It took PocketFives member Chris Big HuniHunichen (pictured) all of three days to score his third online poker Triple Crown. On May 15th, he knocked out the first two legs by winning the $109 No Limit Hold’em Turbo on PokerStarsas well as the $40,000 Guaranteed Super Tuesday on iPoker for a combined haul of $20,000. Then, three days later, victory was his in a $100 tournament on Ongame for $3,100. He’s one of eight Triple Crown winners we’ve had in May and sat down with PocketFives to recap his big week.

PocketFives: Congratulations on your third Triple Crown. Does winning the award have as much meaning the third time around?

Chris Hunichen: Yeah, it still means something, especially because it has been awhile since I got my second one. I have won two of the three legs so many times and then just couldn’t get that third win to complete the Triple Crown. This one was fun because I won three birds in one day, two of them on separate sites, so I had a whole week to get the third win on another site.

When I got five-handed in the Ongame tournament, I somehow ended up 5/5 and thought I blew it. However, I came back to take a slight chip lead going into heads-up only to get it in on the second hand with 8-7 of diamonds on 10-8-6 flop against Q-Q. I lost that one, putting me down to six big blinds. I somehow came back to get the win and my third Triple Crown.

PocketFives: That sounds like an epic tale. Tell us about the PokerStars and iPoker wins, which came on the same day.

Chris Hunichen: I actually had three $10,000 scores that day in the $100 Rebuy on CelebPoker, the $200 Turbo on PokerStars, and the $109 Turbo on PokerStars. The $40,000 Guaranteed, $100 Rebuy on CelebPoker is a tournament they only have on Tuesdays. It’s a really good tournament with a long, slow structure that allows the better MTT players to have an advantage. I enjoy this tournament a lot and really wish they would add the $100 Rebuy in as a daily tournament.

The Turbos on PokerStars were normal Turbos we play day in and day out. They have fast structures with quick blind levels, so it’s less skill and a little more luck because it’s basically all push/folding at the end.

PocketFives: Have you strayed seriously into any non-Hold’em games?

Chris Hunichen: I do play other games, but I definitely have a much bigger edge in No Limit Hold’em. I have been putting in more time playing PLO lately and have really improved my PLO game a lot over the past year, but I still have a lot to learn. My roommate, mtstackin88 (pictured), is incredibly good at PLO High/Low. I was probably the biggest fish a few months ago in that game, so I have sweat him some and been learning that game off him. So, I am finally starting to expand my horizons a little bit outside of the Hold’em games.

PocketFives: Is it necessary nowadays to be proficient in multiple games in order to be a successful poker pro?

Chris Hunichen: It depends on how good you are at the game you are profiting the most from. I personally think I am average to just a little above average in PLO, but I feel like in NLHE, I am one of the top MTT players in the world. So, I honestly feel I can make it just playing Hold’em, but at the same time, learning all of the variations of the game will increase your overall knowledge of poker, thus sharpening your skills in the main games you play.

PocketFives: We know you’re familiar with Shaun shaundeebDeeb (pictured), who won four titles during the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Pokerthis year. Can you give us your reaction to his feat?

Chris Hunichen: It’s pretty impressive. He has put in a lot of work and a lot of time in poker over the years and deserves all of the credit he is getting. I do believe that Isildur1’s two SCOOP wins were much more improbable and tougher to complete because they were in huge fields with a lot of tough players, whereas Deeb’s four wins were in fields of fewer than 100 people. However, it is still incredible to ship all three SCOOP High variations of Stud as well as a HORSE title to show he can play all of the games, so I am definitely not taking anything away from him at all.

PocketFives: Can you tell us about your World Series of Poker plans this year?

Chris Hunichen: I am planning to play all of the big NLHE events $10,000 and under and the $5,000 PLO events. We have a really sick spot rented out, a Mini Castle, with an incredible group of guys that could definitely make some noise at this year’s WSOP. So, I definitely want to give a shout out to the crew: telks, Gettin Daize, mtstackin88, My Brim Low, nutserrytime, The Lab Rat, Flippa42, ship_the_perc, southernctowl, and Otter8739. HUSSSS!

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