triple Crown winner. Monthly PLB Champion in October 2008. One of Australia's top online tournament players, Jay "SEABEAST" Kinkade has wins in the PokerStars $100 rebuy and Daily Fifty Grand tournaments, along with a 2nd place finish in the $150k Guaranteed Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan for $28,100. His largest online tournament cash came in March '09 when he took down the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed weekly flagship event for $147,900. In July '09, Jay took down the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Mulligan for $50,400.	6429.93 (38)	34.98 (25)	28
31.	philbort: This online tournament star from Germany picked up key scores in major events in 2009, topped off by a runner-up finish in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed for $82,600. He also has 5th place showing in an Full Tilt Poker $1.5m Guaranteed NLHE event for $68,800. In August '09, he took down the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed for $48.2k, had a runner-up performance in the PartyPoker $300k Guaranteed for an even $36,000 and won the Absolute Poker $100k Guaranteed for another $29,800.	6802.49 (23)	40.80 (38)	34
32.	AJKHoosier1: Three-time P5's Triple Crown winner: 9/1//07, 9/12/07 and 7/29/08. Alex "AJKHoosier1" Kamberis has multiple wins in both the PokerStars $200 rebuy and $100 rebuy tournaments, and he's also taken down the Wednesday Hundred Fifty Grand. His largest online cash came in September '08 when he took 3rd place in the PokerStars WCOOP Main Event for $782,542 after a 5-way final table chop. This came only two months after he placed 2nd in the Full Tilt $1 Million Guaranteed for $135,000. He would go on to win the Absolute Poker $150k Guaranteed a week later for $37,500. In June '09, Alex continued his winning ways by taking down the Stars $100 rebuy for just over $20k. A PocketFives.com Contributing Writer, Alex's front page articles have been an important resource for helping poker players from around the world improve their poker skills. Alex "AJKHoosier1" Kamberis is an instructor for PokerXFactor.com, a top poker training site. Articles by AJKHoosier1 The Evolution of Poker Self Evaluation and the Big Picture The Mentality of a Closer	6292.32 (48)	25.85 (8)	41
33.	kleath: This online tournament specialist from the state of Virginia debuted in the PocketFives Rankings in August '09 after winning the PokerStars Wednesday Quarter Million and taking down the $35k Guaranteed tournaments for $49,300 and $13,900 respectively. In June, he final tabled the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Mulligan for $31,400 (4th place).	6783.49 (25)	40.70 (37)	36
34.	rivermanl: This online tournament specialist from the United Kingdom first made headlines in June 2008 when he won the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday tournament for $91,750. He went on to win the $240+16 FTOPS X Knockout event a few months later for $137k. He also has a win in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance for $54,500 along with a victory in the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy for $45,550. In August '09, he took down the Stars "Sunday 500" for $88,800.	6349.92 (44)	36.54 (28)	32
35.	daisyxoxo: 00psiedaisy on PokerStars. Jeremy Fitzpatrick of South Carolina came on strong in 2008, mixing high volume tournament play with solid results. His largest online tournament cash came in June '09 courtesy of an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for $79,500. He has an outright victory in the Full Tilt $90k Guaranteed for $23,700 along with wins in the Full Tilt $33k and Stars $50k Guaranteed tournaments for $11k and $10k respectively. In April '09, he won the Bodog $100k Guaranteed for $23,600. "Daisyxoxo" debuted at #91 in the PocketFives.com Online Tournament Rankings in August 2008.	6548.64 (33)	39.65 (36)	38
36.	Kentykent: bliiz on PokerStars. This high stakes online tournament specialist from Sweden won the Full Tilt Poker $200k Guaranteed in July '09 for $58,100. In November '08, "Kentykent" won the PokerStars $100 Sunday rebuy event for $69k and subsequently finished runner-up in that event a few months later for another $54,500. He debuted in the PocketFives Rankings at #83 in August '09 and subsequently took down the Stars "Sunday 500" tournament for $87,600 three months later.	6714.32 (29)	44.60 (44)	35
37.	caio_pimenta: Caio Cesar Pimenta is one of Brazil's top ranked online tournament players. His largest online cash came in October 2008 when he placed 2nd in the Full Tilt $1 Million Guaranteed for $113,000. His other online poker tournament accomplishments include a 3rd place finish in the PokerRoom Grand Tournament XXXII for $88k, a win in the $1k Super Tuesday for $68k, and a runner-up performance in the PokerStars "Sunday 500" for another $64,250.	6693.00 (30)	41.59 (40)	39
