This week's PocketFives.com Online Tournament Player Rankings update features Daniel "djk123" Kelly (right), who moved up three spots to #9 after having multiple scores over $30k in the month of January. Daniel also won the Full Tilt $40k Guaranteed tournament on March 2nd for $26,500, continuing an amazing run that has propelled him into the Top 10. Also moving up in the Top 10 this week was Russell "rdcrsn" Carson, who has had one of the most spectacular runs in online tournaments since PocketFives.com began tracking results in 2005. Currently ranked #4 in the world according to the P5's Rankings, Russell's recent final tables include a win in the Full Tilt $25k Guaranteed and a final table in the PartyPoker $30k High-Roller tournament.
Coming off of a very impressive Sunday, PocketFiver Marco "CrazyMarco" Johnson (left) moved all the way up to #18 after final-tabling Sunday majors on both UltimateBet and Full Tilt for a combined $69,400. He's followed by "ElMastermind" and "phatcat," who both made huge leaps into the Top 20 this week. "ElMastermind" won the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand and $25k Guaranteed tournaments on back-to-back evenings, netting him a total of $41k, as Shawn "phatcat" Luman his February results that earned him well over $100,000 in cash prizes.
Brian "SN8WMAN" Hawkins has not relented after his huge score in the PokerStars Sunday Million in January, and is currently ranked #25 in the world at online tournament play. Jon "sketchy1" Eaton is now ranked #28 following his victory in the PokerStars $25k Guaranteed in late February, as "RandALLin"moved up to the #29 spot. "GhettoFabolous" is up seven spots to #32 this week, and Johan "busto_soon" Til (right) moved up nine to #33 after final-tabling both the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up and the PartyPoker $30k High Roller tournaments for a combined $40,500 this past Sunday. Johan currently enjoys a comfortable lead over the competition in the Sliding PLB for The Netherlands.
Josh "pbdrunks" Van Duyn moved up 13 spots to #37 this week, and WSOP Europe Main Event Champion Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad (left) also moved up 13 to #38 after outlasting a field of 20,000 players to take down the PokerStars Sunday Hundred Grand for $20k. Annette retains her first place online tournament ranking in the country of Norway, although some tough competition has surged recently. PocketFiver "USCphildo" continued his rise up the rankings this week and finished at #40, as "JayPez" moved into the #44 spot. Streaking player Christian "charder" Harder of Maryland is now ranked #45 in the world, thanks in part to his final table performance in the PokerStars $215 rebuy tournament in late February. David "Bakes" Baker finishes the week at #47 after final-tabling the PokerStars $100 rebuy for a score of $20k in late February.
One of the big stories in the last two weeks here on PocketFives.com has been the rise of Brent "bhanks11" Hanks (right), who storms into the Top 50 this week at #48. Brent is coming off an extremely successful month of February, where he won the PokerStars Sunday Million for $278,000! He also has wins in the PokerStars $55k Guaranteed and Nightly Hundred Grand tournaments so far this year, as well as a victory in the Stars $25k Guaranteed. Predictably, Brent is also this week's featured weekly TLB Winner on PokerStars. PocketFiver "PURPLEPILLS99" is up ten spots to #56 this week, and "ATM4Life" moves into the #63 rankings.
Paul "ComeOnPhish" Lieu (left) is back in the rankings once again at #66, coming off yet another impressive stretch where he won a PokerStars $109 freezeout for $32k and the Full Tilt $55k Guaranteed for another $16,600. Paul has reached ten final tables so far in 2008, and looked primed to go on another of his amazing winning streaks. Scott "BigRiskky" Clements still owns the bragging rights of being the only PocketFiver who is a two-time WSOP Bracelet winner and two-time WPT Champion. He's already reached two online final tables in the month of March and is currently ranked #67. He could continue to move up in the rankings if he continues to put up consistent results.
Mark "TheOmaholic" Roland is up 16 spots to #71 this week, enjoying the benefits of his February results. Mark won the Full Tilt $1k Monday last month for $78,000, and followed that up with a 2nd Place showing in the $65k Guaranteed. David "Hickboy" Hickman (right) enters the rankings this week at #90, coming off his victory in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed for $142,000 this past Sunday. David also won the Full Tilt $55k Guaranteed last month and had a final table in the $1k Monday back in January. Also entering the rankings this week are professional poker player "JOEYTHEB" and "johne147," who won the PokerStars $100 rebuy this past Monday for nearly $22k. "Johne147" is currently ranked among the Top 5 online tournament players in the United Kingdom.
Be sure to check back next week for all the updates and action in the PocketFives.com Online Tournament Player Rankings.
