Gettin Daize:
imdanuts on Stars. thenut21 on Cake. GETTINDAIZEY on UB. MPLB Champion: January and June, 2010. PocketFives Triple Crown winner: August, 2010. 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. In April '10, he captured his largest career online tournament score with a victory in the PokerStars Sunday 500 for $87,900. Two months later, he took down the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for $83,500 and earned $82,500 for his 4th place finish in the Sunday Million. He also has an outright victory in the UB.com $200k Guaranteed weekly flagship tournament for $44,900 along with a runner-up performance in the Stars $45k Guaranteed $100 NLHE Cubed *1r+1a* event for $28,200 (May '10). 9,097.03
( 1st ) 21.49
( 8th ) 1st
2 mementmori:
mickeydp on Titan. cutecupcakes on Party. Mickey Peterson of Denmark quickly made his mark on the Top 100 Worldwide Rankings beginning in 2009. His 3rd place showing in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up was good for $69,350 in June '09 and he also placed 2nd in the TitanPoker $250k Guaranteed for $30,000 a month earlier.
In May '10, Mickey caught fire, chopping the PokerStars SCOOP-19-H ($2,000+100 NLHE with Big Antes) for $169,300 (2nd place officially) and taking 5th in the SCOOP-23-H ($1,000+50 NLHE with rebuys) for $72,200. He also captured an outright victory in the FTOPS XVI Event #22 ($200+16 NLHE 6-max) for $86,700 in April '10. 7,917.52
( 6th ) 20.59
( 7th ) 2nd
3 taypaur:
ambiguosity on Full Tilt. tramp$d0pray on Stars. TAZED1SPURR on Cereus. Taylor Paur of California took down the Absolute Poker $100k Guaranteed in September '09 for $33,800. In November '09, 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 UB.com UBOC Event #14 ($1,000+50 NLHE) for $125,200 plus a win in the Full Tilt $200k Guarantee in February '10 for another $83,200. In March '10, Taylor continued his winning ways with an outright victory in the Absolute Poker weekly $1k tournament for $48.5k. He then won the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl and the $1k Monday on back-to-back nights in April '10 for $101,900 and $87,000. His largest online tournament score to date came in May '10, when he won the FTOPS XVI Event #29 ($150+13 NLHE with rebuys) for $192,200.
Taylor Paur (taypaur) Recaps UBOC $300,000 Guaranteed Win Feb 02, 2010 7,470.36
( 10th ) 13.98
( 2nd ) 4th
4 Squee451:
Adam Sherman of California won the PokerStars Wednesday Quarter Million event in January '10 for $58,200. He followed that up with a victory in the Stars $150k Guaranteed for $41.1k and also has a first place finish in the Nightly Hundred Grand for $22,700. His largest online tournament cash came courtesy of a victory in the PokerStars SCOOP-22-H ($3,000+150 NLHE 4-max) for $210,000. Less than a week later, Adam placed 2nd in the SCOOP-31-H ($2,000+100 NLHE Cubed *1r+1a*) for $173,000. Those scores came only one month after he took down the Sunday 500 for $89,500. 8,288.25
( 3rd ) 24.57
( 12th ) 3rd
5 Jymaster0011:
JDOGG11 on UB. Jordan Young of Michigan surged in 2010, with a victory in the Full Tilt Poker $150k Guarantee ($150+13 NLHE) for $58,400 along with a runner-up performance in the $125k Guarantee ($100+9 NLHE with rebuys) for $27,700. He also has a 3rd place showing in the MiniFTOPS Event #17 for $29,800 (March '10). "Jymaster0011" debuted in the PocketFives Top 100 Worldwide Rankings in July '10. On the first Sunday of August '10, Jordan made online poker headlines when he took down the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guarantee and Sunday Brawl majors on the same night for $132,800 and $105,000. Later that month, he took home another $79,800 for his outright victory in the Full Tilt $200k Guarantee ($150+13 NLHE with rebuys). 8,648.92
( 2nd ) 26.12
( 14th ) 6th
6 daisyxoxo:
00psiedaisy on PokerStars. DUHDUHDAISY on UB. Jeremy Fitzpatrick of South Carolina came on strong in 2008, mixing high volume tournament play with solid results. In June '09, he took down the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for $79,500. He also has an outright victory in the Full Tilt $90k Guaranteed for $23,700. In April '09, he won the Bodog $100k Guaranteed for $23,600. "Daisyxoxo" debuted in the PocketFives.com Online Tournament Rankings in August 2008.
