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RANK		PLB SCORE (Rank)	PRO POLL AVG (Rank)	PREV RANK
1.	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 another $89,250. More recently, David has victories in the Full Tilt $125k Guarantee and Stars $150k Guaranteed events for $47.3k and $44k respectively. In January 2010, David Sands became the world's top-ranked online tournament player. Doc Sands Becomes #1 Worldwide Jan 13, 2010 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	9281.26 (1)	12.22 (4)	1
2.	moorman1: Chris Moorman (moorman1) is a member of the DoylesRoom Brunson 10, and holds the record for PocketFives Triple Crowns and won the Monthly PLB in April and December '09. Chris also took down the 2009 Yearly PLB award here at PocketFives. 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	8038.83 (2)	8.52 (2)	3
3.	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.	7952.54 (4)	9.82 (3)	2
4.	1SickDisease: THE1SICKNESS on Absolute. 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. Since then, he has a victory in the Full Tilt Poker $200k Guarantee (Nov '09) for $81,000 along with a win in the Cake Poker $250k Guaranteed for $50,500 in December '09. He also placed 2nd in the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy in December '09 for another $32,200.	7832.41 (5)	21.69 (8)	4
5.	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, then placed 3rd in that event for $48,500 in January 2010. govshark2 Podcast - July 23, 2009	7558.24 (8)	20.42 (7)	5
6.	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.	7616.46 (6)	23.26 (9)	8
7.	gboro780: Steve "gboro780" Gross has been one of the top online tournament players in the world since late 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 Poker Bio Steve "gboro780" Gross became a PocketFiver in April 2005, and would go on to become the #1 ranked online tournament player in the world. Steve's poker story began while he was pursuing his management degree at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. Following several $50 deposits and a 2nd place finish in a PartyPoker Step tournament for $2,500, "gboro780" quickly branched out to Pacific Poker where he was immediately successful. He then moved part of his winnings over to PokerStars where he was competing in $10-$20 MTTs and taking the occasional shot in higher buy-in events. His first significant score came in September, 2005 in a $100 NLHE freezeout versus high stakes sit & go regular "moledaddy," in which he won the tournament for $7,600. Steve's forum contributions on PocketFives are among the most popular and are especially frequented by up-and-coming players looking for insight into the life of a top-ranked high stakes tournament specialist. Recent Forum Posts re: Join me in Donating a Percentage of Sunday (1/17) profits to crisis in Haiti reverse brag thread	7054.50 (17)	7.17 (1)	7
8.	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. apestyles Podcast: November 12, 2009	7336.43 (11)	19.71 (6)	9
9.	kleath: Bjorn Kleathersson 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). More recently, Bjorn has a 3rd place showing in the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for $39,900 (Jan '10).	7498.35 (9)	24.63 (12)	6
10.	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. In January 2010, Casey took 3rd place in the Stars Sunday 500 event for $47,500.	7958.14 (3)	27.26 (16)	10
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.	7418.59 (10)	24.24 (10)	15
12.	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 Quarter Million for $51,900. He followed that up with a 3-way chop of the Sunday Brawl in January '10 for $87,000 (1st place officially). Luck Sacking His Way to Two Bodog $100k Wins in July	7185.84 (14)	24.47 (11)	13
13.	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.	7140.36 (15)	26.32 (15)	11
14.	caio_pimenta: Caio Cesar Pimenta is one of Brazil's top ranked online tournament players. His largest online cash came in November '09, when he won the PokerStars Sunday Million for $259,200. In October '08, 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.	7612.15 (7)	31.07 (23)	12
15.	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! He took down the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy for $46,100 and the Full Tilt $60k Guaranteed for $22,200 in January '09. More recently, Russell has a win in the PokerStars Sunday 500 (January '10) for $88,200 along with a victory in the Full Tilt Poker $200k Guaranteed for $54,400 (September '09). He Shoots He Scores Aug 21, 2009	7120.39 (16)	26.12 (14)	16
16.	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.	6970.69 (18)	15.72 (5)	23
17.	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.	6700.62 (29)	29.79 (18)	14