38.	gutshtallin: Ryan Welch is a former corporate sales executive who left his job to become a full time high stakes poker player. His largest online cash came in October '08 when he won the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $99,000. He also has an outright victory in the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl for $68,370 along with a runner-up performance in the $1k Monday for $59,500 from March '09. In January '09, Ryan took down the UltimateBet Online Championship Event #5 for $66k. He won the Stars $100 Sunday rebuy in July '09 for another $80,500. Interview with Ryan "gutshtallin" Welch Mar 14, 2009 gutshtallin Podcast - August 27, 2009	6096.92 (58)	38.12 (32)	30
39.	goodvibe: amaze1 on Party. technics_ on UB. Matthias is one of the best online players in Germany. He has a 3rd place finish in a PokerStars Sunday Million for $70k, along with wins in the Stars $1k Super Tuesday and Sunday Warm-Up tournaments for $56k and $49k respectively. He's also placed 2nd in the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl for nearly $40k. On February 1st, 2009, Matthias chopped the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed.	6384.97 (42)	44.49 (43)	40
40.	pokerjamers: From the state of California, this veteran PocketFiver worked his way up from low-stakes games to become one of the top ranked online tournament players in the world. His largest online tournament cash came in April '09, when he chopped the PokerStars SCOOP Event #8 for $380,000. That score came only two months after he won the Full Tilt Poker $1k event for $105,000. He also has a final table appearance in the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for $29,400 and debuted in the top 100 in February 2009.	6223.99 (50)	38.15 (33)	43
41.	charder: charder30 across all major sites. After winning the Full Tilt $1k Monday in '07 for $81k, Christian Harder took down the Ultimate Bet $75k Guaranteed and placed 2nd in the PokerStars $200 rebuy for a combined $45,000. Christian Harder has dual runner-up performances in the PokerStars "Sunday 500" for $72k and $63,500 so far in '09, along with a win in the Stars $60k Guaranteed for $44,600 in August. Christian's largest live poker tournament cash came in April '09 when he placed 4th in the WPT Championship for $572,000.	6122.90 (55)	38.61 (34)	37
42.	holdplz: TSPINELLA on Absolute. From late '07 to June '08, Anthony "holdplz" Spinella put together a string of impressive online cashes - placing 2nd in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $96k and taking 2nd in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for another $61,600. However, his big score came in the early morning hours of July 7th, 2008, when he won the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed for $132,800. He also has a win in the Stars $100 rebuy for $50,700. In August '09, "holdplz" won the Full Tilt $200k Guaranteed for $88,700. From Full Tilt Poker to the Outer Banks Aug 14, 2009	6396.05 (41)	41.46 (39)	49
43.	blizair: Hailing from the state of Connecticut, "blizair" entered the PocketFives Rankings at #86 in January '09 thanks to his consistent online tournament results. He has dual final table appearances in the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed weekly flagship tournament for $44,600 and $42,400 along with a victory in the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand for an additional $22k. In April '09, he took 4th in the SCOOP $1,000+50 Main Event for $183,900.	6401.00 (40)	46.17 (47)	44
44.	peachymer: peachymer on Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars. Hailing from the state of Georgia, this online tournament player won the Full Tilt $1k Monday in October 2008 for $86,000. In March '09, "peachymer" won the PokerStars $200 rebuy for $42,800 and also has a 3rd place showing in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance for $30,800. In September '09, peachymer placed 9th in the PokerStars WCOOP Main Event ($5,200 NLHE Two-Day) for $96,500. The Well: peachymer	6374.49 (43)	45.21 (45)	45
45.	Wretchy: Dan "Wretchy" Martin is one of today's online tournament superstars who has put together highly impressive results across the major sites. Hailing from the state of Oregon, Dan took down the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl on June 1st, 2008 for nearly $70k. He also has a victory in the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand for $29k, along with 2nd Place finishes in the $100 Rebuy and $300 Saturday tournaments for a combined $38,000. In February '09, he had runner-up performances in the Full Tilt $150 rebuy and PokerStars $100 rebuy events for $53,200 and $48,600 respectively, and then had another 2nd place effort in the Stars $100 rebuy for $26,600 in March '09.	6123.77 (54)	45.66 (46)	33