More recently, Jeremy won the PokerStars $250k Guaranteed for $82,900 (March '10) and took down the Full Tilt Poker $200k Guarantee for another $58,000 (January '10). In June '10, he won the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for $77,500. Jeremy's largest online tournament score to date came in August '10, when he took down the UBOC 5 Event #8 ($1,000+50 NLHE 6-max) for $134,100. 8,013.53
( 4th ) 27.10
( 17th ) 7th
7 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. 7,583.18
( 8th ) 23.98
( 11th ) 14th
8 paulgees81:
paulgees822 on Cake and Cereus. Monthly PLB Champion: July '10. Paul Volpe 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. In July '10, Paul won the Pokerstars Wednesday Quarter Million once again for $51,400.
paulgees81 Wins July PocketFives PLB Title Aug 18, 2010 7,984.21
( 5th ) 27.80
( 19th ) 10th
9 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. 7,390.19
( 11th ) 27.08
( 16th ) 8th
10 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 '09, he final tabled the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Mulligan for $31,400 (4th place). More recently, Bjorn has an outright victory in the PokerStars $100 Sunday rebuy for $89,900 (Feb '10), a 5th place effort in the FTOPS XV Event #25 ($240+16 NLHE Knockout) for $44,900 and a 3rd place showing in the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for $39,900 (Jan '10). 6,974.24
( 21st ) 15.63
( 4th ) 11th
11 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.
Jon 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 Absolute Poker 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. In April '10, Jon earned an outright victory in the FTOPS XVI Event #5 ($100+9 NLHE with rebuys) for $123,600. In September '10, Jon captured a victory in a WCOOP 2nd Chance ($1,000+50 NLHE) event for $133,000.
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.
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet Wins FTOPS XVI Event #5 Apr 25, 2010
apestyles Podcast: November 12, 2009 7,739.32
( 7th ) 19.37
( 5th ) 25th
12 1SickDisease:
THE1SICKNESS on Absolute. Kevin Eyster of Colorado 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. More recently, Kevin has a victory in the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for $73,900 and an August '10 runner-up finish in that same event for $60,400. 7,037.93
( 18th ) 26.61
( 15th ) 9th
13 gboro780:
Steve "gboro780" Gross is a member of the DoylesRoom Brunson 10, and 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. In January '09, he placed 2nd in the Full Tilt Poker $1 Million Guaranteed for $126,500. In April 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. In early 2010, Steve picked up dual wins in the Stars $100 Sunday rebuy event for $85,900 and $79,600.
The Well: Steve "gboro780" Gross
Inside the Game with Steve "gboro780" Gross
Poker Bio
[i]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. 6,733.51
( 36th ) 6.06
( 1st ) 5th
14 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 and then took down the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl a month later for $109,600.
The Well: Chris "moorman1" Moorman
moorman1 Podcast - October 23, 2008 6,845.66
( 29th ) 14.04
( 3rd ) 12th
15 JohnnyBax:
Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy is a name synonymous with online poker excellence. He stormed onto the scene in 2005, and became the #1 ranked online tournament player in the world in April '05, as he began dominating high-stakes tournament action on major sites. Cliff's rapid development as a poker player began when he was introduced to the game by fellow online poker legend Eric "sheets" Haber. He holds the record for longest reign at #1 worldwide, having held that distinction for over a year in 2005/2006. In June '05, competing in his first ever Seven Card Stud tournament, Cliff Josephy captured a WSOP bracelet for $192,150. In Spetember '06, he finished runner-up in the Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic for $447,000.
Also in 2006, Cliff became a lead instructor for PokerXFactor, and produced training videos that revolutionized online tournament play. He has been widely recognized as one of the world's elite poker talents since 2005, despite being a generation older than many of today's superstars.