18.	badpab2: Paul Foltyn of 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, he posted a runner-up performance 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. More recently, he has a win in the Full Tilt Poker $50k Guaranteed for $47,100 (October '09) along with a $35,800 score for first place in the Stars $200 rebuy tournament in September.	6887.76 (21)	31.33 (24)	17
19.	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 and followed that up with a runner-up finish in the Stars "Sunday 500" event in December '09 for $64,100.	6948.59 (19)	33.83 (25)	20
20.	taypaur: ambiguosity on Full Tilt. tramp$d0pray on Stars. TAZED1SPURR on Cereus. 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). His largest online tournament cash came in November '09, when he chopped (2nd place) the FTOPS $300 6-max rebuy event for $182,200. He followed that up in January '10 with a victory in the Ultimate Bet UBOC Event #14 ($1,000+50 NLHE) for $125,200. Taylor Paul (taypaur) Recaps UBOC $300,000 Guaranteed Win Feb 02, 2010	7314.27 (12)	30.71 (20)	33
21.	geeforce1: A rising force in online tournaments, he has wins in the SCOOP Pot Limit 5 Card Draw and Sunday Second Chance events for $54,500 and $53,800. In September, he won the $50k Guaranteed on Tilt for $22,500.	7215.93 (13)	35.78 (29)	24
22.	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.	6849.88 (23)	30.76 (22)	22
23.	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. More recently, Alex has victories in the PokerStars $250k Guaranteed Sunday rebuy and $1k Super Tuesday events for $75,200 and $66,100 respectively, along with a 2nd place finish in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for $51,400 (Dec '09). 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	6569.63 (36)	24.86 (13)	19
24.	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.	6707.25 (28)	30.72 (21)	21
25.	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.	6903.87 (20)	34.37 (26)	25
26.	dipthrong: Two-time PocketFives 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. More recently, Mark has a victory in the PokerStars $35k Guaranteed for $37,000 along with a $100 rebuy win for $22,300. In November '09, he placed 1st in the Stars Nightly Hundred Grand for another $24,100. The Well: Mark "dipthrong" Herm	6764.34 (26)	27.45 (17)	30
27.	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.	6566.68 (37)	30.26 (19)	18
28.	croll103: James Carroll of Massachusetts had a 3rd place showing in the FTOPS Event #20 for $42,200 in August '09, and followed that up with an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker $75k Guaranteed for $21,100. He also has a win in the PokerStars Daily Eighty Grand for $17,800 and debuted in the PocketFives Top 100 Rankings in October '09.	6864.38 (22)	35.14 (27)	26
29.	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.	6761.69 (27)	35.33 (28)	27
30.	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 UB.com $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. He took down that same AP $100k Guaranteed tournament in December '09 for another $38,500. Phil continued his winning ways in January 2010 with a runner-up performance in the Stars "Sunday 500" for $63,500. His largest online tournament score came in January '10, when he placed 2nd in the UBOC $2,500+100 NLHE 6-max Event #8 for $219,800.	6797.05 (24)	37.96 (34)	32
31.	improved: Hailing from Costa Rica, Felipe Montenegro is a three-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. In February '10, "improved" took down the UB.com $150k Guaranteed for an even $52,000. Rankings Update: improved Approaches Top 10 Sep 02, 2009 Felipe Montenegro (improved) Wins PocketFives Triple Crown Jan 02, 2010 Felipe Montenegro (improved) Wins Second Triple Crown in Four Weeks Jan 14, 2010	6587.12 (35)	35.98 (30)	29
32.	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.	6674.48 (31)	38.89 (37)	28
33.	whitE_mAmbA: Avril Sharapova on Full Tilt. psuNYY51 on Stars. lol consent on Cake. SARAHPALIN12 on UB. In February '09, this Penn State student placed 2nd in the FTOPS XI $100 rebuy Event #7 for nearly $91,000. He has a victory in the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for over $74k plus a win in the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Mulligan. More recently, he has a win in the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for $75.5k, a 3rd place showing in the $100 rebuy for $51k, and a runner-up performance in the Full Tilt $150k Guarantee for another $39,500.	6613.67 (33)	36.42 (32)	31
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.	6436.94 (44)	36.12 (31)	36
35.	AnteSvante: RollerRide on Titan. 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. More recently, this Swede has a victory in the PokerStars Sunday 500 event for an even $90,000 (Jan '10).	6775.89 (25)	38.69 (36)	52
