PokerFives got a chance to go heads-up with Nevada poker player Jake DiDonato (pictured), who is known as Wolf_51on our site. He also plays under that handle on WSOP.com and Ultimate Poker. He may be followed on Twitter at the account @TheWolf_51. Joining PocketFives on April 15, 2014, the third anniversary of Black Friday, he is already cashing in games and ascending our Nevada online poker rankings. DiDonato currently lives in Henderson.

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PocketFives: Do you play on Ultimate Poker and WSOP.com? Do you have any preference?

Jake DiDonato: I play on both sites. Currently, I play more on WSOP.com though. I find that WSOP.com has better games and is more reliable with technical issues.

PocketFives: What do you attribute your current success online to?

Jake DiDonato: I can’t complain about my current success, but I’ve always had the mentality of setting goals high and pushing myself to be better, so I don’t think I will ever be satisfied until I reach the top.

PocketFives: What do you like best about playing online poker?

Jake DiDonato: I like playing online poker because it has many games that a live casino doesn’t have. For instance, I prefer playing short-handed to ten-handed and nine-handed and most casinos do not provide regular short-handed games.

PocketFives: Do you have any plans to play at the Rio in the upcoming World Series of Poker?

Jake DiDonato: I just turned 21 this year and have big goals and expectations for my first WSOP. I plan to play a lot of cash games and save up some money to play in the bigger buy-in tournaments to try to get that big score all of us poker players dream of.

PocketFives: How did you choose your user name?

Jake DiDonato: I chose my name because I think wolves are badass.

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