A two-time PocketFives Triple Crown winner, Cliff took down the FTOPS X Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Event #15 for $46,000. He won the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for $68,250 in April '09 and took down the $85k Guaranteed for another $46,650 in September '09. More recently, he has a victory in the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl for $78,300 (June '10) along wtih a runner-up performance in the PokerStars $100 Sunday rebuy for $64,500 (August '10). He also placed 3rd in the Full Tilt $1k Monday in March '10 for $38,500. 7,116.20
( 14th ) 27.45
( 18th ) 15th
16 evechad:
Chadda2nd on Full Tilt. badbeatman06 on Stars. CHET_MCBET on UB. MPLB Champion: February 2010. Chad Eveslage 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 $52,500. In June '09, he won the Stars Nightly Hundred Grand for $24,200. More recently, he has a 4th place finish in the Sunday 500 for $35,500 and a $31,800 score from a 3rd place showing in the FTOPS Event #14 (February '10). In June '10, Chad won the Full Tilt Poker $75k Guarantee for $29,300. 7,047.04
( 16th ) 28.24
( 20th ) 13th
17 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 $47.5k, and then won the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan and Stars Sunday Second Chance events in March '10 for $58,100 and $55,800 respectively. 6,988.65
( 20th ) 24.82
( 13th ) 17th
18 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. In June '10, he chopped the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for $75,000 (1st place officially), then took down that same event in August '10 for another $79,000. 7,339.34
( 12th ) 30.24
( 22nd ) 18th
19 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. 7,083.09
( 15th ) 31.92
( 25th ) 16th
20 comandr_cool:
Monthly PLB Champion: March '10. Corey Burbick of Florida caught fire in August '08 with an outright victory in the Full Tilt $65k Guarantee and two wins in the PokerStars $40k Guaranteed $50 rebuy. Those three wins combined for a total of $54,000 over a period of 8 days. In June '09, Corey took down the Absolute Poker $100k Guaranteed for an even $26,000 and then won the UB.com $200k Guaranteed for $47,500 in December '09.
Corey's largest online tournament cash to date came in May '10, when he won the PokerStars SCOOP-03-H ($500+30 NLHE 6-max with rebuys) for $183,100. That same month, he won the PokerStars Sunday 500 for $91,100. In March '10, he placed 3rd in the Sunday Warm-Up for $77.4k, finished 2nd in the $1k Super Tuesday for $61,100 and took down the Full Tilt Poker $100k Guarantee for another $56,000. 6,717.61
( 38th ) 19.61
( 6th ) 20th
21 jdpc27:
jdtjpoker on Stars. An online tournament star from the state of Illinois, J.D. began making waves in February '09 with a runner-up performance in the Full Tilt Poker $65k Guaranteed for $19,400 along with an outright victory in the $40k Guaranteed for over $14k. In March '10, he won the Full Tilt $125k Guarantee for $43,400 and took 3rd in the $1k Monday a month later for $38,300. He also won the UB.com $75k Guaranteed in February '10 for $25,400 and debuted in the PocketFives Top 100 Rankings in May '10. His largest online tournament score came in August '10, when he took down the FTOPS XVII Event #8 ($500+35 Pot Limit Omaha 6-max) for $85,600.
His largest live poker tournament score came in July '09 when he placed 2nd in the WSOP Event #54 ($1,500 NLHE) for $418,122.