46.	apestyles: An extremely consistent winner, who lets his play at the tables do all the talking for him. Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet has been a valuable member of the PocketFives.com community since 2005, and currently serves as a Forum Moderator for the site. Apestyles won two Triple Crowns and the Monthly PLB in August 2007. In early 2008, he racked up three online scores of over $30,000 including two final table appearances in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed and a win in the PokerStars $100 rebuy. He won the AbsolutePoker Weekly $150k Guaranteed in November '08 for $37,500. In March '09, Jon placed 5th in the Stars $1.5M Guaranteed Sunday Million for $57.6k, then had a 3rd place showing in the Stars Sunday Warm-Up for $67,650 in August '09. He also took down the Stars $20k Guaranteed in September '09 for another $42,800 and took down the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy for $38,200 the following month. Jon has earned the respect of his peers through the way he plays the game and conducts himself at the online tables. He is rumored to have competed against TheWacoKidd in a Roshambo heads-up match for thousands of dollars during the 2006 World Series of Poker. He is also the co-author of Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand At A Time.	6506.60 (35)	41.84 (41)	58
47.	hitthehole: Tom Middleton of Leeds is a consistent winner in high stakes online tournaments; with an outright victory in the Titan Poker Friday $100k Guaranteed for an even $23,000 (Jul '09). He also has a deep run in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed for $15k along with an outright victory in the Turbo $40k Guaranteed for $11,300.	6428.01 (39)	47.89 (50)	47
48.	BreakRibs: WinnerFish on Full Tilt. PktHookers on Bodog. Tigger2 on UB. Jim took down the Friday Night Fight on Full Tilt Poker in August '09 for $26,900 and followed that up with a victory in the PokerStars $25k Guaranteed for $18,600. In July '09, he won that same Stars tourney for $11,700.	6430.29 (37)	48.83 (52)	52
49.	kenn121: omgitstwins on Party. gigolometer on Titan. This Australian online poker player put up impressive results in 2009, with a 2nd place finish in the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Mulligan for $39,600 along with a deep run in the FTOPS XII Main Event for $17,500. In August '09, "kenn121" took down the PokerStars $50 rebuy for $13,000.	6444.98 (36)	47.94 (51)	55
50.	breeth: Breeth is the top-ranked online tournament player in the country of Hungary. He entered the P5's worldwide rankings in 2008 following very impressive results in the month of June, in which he won the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand and placed 2nd in the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy. Those two scores combined for over $51,000 in total earnings. He also had a final table appearance in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed in April '08. On August 31st, 2008, "breeth" earned $37,500 for another 2nd place finish in the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy. His breakout month came in October '08, when he won the Stars "Sunday 500" for $91k along with the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl for another $72k. He then won the PokerStars Sunday Million on November 30th, 2008, for $196,000	5981.35 (64)	41.95 (42)	42
51.	the_dean22: graybone on PokerStars and Bodog. Grayson Nichols is a veteran PocketFiver from the state of Florida who has put up consistent results in high stakes online tournaments for years. He caught fire in September '09 with a 5th place finish in the WCOOP Event #9 ($215 NLHE) for $89,000 along with a runner-up performance in the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for nearly $60k. In addition to winning the Full Tilt $50k Guaranteed for another $28.8k, Grayson has another 2nd place finish in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for $30,000. He also took down the Stars $100 rebuy for $20k in June '09.	6312.10 (47)	49.51 (53)	53
52.	phatchoy888: His big moment came on June 29th, 2008, when he won the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed for $132,800 and took 2nd in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $110,200 on the very same evening. David's more recent online tournament scores include a final table appearance in the PokerStars inaugural high-stakes Mixed Hold'em 6-max SCOOP event for $32,800 (Apr '09) along with a 2nd place effort in the Stars $100 rebuy for $21k in July '09. In September '09, he placed 3rd in the WCOOP Event #36 ($530 NLHE 6-max rebuy) for $130,700. My Sick Sunday Schedule Aug 02, 2009	6264.63 (49)	52.01 (58)	48
53.	norajean: oncommand on Stars. bknown on UB. This online tournament player from Minnesota has a runner-up performance in the PokerStars $100 Sunday rebuy for $67,900 along with a final table appearance in the WCOOP Event #36 ($530 NLHE 6-max with rebuys) for another $41,300 in September 2009. He won the Stars $60k Guaranteed in July for $19,400.	6340.76 (45)	51.87 (57)	59