36.	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.	6529.20 (38)	41.27 (41)	38
37.	Gettin Daize: imdanuts on Stars. thenut21 on Cake. MPLB Champion: January '10. This online tournament player from Florida caught fire in January 2010 with victories in the PokerStars $60k and $50k Guaranteed events for $19,800 and $15,500. He also pocketed $24,100 for a runner-up performance in the Stars $50 rebuy and debuted in the PocketFives Top 100 Rankings in that same month	6611.30 (34)	44.48 (43)	43
38.	siola: Monthly PLB Champion: November '09. This online tournament player from the state of California took down the PokerStars Sunday Million in November '09 for $238,900. He also has dual victories in the Stars $100 rebuy $20k Guaranteed event for $27k and $20k, along with a win in the Full Tilt Poker $50k Guaranteed for another $20,000.	6523.83 (39)	46.10 (49)	34
39.	gutshtallin: caioplease on Cake. ryanwelch on Full Tilt and Bodog. RYANWELCH16 on UB. 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. More recently, Ryan has an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for $80,250 (Dec '09) plus a first place effort in the $200k Guarantee for another $64,000 (Sep '09). Interview with Ryan "gutshtallin" Welch Mar 14, 2009 gutshtallin Podcast - August 27, 2009	6324.50 (51)	37.46 (33)	39
40.	noctus: InescapableD on Full Tilt and Titan. This Canadian poker player has wins in the PokerStars $100 and $50 rebuy tournaments for $19k and $13.6k respectively, along with a $20,300 score for 2nd place in the $100k Guaranteed in November '09.	6628.03 (32)	45.22 (48)	45
41.	theczar19: enterthewu19 on Full Tilt and UB. Darvin Moon on Cake. A rising superstar 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. Bryan had an impressive month in December '09, chopping the PokerStars Wednesday Quarter Grand for $42k (2nd place officially), and winning the $100 rebuy for $23,800. He also won the Full Tilt $200k Guarantee that month for $25,100.	6495.30 (40)	42.14 (42)	48
42.	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.	6397.23 (47)	44.77 (44)	40
43.	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. His largest online tournament cash to date came in December '09, when he took down the UB.com $200k Guaranteed for $47,500.	6350.24 (50)	38.68 (35)	46
44.	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 victory in the Full Tilt Poker $200k Guarantee for $68,500 along with a 3rd place showing in that same event for $30,600. In December '09, Jamie took down the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday outright for $77,750.	6133.54 (62)	39.60 (38)	35
45.	paulgees81: paulgees822 on Cake and Cereus. This online tournament specialist from the state of Pennsylvania caught fire in late 2009; taking down the Full Tilt Poker MiniFTOPS Event #7 for $57,500 and placing 2nd in the PokerStars Wednesday Quarter Million for another $35,100. He also has a win and a 3rd place finish in the Stars $100 rebuy tournament for $19,300 and $15,800 respectively.	6451.38 (43)	48.23 (53)	42
46.	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.	6692.39 (30)	40.07 (39)	73
47.	DevilTruck: This online tournament specialist from Norway debuted in the PocketFives.com Rankings at #98 in December 2008. He has a win in the PokerStars $100 rebuy tournament for $46,700 along with an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker $100 rebuy for $14,300. He also won the Stars $70k Guaranteed for $11,500.	6473.66 (41)	49.86 (57)	47
48.	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.	6435.16 (45)	41.15 (40)	70
49.	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	6097.28 (67)	44.92 (45)	44
50.	Stamdogg: Keven "Stamdogg" Stammen has a total of FIVE victories in the PokerStars $100 rebuy, two wins in the Stars $50 rebuy, and outright wins in the Full Tilt $65k Guaranteed and $55k Guaranteed tournaments. From June '07 to June '08, Keven recroded 22 scores of over $10,000 in online tournaments. He final tabled the PokerStars Sunday Million in November 2008 for $55,600 and backed that up with an $84,600 cash for 4th place in the FTOPS X Event #9 just one week later. In June 2009, Keven won the WSOP $2,500 NLHE Event #13 for $506,786.	6375.19 (48)	50.99 (59)	51
51.	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 January '10, he took down the PartyPoker $300k Guaranteed for $60,000.	6171.77 (59)	46.87 (51)	50
52.	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.	6184.19 (57)	55.16 (63)	41
53.	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.	6275.03 (54)	52.78 (60)	49