Articles by jdpc27
WSOP Experience: Poker Players and Spectators Jun 07, 2009 7,484.36
( 9th ) 40.47
( 35th ) 24th
22 Zackattak13:
Zackattak1327 on Full Tilt. Zachary is a high stakes online tournament star from New York, who took down the PokerStars "Sunday 500" event in December '09 for $88,500. He also has a runner-up performance in the Stars $250k Guaranteed tournament for $66,800 (Sep '09) along with victories in the $100 and $50 rebuy tournaments from mid-2009 for $30,600 and $26,700. More recently, he has a victory in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance for $50,900 along with a win in the $150k Guaranteed ($150+12 NLHE) for $29,000 (May '10). 6,968.38
( 22nd ) 40.16
( 34th ) 21st
23 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). 6,925.66
( 23rd ) 36.00
( 28th ) 27th
24 Illini213:
BSHAK on UB. Illini213 on other sites. Steve Barshak of Illinois took down the PokerStars Sunday 500 in February '10 for $88,500. He also has recent victories in $150 freeze-out events on both Full Tilt and Stars for $28,700 and $18,800. In March '10, Steve took down the Full Tilt Poker $100k Guarantee for $39,100. His April '10 victory in the Full Tilt Poker $200k Guarantee was good for another $73,600. 6,885.82
( 27th ) 37.63
( 31st ) 22nd
25 zestfulyclean:
disgracer1 on Stars. Ross Myers took down the UB.com $200k Guaranteed in November '09 for $45,600 and followed that up with a 3rd place showing in the Full Tilt Poker $125k Guarantee for $24,400 in May '10. In June '10, Ross was victorious in the $150k Guaranteed $100+9 with rebuys) on Stars for another $26,400. 7,039.32
( 17th ) 41.88
( 36th ) 33rd
26 chicagocards1:
sms9231 on Stars. whatslogic on Cake. PocketFives Triple Crown winner: March '10. A long-time forum member of PocketFives.com, "chicagocards1" has earned the respect of his peers through his results in online poker tournaments. His largest online tournament cash came in May '10, when he won the PokerStars SCOOP-20-H ($2,000+100 NLHE Two-Day) for $380,400.
In October '08, he took 3rd in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $84,000. In November '07 he placed 4th in the FTOPS $300 tourney for nearly $74,000. After placing 2nd in the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed for $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.
More recently, Moshin has a final table effort in the FTOPS XIV Event #17 for $58k and a win in the Absolute Poker $1k weekly tournament for $52,000 (January '10). 6,920.96
( 24th ) 31.55
( 23rd ) 40th
27 intervention:
Aditya Agarwal had a breakout year in 2008; winning the Full Tilt $40k Guaranteed for $31,700 and taking down the Stars $100 rebuy for another $26k. His biggest win to date was a 1st place effort in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for over $57k.
In late 2008, he continued to dominate high stakes online tournaments while winning the AbsolutePoker $100k Bounty for $32,700 and the Full Tilt $90k Guaranteed for another $25,000. In January 2009, Aditya won the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy event for $48,200. More recently, he has a runner-up performance in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for $52,300 (Apr '09) along with a win in the UltimateBet $1k freeze-out tournament for $39,750 (Jun '09)
India + Poker = Intervention 6,870.55
( 28th ) 37.39
( 30th ) 29th
28 the real roks:
smokrokbyflock on Full Tilt. smokrokflock on Stars. TURBOKING333 on UB. A rising online tournament star from the state of New York, "the real roks" won the PokerStars $250k Guaranteed event in November '09 for $84,200. A month later, he won the Full Tilt Poker $100 rebuy for $39,200 and followed that up with a victory in the Stars $150k Guaranteed for $49,000 in February '10. He debuted in the PocketFives Top 100 in March '10 at #98 worldwide. 6,993.26
( 19th ) 40.06
( 33rd ) 36th
29 Big Huni:
Chris Hunichen of North Carolina is a two-time PocketFives Triple Crown winner (May '09 -- May '10) who has an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker $90k Guarantee for $40,200. He also has a win in the PokerStars $40k Guaranteed for $17,100 along with a final table appearance in the Sunday Warm-Up for another $10,200. Chris continued his winning ways in August '09 with victories in the Stars Nightly Hundred Grand and Full Tilt $50 Cubed *1r+1a* event for $21k and $19.5k respectively. He debuted in the PocketFives Rankings in September '09 following a 1st place finish in the Full Tilt $40k Guaranteed for $12,900.
More recently, Chris has an outright victory in the PokerStars Sunday 500 for $90,000 along with a first place effort in the Wednesday Quarter Million for $50,300. His other recent scores include a an outright victory in the PokerStars $150k Guaranteed Sunday rebuy for $47,900 (September '10) and a 3rd place showing in the Stars $250k Guaranteed Sunday rebuy for $40,900 from December '09.