54.	1SickDisease: He took down the PokerStars Daily Eighty Grand twice in October '09 for $31,700 and $19,900. He also has a victory in the Full Tilt Poker Friday Night Fight for $30,500 (Aug '09) and debuted in the Top 100 at #71 in October '09.	6313.33 (46)	52.10 (59)	62
55.	ryanbluf: Ryan Karp of Washington D.C. made online poker headlines in August '08 when he won the FTOPS IX $240 Knockout Event #8 for $121,000. He has 2nd place finishes in the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday and Wednesday Hundred Fifty Grand for $44k and $31k respectively along with another 3rd place showing in the Stars $1k Super Tuesday for $43k. He debuted at #88 in the P5's Rankings on August 13th, 2008.	5883.59 (70)	47.43 (48)	51
56.	TheRealPokerccini: Pokerccini on most sites. His largest online tournament score came in September '08 when he went deep in the PokerStars $2 Million Guaranteed $10k WCOOP event for $41k. He has wins in the Nightly Hundred Grand and the $100k Guaranteed $300 freezeout tournament for $28.7k and $25k respectively. TheRealPokerccini Rises 22 Spots in Online Tournament Rankings	6012.40 (62)	50.84 (55)	56
57.	mementmori: A rising superstar in online poker tournaments, "mementmori" has a 3rd place showing in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $69,350 from June '09 along with a $30,000 score for 2nd place in the TitanPoker $250k Guaranteed a month earlier. He also has an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker $100 rebuy for $17,500.	6127.28 (53)	54.74 (61)	60
58.	j.thaddeus: In April 2009, Jude Ainsworth of Ireland captured a victory in the PokerStars inaugural SCOOP $10,000+300 Main Event for over $963,000! One month later, he took down the FTOPS XII Event #13 (NLHE 6-max Shootout) for $54,000.	6105.56 (57)	51.04 (56)	63
59.	Traumatize: califorication- on Full Tilt. TequilaStevi on bwin. Steve2504 on Party. MyAdvice2You on Titan. This rising star from the country of Sweden took 3rd place in the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for $45,000 (Aug '09). His largest online tournament cash to-date came courtesy of a victory in the WCOOP ME 2nd Chance tourney in September '09 for $136,650. He also had a deep run in the FTOPS High-Roller event in August '09 for another $25,100.	6014.56 (61)	60.82 (69)	46
60.	dsindy: sindy2 on bwin, Stars and UB. In July '09, he won the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for $60,300 and then placed 2nd in the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday the following month for $60,500. He also has a win in the Stars Nightly Hundred Grand from August '09 for $27,200.	6221.79 (51)	55.72 (62)	66
61.	comandr_cool: Corey Burbick of Florida caught fire in August '08 with an outright victory in the Full Tilt $65k Guaranteed and two wins in the PokerStars $40k Guaranteed $50 rebuy. He also took down the Full Tilt $50 rebuy for another $5,300. Those four wins combined for a total of $60,000 over a period of 8 days. In June '09, Corey took down the AbsolutePoker $100k Guaranteed for an even $26,000.	5791.47 (75)	47.50 (49)	57
62.	subiime: An online tournament player from the state of California, "subiime" took down the FTOPS XII Mini Event #17 for $55,000 (May '09). He also has a runner-up performance in the Full Tilt $100 rebuy for $23,400 along with a win in the PokerStars Nightly Seventy Grand for $13,400. He caught fire in July '09 -- earning outright victories in the Full Tilt Poker $75k Guaranteed and $22.5k Guaranteed tournaments for $33,700 and $18,700 respectively. He also won six $100 buy-in tournaments on PokerStars in July '09.	5984.71 (63)	59.09 (68)	54
63.	taypaur: Taylor Paur of California took down the AbsolutePoker $100k Guaranteed in September '09 for $33,800. His other scores include a victory in the UltimateBet $80k Guaranteed Sniper event for $24,700 along with a win in the PokerStars $20k Guaranteed for $15,900 (Aug '09).	6186.66 (52)	56.15 (63)	73
64.	Pipedream17: dartz222 on Full Tilt Poker. Mike Dietrich of Canada has a victory in the PokerStars "Sunday 500" for $91,500 from December '08. More recently, he has a win in the Stars $100 rebuy for $15k and a final table appearance in the Sunday Second Chance for another $19,000 (Apr '09).	6122.41 (56)	57.17 (65)	68
65.	THAY3R: THAY3R on most sites, UCF_THAYER on UB. He's made several final tables in the PokerRoom Weekly Big Deal, and has a win in the Full Tilt $200 HORSE tournament. His largest online tournament cash came in January '09 when he placed 3rd in the UltimateBet UBOC Championship for close to $100,000. Thayer Rasmussen had outright victories in the Ultimate Bet $75k Guaranteed, the PokerStars $25k Guaranteed, and the PokerStars $100 Turbo for a combined total of over $48,000 in 2008. In August '08, he earned nearly $40,000 for his final table appearance in the Stars $250k Guaranteed.	5930.25 (68)	50.30 (54)	72