54.	donkcommited: DC_BIA on Absolute. DonkCommited on other sites. In September '09, this Californian took 3rd place in the PokerStars WCOOP 6-max Mixed Hold'em event for $42,200. A month earlier, he won the $40k Guaranteed for $30,900 and subsequently took down the Stars Turbo $40k Guaranteed for another $13,700. In December '09, Dave took down the Full Tilt Poker $60k Guarantee ($100 rebuy) for $21,800.	6456.32 (42)	49.71 (56)	67
55.	supa4real: In September '09, he placed 8th in the PokerStars WCOOP Main Event ($5,200 NLHE Two-Day) for $182,200. Two months later, he placed 2nd in the FTOPS $2,500+120 Two-Day NLHE event for $340,000. He also has a win in the Stars $120k Guaranteed for $23,200 (May '09) along with dual victories in the $100 rebuy tournament for $17,900 and $12,900.	6169.12 (60)	58.42 (68)	37
56.	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. In November '09, Nick continued his winning ways with a runner-up performance in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $173,500. Welcome Back Agriffrod	6138.19 (61)	48.07 (52)	53
57.	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.	6112.06 (64)	45.00 (46)	56
58.	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.	6366.20 (49)	49.44 (55)	66
59.	MarkusOwnH: TIETYMM on Stars and UB. Markus OwnH on Full Tilt. One of Germany's top online tournament players, he placed 2nd in the PokerStars Wednesday Quarter Million in July '09 for $38,800. In September '09, he won the Stars $500+30 NLHE WCOOP 2nd Chance event for $34k and followed that up with a victory in the UB.com $80k Guaranteed Sniper a month later for $22,400. He debuted in the PocketFives Top 100 in November '09.	6285.25 (53)	56.83 (65)	54
60.	Gags30: Zingasaurus on UB. "Gags30" is a two-time PocketFives Triple Crown winner who had a deep run in the FTOPS $2,500 event in August '09 for $45,700 along with dual victories in the PokerStars Nightly Seventy Grand for $13,900 and $13,400. He also has a final table appearance in the Stars Sunday Warm-Up and 3rd place finish in the $50 rebuy for over $18,300 each. In September '09, he finished 2nd in the Stars $75k Guaranteed for another $13,500. More recently, Mike has a January '10 victory in the Full Tilt $160k Guarantee for $28,900 along with a win in the Stars Nightly Hundred Grand for $19,800 in December '09.	6398.02 (46)	50.29 (58)	75
61.	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. More recently, Joe has a 3rd place showing in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up (Dec '09) for $76,000 and a 2nd place finish in the Full Tilt Poker $125k Guarantee for $42,000 (Nov '09). 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	6231.30 (56)	58.78 (70)	55
62.	G8vMyLfeAway: Iamsmoked on Party. anamateur on Titan. tommy_52 on bwin. This top online tournament player from the country of Sweden had December '09 victories in the PokerStars $75k and $60k Guaranteed tournaments for $18,900 and $18,500. His largest tournament cash to date came in November '09 when he placed 4th in the Sunday 500 event for $37,100.	6242.05 (55)	58.50 (69)	59
63.	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). He took home another $102,200 in November '09 for his victory in the FTOPS XIV Event #20 ($200+16 NLHE). 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.	6130.68 (63)	46.59 (50)	81
64.	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	6053.99 (69)	57.47 (66)	60
65.	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.	6030.44 (73)	48.92 (54)	69
66.	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.	5986.59 (79)	55.28 (64)	68
67.	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. His runner-up performance in the Stars $100 rebuy was good for another $33,300 in November '09. YanniYankievich Hits #79 in Online Poker Rankings Nov 04, 2009	6032.24 (72)	66.82 (76)	64
68.	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.	6047.08 (70)	63.06 (72)	72
69.	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	6018.31 (75)	45.18 (47)	92
70.	BeL0WaB0Ve: Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul has been one of the most consistent high stakes online tournament players since 2006. A former Top 10 ranked player, Kevin took down the Bellagio Cup III in July '07 for $1,342,000! He's an incredibly unpredictable player who can play a variety of tournament styles, switch gears and is hard to put on a hand. Although he doesn't play quite the volume online that he did in '05/'06, Kevin still puts up solid results when he's not focusing on major live tournaments. His largest online cash to date came in September '09 when he placed 3rd in the WCOOP Event #10 ($10,000+300 NLHE High Roller) for $337,900. He also has a runner-up finish in the FTOPS $300 rebuy event in August '08, when he took home $168,000 along with a 4th place finish in the FTOPS $1k event two days before that for $105,000. In March '09, Kevin won the Stars Sunday Second Chance for $54,700 and placed 2nd in the AbsolutePoker $100k for another $19,200. In August '09, he took down the FTOPS XIII Event #11 ($200+16 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha) for $57,600. PocketFives Interview with Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul	6099.87 (65)	54.52 (62)	89