The Lifestyle of a Professional Poker Player Sep 19, 2010
Big Online Poker Splash for Big Huni May 22, 2009
Chris Hunichen Tearing Up the Online Poker Felts May 21, 2010 6,895.12
( 26th ) 36.47
( 29th ) 34th
30 p0cket00:
PocketFives Triple Crown winner. Sebastian consistently worked his way up in the PocketFives Top 100 worldwide rankings, beginning in December '08, when he took down the bwin Grand Tournament XXXII 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, and was victorious in the Absolute Poker $100k Guaranteed in March '10 for $42,600. In May '10, he finished 4th in the PartyPoker Monthly Million for $88,600. 6,818.92
( 31st ) 34.22
( 27th ) 31st
31 NeverScaredB:
PocketFives Triple Crown winner: June '09. A rising superstar in high stakes online tournaments, Ben Willifnofsky of Canada had several big cashes 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 won the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for $65,400 in November '09. In May '10, Ben took down the PokerStars $300k Guaranteed ($100+9 NLHE Sunday rebuy) for $95,000. 6,794.99
( 32nd ) 31.65
( 24th ) 35th
32 caio_pimenta:
Caio Cesar Pimenta has quickly become the top-ranked online tournament player from the country of Brazil. 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. 6,736.03
( 35th ) 42.22
( 38th ) 19th
33 BgsaPnaples:
boobookittyf on Cake. VINNYMAGS1 on UB. This Massachusetts online poker player took home $118,300 in August '10 for his runner-up performance in the FTOPS XVII Event #32 ($240+16 NLHE Knockout 6-max). His other key scores include a win in the Full Tilt Poker $75k Guarantee for $24,000 in July '10 along with a victory in the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand for $21,500. 7,278.86
( 13th ) 44.92
( 42nd ) 38th
34 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. 6,911.71
( 25th ) 22.94
( 10th ) 58th
35 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 Guarantee for $147,400. Those 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 $91,000. In October '08, Mark 3-way chopped the Stars "Sunday 500" for $69,600.
More recently, Mark has dual runner-up performances in the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl and PokerStars Sunday 500 for $77,000 and $71,600 (May '10), along with a January victory in the Absolute Poker $100k Guaranteed for $57,900.
The Well: Mark "dipthrong" Herm 6,382.82
( 58th ) 28.69
( 21st ) 26th
36 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. 6,750.89
( 33rd ) 33.69
( 26th ) 49th
37 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 tournaments. After a 3rd place finish in the Full Tilt $750k Guarantee 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.
More recently, Dan has a runner-up performance in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $109,300 (March '10). 6,294.04
( 65th ) 21.88
( 9th ) 37th
38 cdbr3799:
Chris is widely regarded as one of the top-tier online poker tournament players in the world. He has a 3rd place showing in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $84,000 along with an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker $100 freezeout tournament for $37,600. In February '10, "cdbr3799" won the Full Tilt Poker FTOPS XV Event #7 ($100+9 NLHE with rebuys) for $131,600. In May '10, he placed 3rd in the PokerStars SCOOP-31-H ($2,000+100 NLHE Cubed *1r+1a*) for $131,100. He also finished 4th in the FTOPS XVI Event #28 ($240+16 NLHE Knockout 6-max) for an even $60,000 in May '10. 6,737.82
( 34th ) 42.41
( 39th ) 39th
39 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. His largest online tournament cash came in March '10, when he won the Full Tilt Poker $1 Million Guarantee monthly flagship event for $180,100. In April '10, he won the Absolute Poker $150k Guaranteed for an even $39,000.