66.	AnteSvante: After taking down the PokerStars Sunday Million in April '09 for $227,800, "AnteSvante" had runner-up performances in the Full Tilt Poker $100 rebuy and PokerStars $50 rebuy tournaments for $30,400 and $18,600 respectively.	6029.86 (60)	61.78 (71)	70
67.	Belabacsi: Peter Traply is a four-time PocketFives Triple Crown winner. One of Hungary's top ranked online tournament players, "Belabacsi" placed 5th in the PokerStars WCOOP Event #10 ($10,000+300 NLHE High Roller) for $173,400. He has victories in the PokerStars $200 Sunday rebuy and $100 rebuy tournaments $45k and $36k respectively. He also has a 3rd place showing in the Stars $300k Guaranteed from February '09 for $36,300 and he took 2nd in a separate Stars $200 Sunday rebuy for $34,600 in November '08. In April '09, he placed 2nd in the PokerStars SCOOP Turbo event for $77k. In June '09, Peter won the WSOP Event #41 ($5,000 NLHE Shootout) for $348,700.	5870.77 (71)	56.62 (64)	67
68.	Sumpas: Sweden's Sumpas has been a top-tier online tournament player for years, and took down the PokerStars WCOOP Event #10 ($10,000+300 NLHE High Roller) in September '09 for $611,455. In September 2008, "Sumpas" placed 6th in the PokerStars WCOOP Main Event for another $415,000. This came less than a month after he won the PokerRoom Grand Tournament for $185,800.	5963.99 (66)	62.09 (72)	65
69.	DFish: df1986 on Stars. Darryll Fish of Nevada stormed onto the poker tournament scene in 2009, taking down the PokerStars WCOOP Event #33 ($1,050 NLHE) for $207,100 in September. His other key online tournament scores include an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for $81,000 along with wins in the Sunday Second Chance and Daily Eighty Grand events on Stars for $45,700 and $18,800 respectively.	5779.08 (78)	64.99 (76)	50
70.	THE__D__RY: Before he decided to dedicate more time to multi-table tournaments, Danny "THE__D__RY" Ryan dominated high-stakes Sit & Go Tournaments on PokerStars. In February 2008, he placed 2nd an FTOPS preliminary event for $170,000. His largest online score came In November '08, when he won the PokerStars Sunday Million for $190,000. He has several wins in the PokerStars $100 Rebuy and a 2nd Place finish in the Sunday Second Chance, along with a final table appearance in the Full Tilt $750k for $46,000. In April '09, Danny won the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for $81,750.	5972.85 (65)	58.28 (67)	74
71.	BadgerPro: This Madison, Wisconsin poker player has been dominating high stakes online tournaments for years. His largest cash to date came in May '09 when he took down the PokerStars $100 Sunday rebuy for $71,800. He also has victories in the Full Tilt Poker and UltimateBet $100 freeze-out events for $44,000 and $32,800 respectively. In June '09, Andy placed 2nd in the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed for another $27,000 and then won the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan in September for $53,000.	6037.66 (59)	62.26 (73)	75
72.	jeffboski: ICuRaRook on PokerStars. Jeff is a professional poker player from Detroit, Michigan who has become a well rounded online tournament specialist. An extremely high volume player, Jeff has put in thousands of hours at MTTs. In 2009, "jeffboski" has a win in the PokerStars $100 rebuy for $41k along with a 2nd place finish in the Stars Sunday Second Chance for $34,500 (Apr '09). In December '08, he took down the Stars $50 rebuy for $31,300. His largest online tournament cash came in August '09 when he won the Stars Wednesday Quarter Million for $69,200, only days after he took down the Stars Nightly Hundred Grand for $26,900. In September '09, Jeff final-tabled the WCOOP $530 NLHE Cubed event for $40,400. jeffboski Podcast - August 13, 2009	5906.49 (69)	65.49 (77)	69
73.	chicagocards1: sms9231 on Stars. A long-time forum member of PocketFives.com, "chicagocards1" finally began winning the respect of his peers through his results in online poker tournaments. His largest online score came in October 2008 when he took 3rd in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $84,000. In November 2007 he placed 4th in the FTOPS $300 tourney for nearly $74,000. After placing 2nd in the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed on $28k in May '08, he went on to win the Stars Nightly $100 Rebuy in July for another $34,400. He continued his winning ways in November '08 with an outright victory in the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy for $45,800. He final tabled two Sunday major tournaments in January '09 -- cashing for $48,500 in the UBOC Championship and another $41,300 in the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl.	5658.20 (90)	57.46 (66)	61
74.	theczar19: A rising star from the state of New York, Bryan is a PocketFives Triple Crown winner who has an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker $75k Guaranteed for $25,200 along with a runner-up performance in the $200k Guaranteed Double Deuce event for another $20,000. He also took down the PokerStars $50 rebuy for $11k and debuted in the PocketFives Rankings in July '09 at #95 worldwide.	5826.42 (73)	65.98 (79)	71