71.	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.	5863.28 (91)	53.62 (61)	65
72.	JDsmith9: Petie_BigStacks on Full Tilt. GAME_BLOUSES on UB. Josh picked up steam with impressive results in mid-2009, including a runner-up performance in the Stars Nightly Hundred Grand for $20,300 in July. In January '10, he took down the Full Tilt Poker $400k Guarantee for $82,600 and also won the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand during that month for another $19,000. He debuted in the PocketFives Top 100 in February 2010 at #72 worldwide.	6297.57 (52)	58.03 (67)	101
73.	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	5932.93 (86)	60.77 (71)	63
74.	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.	5855.26 (93)	63.27 (73)	58
75.	CNT_CRUSHER: A rising online tournament star from Australia, "CNT_CRUSHER" has a victory in the TitanPoker $250k Guaranteed from March '09 for $55,000. His other major online cashes include a win in the Full Tilt $100 freezeout for $37k and a runner-up performance in the Stars $100 rebuy for another $25,000.	6046.83 (71)	72.32 (82)	74
76.	doubledave22: Longtime Pocketfives.com member Dave "doubledave22" D'Alesandro of Wenonah, New Jersey first grabbed the attention of the online community in August '08 when he placed 3rd in Event #10 of FTOPS IX for $102,000. In January '09 he earned $71,900 for his 4th place finish in the Ultimate Bet Online Championship. His largest career online tournament cash came in January '10, when he won the UBOC 4 Championship Event ($1,000+50 NLHE) for $279,000. Since then he has had final table appearances in the Ultimate Bet $100K Guaranteed, PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand and $100 rebuy, and has outright wins in the Full Tilt $30 and $50 rebuy as well as the Nightly $70k on Pokerstars. Dave is an active member on the forums and has been a Pocketfives.com member since January, 2006.	6183.95 (58)	64.05 (74)	101
77.	szusza84: A top online tournament player from the country of Hungary, "szusza84" placed 3rd in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance tourney in October '09 for $23,700. Hi picked up a victory in the Stars Daily Eight Grand for 16,800 in November '09 and also has a win in the $50 rebuy event for $13,800.	6018.75 (74)	72.16 (81)	79
78.	thetruth503: thewood503 on Full Tilt. bluffdeez503 on Stars. stackinhigh9 on Cake. Kyle Zartman of Oregon has a 2nd place finish in the Absolute Poker $1k event for $35,300 along with a 4th place finish in the FTOPS XIII Pot Limit Omaha 6-max event for $31,700. In December '09, he took down the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for an even $93k, and also placed 2nd in the $200k Guarantee event for $50,400.	5933.08 (85)	81.93 (93)	61
79.	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.	5886.26 (90)	76.29 (88)	62
80.	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.	5904.93 (89)	66.30 (75)	77
81.	telks: munchenhb on Stars. cuteiswhatiaim4 on Full Tilt. MnchVegasPwn on Cake. mtelker on Bodog and UB. Mike Telker of Michigan is a PocketFives Triple Crown winner who has a victory in the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl for $93,700 (January '10) along with a runner up performance in the PokerStars $40k Guaranteed for $26,000. He debuted in the PocketFives Top 100 in January 2010 at #81 worldwide.	6098.19 (66)	67.71 (77)	101
82.	Derek8: Derek Lerner of Canada is a well-known high stakes online tournament player. In early '09, he final tabled the PokerStars "Sunday 500" event for $50,000 and had runner-up performance in the $100 Sunday rebuy for $45,400.	5975.62 (80)	80.47 (90)	76
83.	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.	6018.00 (76)	70.44 (80)	91
84.	AJinOK: This online tournament specialist from the state of Oklahoma gained traction in late 2009 with wins in the Full Tilt Poker Friday Night Fight for $46,300 and the $25k Guaranteed for $15.5k. In August '09, Aaron had a 3rd place showing in the PokerStars "Sunday 500" event for $49,600.	6070.28 (68)	70.39 (79)	101
85.	-BlackFours-: QuatrosNegro on Cake. PocketFives Triple Crown winner: Nov '09 and Jan '10. In November 2008, John May of Connecticut placed 2nd in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $70,100. He continued his winning ways in early '09 with victories in the PokerStars $100k Guaranteed and Daily Eighty Grand tournaments for just over $28k each. In March '09, John won the Stars $100 rebuy for $35,800 and followed that up with a victory in the Daily Eighty Grand in June '09 for $15,400. More recently, John has a victory in the PokerStars $100 rebuy for $33,200 and a win in the $35k Guaranteed for $18,300 (Jan '10).	5970.78 (81)	74.28 (83)	84