Chipsteela Wins Fifth Triple Crown 6,710.26
( 39th ) 39.84
( 32nd ) 42nd
40 ags104:
ags104 on all sites. In May '10, he took down the PokerStars SCOOP-02-H ($2,000+100 NLHE Two-Day) for 387,700. This came only one day after he final tabled the FTOPS Event #25 Two-Day event for another $60,000 (7th place officially). In April '10, he placed 2nd in the PokerStars $100+9 freezeout tournament for $55,600. 6,625.15
( 46th ) 43.67
( 40th ) 28th
41 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. 6,668.07
( 43rd ) 50.27
( 49th ) 23rd
42 joaomathias:
Joao Mathias Baumgarten of Brazil had quite a bit of success at the online tournament tables in 2009, taking down the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for $79,500 and final-tabling the FTOPS NLHE Knockout Event #24 for $25,400. He also took down the Full Tilt $40k Guaranteed in October '09 for another $10,300. His largest online tournament cash came in November '09, when he placed 4th in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $90,800. 6,675.78
( 42nd ) 52.14
( 51st ) 30th
43 All In At 420:
Matt Stout is known for his friendly disposition and overall positive attitude at the poker tables. He's been a consistent high-stakes online tournament winner for years - winning the PokerStars $100 rebuy in January '08 for $17k. His largest online tournament score came in December '08 when he took down the PokerStars "Sunday 500" for over $105,000. This came only one month after his victory in the Stars Sunday Second Chance for $50,300. He also won the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy in that period for another $44,400. "All In At 420" surged again in October '09, taking down the highly competitive Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for $85,750.
In August '09, Matt signed with Lock Poker. 6,676.22
( 41st ) 46.98
( 43rd ) 44th
44 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. 6,394.01
( 57th ) 44.45
( 41st ) 32nd
45 KJulius10:
A high stakes online tournament star from the state of Illinois, "KJulius10" won a PocketFives Triple Crown in December 2009. His victories in the PokerStars $40k Guaranteed and Full Tilt Poker $50k Guarantee events were good for $16,800 and $12,900 respectively, and he also took down the Stars $70k Guaranteed in December '09 for $14,500. Kyle began making headlines in 2010, with a 6th place finish in the SCOOP-08-H ($1,000+50 NLHE) for $45,800 and a runner-up performance in the UB.com $200k Guaranteed weekly flagship event for $34,200. Kyle's largest online tournament score came in September '10, when he chopped the Full Tilt Poker $1 Million Guarantee monthly flagship event for $163,200. In August '10, Kyle captured a victory in the FTOPS XVII Event #22 ($300+22 NLHE 6-max with rebuys) for $159,200 following a three-way final table deal. 6,708.05
( 40th ) 49.73
( 48th ) 43rd
46 scnoodle:
smokmybandit on Stars. Mydinherv on Cake. POOPYHEAD on AP. BTIDMARSH515 on UB. PocketFives Triple Crown winner: April '09 and December '09. A native of South Carolina, this online poker player caught his big break in April '09 when he won the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed weekly flagship tournament for $137.5k; less than a week after he took down the PokerStars $70k Guaranteed $10 rebuy nightly event for $11,700. His other online tournament accomplishments include a victory in the Stars Nightly Seventy Grand for $12,700 (Dec '08) and a final table appearance in the FTP $750k Guaranteed for $14,100 from March '09. 6,732.99
( 37th ) 48.51
( 46th ) 51st
47 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) 6,497.96
( 51st ) 47.29
( 44th ) 48th
48 bbbbb33:
buttsauce33 on Full Tilt. "bbbbb33" has wins in the PokerStars Sunday Million (chopped for $79k) and the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand for $28k, along with a win in the PokerStars $100 Sunday rebuy in July '08 for $54,500. He also has final tables in the FTOPS $530 PLO Event #6, the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday, and the 1k FTOPS Event for a combined $88k. In October '09, Joshua three-way chopped the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guarantee weekly flagship tournament for $92.9k, and then placed 3rd in the Full Tilt $200k Guarantee for $49,400 (March '10). In August '10, he was involved in another 3-way chop of the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guarantee, taking home $74,400 for his official 3rd place showing. 6,488.84
( 52nd ) 47.96
( 45th ) 46th
49 -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). 6,477.38
( 53rd ) 54.41
( 56th ) 41st
50 HustlerGrune:
Zachary Gruneberg of Pennsylvania took down the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $118,700 in 2009. Since then, he's taken down the Stars $200 rebuy for $41,200 (November '09) and placed 2nd in the Full Tilt Poker $100 rebuy for another $23,300. His more recent scores include a victory in the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan for $66,500 (May '10) along with a 3rd place showing in the $1k Monday Rush event in July '10 for $36,000. 6,508.53
( 50th ) 57.47
( 59th ) 45th
51 chaz_man_chaz:
JIZOINT on Stars. chazcombes on Party. This 2010 sign-up from the United Kingdom quickly earned a reputation as a successful online tournament player, and soon debuted in the PocketFives Top 100 Worldwide Rankings. In March '10, he took down the Full Tilt Poker $1k Monday for an even $93,000 and earned $59,200 for his outright win in the Titan Poker $250k Guaranteed weekly flagship event. He also has a victory in the Full Tilt $150k Guarantee for $49,100 (February '10). 6,636.09
( 45th ) 56.02
( 57th ) 53rd
52 improved:
F Montenegro on Full Tilt. ximprovedx on Cake and Titan. 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 Guarantee for $135,000 along with the PokerStars $25k Guaranteed. In July '08, he took down the Full Tilt $100k Guarantee ($100 rebuy 6-max) for another $35,500 and 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 UB.com $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.