75.	pokerbrat13: Simon Charette of Canada placed 3rd in the PokerStars Sunday Million in July 2008 for $92,900. Since then he's taken down the Full Tilt Poker $200k Guaranteed for $54,800. In June '09 Simon caught fire; placing 2nd in that same $200k Guaranteed tournament for $38.3k, 3rd in the Stars Sunday Second Chance a week later for $30.9k, and 2nd in the Stars "Sunday 500" on June 28th for another $63,700. The Well" Simon "Pokerbrat13" Charette	5939.28 (67)	64.11 (75)	83
76.	Bakes: Whooookidd on Stars, Bussa Buss on Full Tilt and UB. David "Bakes" Baker came on strong in January 2008, winning the PokerStars Super Tuesday for $74,000, and the $100 rebuy for another $41,000. In October 2008, he took down the PokerStars "Sunday 500" for $91,500 -- less than two months after he placed 3rd in the Stars $1k Super Tuesday for another $44k. In March '09, David placed 2nd in the PokerStars "Sunday 500" for $66,700. His largest online tournament cash came in April '09 when he won the PokerStars SCOOP $5,000+200 Pot Limit Omaha event for $215,000.	5550.07 (103)	53.20 (60)	64
77.	DuckU: Greg "DuckU" Hobson's largest cash came in September '08, when he took 2nd in the $10k NLHE WCOOP Event #5 for $459,000! He also made online poker headlines in 2007 when he won Sunday major tournaments on Full Tilt Poker in back-to-back weeks. He followed that up with an outright victory in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for $82k, and a win in the Ultimate Bet Online Championship Event #4 for $55,700. In November 2008, Greg won the FTOPS X NLHE Heads-Up Shootout Event #21 for $87,000. More recently, Greg has a victory in the Absolute Poker $1k event for $59,300 (Aug '09).	5809.61 (74)	66.09 (80)	77
78.	99NvrLosez: jims619 on Full Tilt. This online tournament specialist from New Jersey has dual 5th finishes in the $750k Guaranteed for approximately $33k each. His largest online tournament score came in August '09, when he placed 2nd in the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl for $63,200. He also has two wins in the UltimateBet $100k Guaranteed Deep Stack event for an even $25,000 each, along with a victory in the Full Tilt Poker $75k Guaranteed for $18,750.	5782.91 (76)	69.63 (82)	76
79.	YanniYankievich: HiIaMyAnNi on Party. hiiamyanni on UB. This Canadian online tournament player took home $60,000 for 2nd place in the 2008 WCOOP Pot Limit Hold'em event and followed that up with a win in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance for $54k in October '08. In July '09, he took down the PokerStars $100 rebuy for $22,000 and, one month later, won the Full Tilt $75,000 Guaranteed for $21,000.	5865.81 (72)	69.70 (83)	87
80.	JohnnyBelow: Stian Stabell is one of Norway's top-ranked online tournament players who recorded impressive results in May and June of 2008. However, his big online tournament night came in early July '08, when he took down the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl for $61,500 and placed 3rd in the PokerStars Sunday 2nd chance on the very same evening! After taking down the Full Tilt $65k Guaranteed for $16k, he final tabled both the Stars Wednesday Hundred Fifty Grand and the Full Tilt $1k Monday. Those two scores were worth a combined total of $38,000. He entered the P5's Rankings in June at #100, but is expected to move up quickly thanks to his recent performances in Sunday major tournaments.	5780.58 (77)	70.95 (86)	86
81.	agriffrod: A well-known forum poster on the site, Nick Mitchell worked his way up from low stakes games to become one of the best online tournament players in the world. In November 2008, Nick won the FTOPS X Event #11 ($1,000+60 NLHE) for $322,500! He has a win in the PokerStars $100 Sunday rebuy for $62k along with a 2nd place finish in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for another $65,000. He has several other huge cashes inlcuding the WCOOP 2nd Chance $200 rebuy for $77.5k and Stars $200 Sunday rebuy for $63,700. Welcome Back Agriffrod	5682.85 (85)	61.72 (70)	95
82.	stevie444: Stephen Chidwick in real life. This young gun from the United Kingdom is one of today's top single table Sit & Go players and can often be found at high-stakes satellite SNGs. In May 2009, "stevie444" surged back into online tournament headlines when he had a runner-up performance in the FTOPS XII Event #17 ($300+20 NLHE rebuy) for $142,200. That score came only two days after he final tabled Event #12 ($1,000+60 NLHE) for another $49,500. He has a win in an UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed for $45,000 as well as a 2nd place finish in the same for $26k.	5676.37 (87)	70.28 (84)	79
83.	1bigacehole: darkhorse19 on Full Tilt. darkhorse191 on Cereus. A surging high stakes online tournament player from Pennsylvania, TJ has a win in the PokerStars Wednesday Quarter Million for $57,050 from January '09 along with a 3rd place showing in the Full Tilt Poker $200k Guaranteed Sunday rebuy event for another $32k. In June '09, he won the Full Tilt $50k Guaranteed for $17,600.	5677.32 (86)	83.09 (95)	80
