This week's PocketFives Rankingsupdate features Paul "badpab2" Foltyn of the United Kingdom (pictured), who debuts in the Top 10 at #9 worldwide thanks to his extremely consistent results at the online poker tables in 2009. Last month, Paul took down the Full Tilt Poker$50k Guaranteed for just over $47k, and also has a recent victory in the PokerStars$250k Guaranteed for $78,300. Paul has also overtaken fellow rival and world-class pro Chris Moorman as the top PLB earner for the United Kingdom. David Doc Sands of the United States moves up one spot to #5 this week after picking up two key cashes for approximately $90,000 each in recent months, as California's brainwash enters the Top 10 due in part to his impressive results in September, in which he earned nearly $120,000 from his three best online tournament cashes.
Felipe improved Montenegro of Costa Rica advances two spots to #15, HITTHEPANDA is up three to #18 worldwide, and James P0KERPR033 Campbell is now ranked #19; up four spots from last week. Recent PocketFives Podcast guest and veteran forum member Jon apestyles Van Fleet (pictured) has skyrocketed in recent weeks, with victories in the Stars $100 and $200 rebuy events for a combined total of $80,000. In August, he placed 3rd in the Sunday Warm-Up for $67,650 and is now ranked #22 in the world at online tournament play. Bjorn kleath Kleathersson is up six to #25, 1SickDisease leaps 18 to #29 upon taking down the Full Tilt $200 rebuy for $81,000 over the weekend, and taypaur continues his rise through the rankings, arriving at #32 worldwide following the most recent rankings update.
Peter Belabacsi Traply of Hungary (pictured) cashed for $173,400 in the PokerStars WCOOP $10k NLHE High Roller event in September (5th place), and followed that up with a 3rd place showing in the Sunday 500 tournament for $48.3k, and is up 19 to #41 accordingly. PocketFivers blizair and THAY3R have risen to #42 and #49 respectively, while szusza84 climbed 23 to #57 for the 15 victories he has in tournaments tracked by PocketFives since August. Steven PiKappRaider Burkholder (up 18 to #63) continues to solidify his status as one of online poker's elite tournament talents, earning over $100k for his FTOPS Event #20 victory a week ago.
PocketFives veteran member Kevin BeL0WaB0Ve Saul (pictured) took home $337,900 in September for his 3rd place finish in the WCOOP $10k NLHE High Roller event, and earned another $68,200 for 2nd place in the Sunday 500 a week ago. He re-enters the Top 100 at #64 this week, while p0cket00 moves up to #65 worldwide due in part to his 4th place finish in the Titan Poker $1m Guaranteed for $60,000 in September. There are a number of players who are back in the rankings this week, including croll103 (#69), titantom32 (#71), siola (#81), and supa4real (#84). IamSound is new at #88, Bry23 re-enters at #94, whitE_mAmbA is at #96, donkcommited checks in at #98 and ArgentinaBoy is now ranked #99 worldwide in online tournament play.
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