More recently, he has a runner-up performance in the UBOC Sniper NLHE event for $32,800 plus a win in the Full Tilt Poker Friday Night Fight for $31,300 (August '10).
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 6,439.83
( 55th ) 50.67
( 50th ) 50th
53 Jeangrae:
artofsuntzu on Full Tilt Poker. A full-time online tournament player who has surged in recent years, Aaron captured an outright victory in the PokerStars $20 Cubed (1 rebuy + 1 add-on) for $13,400 in July '09. More recently, he has dual victories in the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand for $24,100 and $20,100 (July '10/August '10), along with a win in the Full Tilt Poker $22k Guarantee for $21,100. 6,529.62
( 49th ) 56.24
( 58th ) 54th
54 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. 6,406.94
( 56th ) 52.86
( 52nd ) 55th
55 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. In May '10, he won the PokerStars SCOOP-15-H ($1,500+75 NLHE Turbo) for $196,100. 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. 6,645.57
( 44th ) 42.20
( 37th ) 85th
56 siola:
theman2892 on Full Tilt. dybuuk on Cake. IH8AUSTRALIA on UB. Monthly PLB Champion: November '09. Sam Iola of California took down the PokerStars Sunday Million in November '09 for $238,900. In May '10, he placed 7th in the Stars SCOOP High Stakes Main Event (10,000+300 NLHE) for $199,900. His other key scores include a March '10 victory in the Full Tilt $100k Guarantee for $38,200 along with a win in the $100 Cubed *1r+1a* event on Full Tilt for $19,500. 6,326.20
( 63rd ) 54.04
( 54th ) 52nd
57 PokerKaiser:
JokerzFull on Party. PKaiser on Stars, iPoker and UB. Nicolas Fierro of Chile surged in May '09 thanks to his consistent results in online poker tournaments, which included 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. His high stakes breakout month came in April '10, when he took 2nd place in the FTOPS Event #22 ($1,000+60 NLHE) for $181,000 and earned a victory in the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for $76,600. He also had a 3rd place showing in the PartyPoker Monthly Million for $69,000 in April '10. 6,473.17
( 54th ) 53.71
( 53rd ) 67th
58 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. 6,226.13
( 69th ) 58.29
( 60th ) 47th
59 BrendonR:
Brendooor on Full Tilt, Cake and UB. brendon1717 on Stars and Party. Brendon Rubie of Australia made waves in June '10 with a 2nd place finish in the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guarantee weekly flagship event for $80,250 along with a runner-up effort in the $1k Monday Rush tournament for $57,900. Brendon also has a 2nd place finish in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance event for $34,600. 6,558.30
( 48th ) 61.49
( 64th ) 66th
60 FatsoFat6969:
Hailing from the state of Ohio, "FatsoFat6969" has a victory in the PokerStars $200 rebuy $150k Guaranteed tournament for $36,200 plus a win in the Full Tilt Poker $75k Guarantee Turbo for another $25,100 (Nov '09). He also took down the Stars $100 rebuy $60k Guaranteed in November '09 for $21,500. 6,352.18
( 61st ) 58.98
( 61st ) 61st
61 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. 6,159.59
( 74th ) 49.00
( 47th ) 62nd
62 probirs:
Andras Nemeth on Full Tilt. SZEXIBIRS on Absolute. This Hungarian online tournament specialist has a 2nd place finish in the PokerStars Sunday 500 for $66,000 (May '10) along with an August '10 victory in the Full Tilt Poker $40k Guarantee for $29,000. He also won the Full Tilt $75k Guarantee for $28,300. 6,360.17