84.	shevmouse: An up-and-coming Dutch online tournament star who picked up wins in the PokerStars $100 rebuy and Daily Eighty Grand tournaments in October '09 for $21,400 and $18k respectively. He took down the Full Tilt Poker $100 rebuy in May '09 for $42,800.	5759.35 (79)	79.29 (91)	92
85.	thecronic420: LeoEleven on Full Tilt. Kryptokilla on Absolute. Jamie Rosen in real life. His largest online tournament score came in March '09 when he placed 2nd in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $132,200. In April '08, he took down the Full Tilt Fifty-Fifty and the $65k Guaranteed for a combined total of another $30,000. His 4th place finish in the FTOPS Event #6 in February '08 was good for nearly $30k. Jamie continued his winning ways in November '08 with a victory in the PokerStars $200 Sunday rebuy for $44,500.	5743.95 (81)	76.51 (88)	94
86.	gator93: Frank Hernandez has been one of the most consistent online tournaments players on the internet since signing up for a P5s account in early 2005. He is also the original PocketFives.com Open Champion; winning it when it was a $200 buy in. He was one of the first ever PocketFives Triple Crown winners -- taking the crown twice. In April '09, Frank made online poker headlines thanks to his outstanding results in the inaugural PokerStars SCOOP competition. After taking down the High-Stakes SCOOP Event #12 on April 7th for $57.8k, he placed 4th in the High-Stakes Event #14 the very next day for $132,400. Two days later he was at it again -- placing 3rd in the High Stakes Event #17 for $165,400. He also has a runner-up performance in the Full Tilt Poker $1 Million Guaranteed ($500+35) monthly flagship event for $124,000. That win came only two weeks after Frank won the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance for $47,200. He also has a runner-up performance in the Full Tilt $1k event for $60,000. In February '09, Frank placed 2nd in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance for $38k. In August '09, he final-tabled the FTOPS XIII Event #4 ($100+9 Cubed) for $40,000.	5652.75 (92)	76.30 (87)	91
87.	USCphildo: Phil "USCphildo" Collins became one of the top online poker superstars in 2008, after winning the Full Tilt $1k Monday, the PokerStars $100 rebuy, and placing 2nd in the Stars Wednesday Hundred Fifty Grand for a combined $120,000. On April 20th, 2008, he continued his winning ways by taking down the PokerStars 2nd Chance tourney for $48,000. He followed that up with a 2nd place showing in the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy for $38,800 in September '08. He picked up another impressive online tournament cash in February '09 when he placed 3rd in the FTOPS XI Knockout Event #8 for $71,500. More recently, he has a victory in the Stars Nightly Hundred Grand for $27,600 (Jul '09). Articles by USCphildo In Game Thought Process	5553.14 (101)	70.94 (85)	84
88.	Big Huni: Chris Hunichen of South Carolina is a PocketFives Triple Crown winner (May '09) who has an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker $90k Guaranteed for $40,200. He also has a win in the PokerStars $40k Guaranteed for $17,100 along with a final table appearance in the Sunday Warm-Up for another $10,200. Chris continued his winning ways in August '09 with victories in the Stars Nightly Hundred Grand and Full Tilt $50 Cubed *1r+1a* event for $21k and $19.5k respectively. He debuted in the PocketFives Rankings in September '09 following a 1st place finish in the Full Tilt $40k Guaranteed for $12,900. Big Online Poker Splash for Big Huni May 22, 2009	5752.00 (80)	77.39 (90)	101
89.	p0cket00: Sebastian is a rising online tournament star from Canada who took down the bwin Grand Tournament XXXII in December '08 for $213,000. In September '09, he final-tabled the TitanPoker $1 Million Guaranteed for $60,000 (4th place) and also picked up a win in the PokerStars $100k Guaranteed for $27,200. He debuted in the PocketFives Top 100 in September '09.	5711.50 (82)	79.59 (92)	97
90.	dipthrong: P5's Triple Crown Winner -- Mark "dipthrong" Herm made online poker history on July 13th, 2008 when he won two Sunday major tournaments on the same day. Shortly after taking down the Bodog $100k for $23.6k, Mark won the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed for $147,382. What's more, these two wins came exactly one week after he won the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan for another $44,400. Mark continued his hot streak in early August with a victory in the Stars $250k Guaranteed ($500+30) for $91k. In October '08, Mark 3-way chopped the Stars "Sunday 500" for $69,600. The Well: Mark "dipthrong" Herm	5434.67 (117)	65.74 (78)	78