86.	PURPLEPILS99: NEONPILS99 on Full Tilt. Evan "PURPLEPILS99" Parkes is one of the top young online tournament players. In November '08, Evan took 5th place in the FTOPS X $5,000+200 NLHE Event #22 for $137,500. He has victories in the Full Tilt $1k Monday and $65k Guaranteed for a combined $64k, along with a final table appearance in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up. He Also has two 2nd place finishes in the 90k guarantee on Full Tilt two weeks in a row.And lastly, Evan has a third place finish in the 300r 6max ftops event for 112k,he is a very highly skilled young gun, so watch out!(By the way, he pwns Moorman1 for a living as well as ComptonMasta)	6012.37 (77)	75.82 (86)	101
87.	ArgentinaBoy: Alex Queen of Pennsylvania won the PokerStars "Sunday 500" for $92,700 in November '09 and followed that up with a victory in the Daily Eighty Grand for $18,400 a few days later. He also has a runner-up performance in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $69,500 (Apr '09) along with a final table appearance in the Stars $100k Guaranteed for $11,300.	6006.03 (78)	74.79 (85)	101
88.	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	5966.13 (82)	76.06 (87)	97
89.	dapalma150: BlackOutKing on UB. In December '09, Michael Palma of Florida had a runner-up performance in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $183,600. In October '09, he took down the Stars $100 rebuy $250k Guaranteed for $76,400. He also has a win in the Wednesday Quarter Million for $48,500 along with a 3rd place showing in the Sunday Second Chance for another $23,400.	5855.34 (92)	88.75 (96)	78
90.	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.	5749.48 (106)	67.95 (78)	83
91.	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.	5908.03 (88)	88.00 (95)	85
92.	Chipsteela: EndlessJ on PokerStars and Absolute. Jeremy "Chipsteela" Menard is a five-time PocketFives.com Triple Crown winner and one of the most consistent online tournament players in the world. Known for his easy going personality, this semi-professional skateboarder has final table appearances in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed and $1k Monday tournaments for over $30,000 each. He also has victories in the Stars $100 and $50 rebuy tournaments. In October '09, Jeremy took 2nd in the Sunday Brawl for $65,600 and followed that up with a runner-up performance in the Sunday Second Chance in December '09 for another $33,500. Chipsteela Wins Fifth Triple Crown	5943.50 (84)	79.50 (89)	99
93.	CKRUEL: Christian Kruel is a high stakes online tournament specialist who has had some success as a live player as well, including making the final table of the 2005 WPT Bahamas event. He's best known for taking 4th in the 2008 WCOOP $1k event for $178,550. He also won the PokerStars $100 rebuy in July '08 for $52k and then took 2nd in the $250k Guaranteed a month later for $66,500. More recently, Christian has a 2nd place effort in the PokerStars "Sunday 500" for $94,000 (January '10) along with a win in the $1k Super Tuesday for $61,100.	5965.69 (83)	84.18 (94)	101
94.	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.	5919.12 (87)	81.18 (91)	101
95.	Grip: This online poker player from Illinois has a runner-up performance in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $95,400 from April '09. One month earlier, Nick won the Full Tilt Poker $200k Guaranteed for $76,500 and also has a 2nd place finish in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for $57,000. Nick debuted at #89 in the PocketFives rankings in April '09, and took down another Full Tilt $200k Guaranteed Sunday tournament in August '09 for $76,200.	5841.03 (94)	74.59 (84)	101
96.	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).	5817.64 (95)	81.54 (92)	94
97.	ronaldgrauer: Ronald Grauer of Switzerland won the Full Tilt Poker $200k Guaranteed in June '09 for $60,000. He also has a runner-up performance in the PokerStars $200 Sunday rebuy for an even $30k along with a win in the $100 rebuy on Stars for $24,300. In January 2010, Ronald placed 2nd in the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl for $71,700.	5785.96 (100)	93.70 (99)	82
98.	Deuce2High: Pwnasaurus on most sites. A dangerous player whose big wins include a PartyPoker Daily Super, the UB $200k, the Full Tilt $300, and the Stars $150. He's also got a Triple Crown to his name.	5815.37 (96)	96.46 (102)	88
99.	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.	5787.77 (99)	92.68 (97)	90
100.	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.	5760.25 (104)	101.90 (110)	80