91.	Andy McLEOD: TheFatFISH on Full Tilt and Brad JOHNSON on UB. He's a P5s Triple Crown winner who took down the Full Tilt $1k on back-to-back Mondays for a combined total of more than $90k. James "Andy McLEOD" Obst is one of the top online poker players in the country of Australia and worldwide, with a $76k cash from a PokerStars Sunday Million final table in August '08. One week later, he won the FTOPS Razz event for $40k. In September '08, he continued his winning ways with an outright victory in the WCOOP Pot Limit Omaha event for $98k. He also placed 2nd in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up on the last Sunday of December '08 for $101,500. His largest online tournament cash to date came in April '09, when he won the PokerStars SCOOP $3,000+150 6-max Mixed Hold'em event for $188,000 after defeating fellow PocketFiver Steve "gboro780" Gross heads-up. In August '09, James placed 5th in the FTOPS XIII Main Event for $127,200. Known for being successful at both high stakes cash games and multi-table tournaments, Andy is thought by many to be a world class talent on his way to becoming a multi-millionaire.	5557.81 (100)	63.07 (74)	101
92.	Moosedebator: Passthashuga on Full Tilt. "Moosedebator" surged in mid-2009 with wins in the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand and Nightly Seventy Grand tournaments for $25,600 and $12,400 respectively. In July '09, he won the Full Tilt Poker $22.5k Guaranteed for another $14,200 and followed that up with a 3rd place finish in the Stars $100 rebuy for $26,300.	5690.69 (83)	79.80 (93)	101
93.	schappuscha: This PocketFives Triple Crown winner from Germany finished 2nd in the PokerStars $100 rebuy for $24,400 and also has wins in the $40k and $25k Guaranteed events for $12.5k and $11.9k. He debuted in the Top 100 Rankings in November '09.	5688.23 (84)	84.52 (97)	101
94.	dapalma150: Michael Palma of Florida put up consistent results in high stakes online poker tournaments in 2009; earning $22,500 for his 2nd place finish in the PokerStars $100 rebuy. In May '09, "dapalma150" final tabled the Stars Sunday 500 event for $20,900 and also has a victory in the $50k Guaranteed for $17,900 to his credit.	5638.69 (94)	91.09 (104)	88
95.	PiKappRaider: UFman2 on Full Tilt. From June '08 to February '09, he went on an amazing online tournament run in which his 11 largest cashes equaled just over $1,000,000. On September 7th, 2008, Steven Burkholder took down the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed for $135,900. Just 12 days later, he won the PokerStars $500 rebuy 6-max WCOOP event for over $211,000. In the early morning hours of December 22nd, 2008, Steven won the Full Tilt Poker $1 Million Guaranteed monthly flagship event for nearly $202,000. His largest online tournament cash came in February '09 when he won the FTOPS XI Event #17 for $245,700. More recently, Steven has a victory in the AbsolutePoker $100k Guaranteed for $31,850 (Aug '09). Steve's live poker tournament results include a 2nd place effort in the 2009 WSOP Event #5 ($1,500 Pot Limit Omaha) for $146,748.	5513.17 (104)	66.90 (81)	101
96.	GeoffRas:	5663.20 (89)	85.52 (98)	101
97.	PokerKaiser: Nicolas Fierro of Chile surged in May '09 thanks to his consistent results in online poker tournaments, which include a 3rd place showing in the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for $44,600. He also took down the PokerStars $100 rebuy and $100 turbo tournaments in that month for $29k and $24k.	5672.95 (88)	87.46 (100)	101
98.	herdgolf86: Chris Tipper of West Virginia is a PocketFives.com Triple Crown winner who has a win in the Full Tilt Poker "Super Sunday $500k" for $102,600 along with a victory in the PokerStars $300k Guaranteed $100 rebuy tournament for $64,900. He also has a final table appearance in the Stars Sunday Million for $38,600 and a runner-up performance in the AbsolutePoker Weekly $150k Guaranteed for $24k.	5638.19 (95)	93.09 (106)	90
99.	Schildy1984: KoalaBear1984 on Titan. AD_84 on Full Tilt. King_Dirk on bwin. Another rising superstar from the country of Germany, he has a $75,000 cash for 1st place in the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday (Jun '09) along with a win in the TitanPoker $250k Guaranteed for $60,850 (Jul '09). He also placed 3rd in the Stars "Sunday 500" in July '09 for another $51,600.	5592.60 (97)	94.32 (107)	89
100.	JoeBlazenyc: badbeatme20 on Bodog. This PocketFiver from New Jersey has a 3rd place finish in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for $38,700 along with an outright victory in the $90k Guaranteed for $25k. He also had a deep run in the 2008 WCOOP Main Event on PokerStars in which he cashed for nearly $23,000. His largest online tournament cash to date came courtesy of an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for an even $83,000. In July '09, Joe placed 3rd in the WSOP Event #54 ($1,500 NLHE) for $276,000. Joe Chaplin (JoeBlazenyc) on Winning the Full Tilt $1k Monday Aug 27, 2009	5653.49 (91)	90.01 (102)	101