( 60th ) 68.41
( 69th ) 57th
63 BleedBlue33:
uuhhhicall on Full Tilt. This online tournament specialist from the state of Colorado has a 4th place finish in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $79,200 (October '09), along with win in the Nightly Hundred Grand for $27,800. He also took down the Stars $20k Guaranteed in February '10 for $16,900. In August '10, Mark took down the PokerStars $100 rebuy for $34,600 and placed 2nd in the Full Tilt Poker $100k Guarantee for an even $27,000. He also has a $27,800 score from April '10 for his victory in the Nightly Hundred Grand. 6,338.74
( 62nd ) 66.35
( 67th ) 64th
64 EMSBas:
LUFCBas on Stars. VamosNaranja on Cake. FundMyMatiz on iPoker. Jon Spinks of the United Kingdom placed 4th in the Full Tilt Poker $200k Guarantee in November '09 for $29,100 and followed that up with a 2nd place finish in the Titan Poker $250k Guaranteed for $27,500 in May '10. Jon also has a 5th place effort in the PokerStars $250k Guaranteed ($100+9 NLHE Sunday rebuy) for $27,400 (Jan '10). 6,292.04
( 66th ) 69.29
( 71st ) 56th
65 phatcat:
slimshaggy on Stars. PocketFives Triple Crown winner, with a win in '06 in the Stars $200 rebuy and several top 5 finishes in weekend majors. After winning the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand for $25k in February '08, he took down the inaugural Bodog Poker Open Main Event for $76k, along with a $57k score on PokerStars in March 2008. In October '08, Shawn took 2nd in the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan for $31,800. More recently, Shawn has a win in the PokerStars $100 Sunday rebuy for $88,500 (August '10) along with a victory in the Sunday Second Chance for $47,600. He also has a November '09 final table appearance in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for $34,500. 6,374.75
( 59th ) 65.90
( 66th ) 76th
66 babyshark33:
thebattler33 on Full Tilt. This online tournament specialist from the United States has posted consistent results recently, which include a May '10 victory in the Full Tilt Poker $60k Guarantee for $24,900. In June '10, he won the Full Tilt Poker $80k Guarantee for $18,800 and also has a victory in the PokerStars $60k Guaranteed ($100 rebuy) event from December '09 for $19,100. babyshark33 debuted in the PocketFives Top 100 Worldwide Rankings in June '10. 6,176.46
( 70th ) 72.61
( 77th ) 60th
67 x.UnLuCkY.x:
G3N371X on Full Tilt. geNet1x on Cake an UB. Michael Cannon of Pennsylvania began making online tournament headlines in 2010 with a victory in the UBOC $200k Guaranteed event for $66,600 and a runner-up performance in the Full Tilt Poker $200k Guarantee ($150+13 NLHE Sunday rebuy) for $56,600. In April '10, Michael won the $150k Guarantee rebuy for $55,000 and debuted in the PocketFives Top 100 Worldwide Rankings in September 2010. 6,578.11
( 47th ) 63.63
( 65th ) 97th
68 AJinOK:
Yossarian80 on Full Tilt, Cake, Merge and UB. Aaron Ruppert 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 $15,500. In August '09, Aaron had a 3rd place showing in the PokerStars "Sunday 500" event for $49,600. More recently, Aaron has a deep run in the PokerStars SCOOP Main Event (12th place officially) for $73,800 along with January '10 victories in the PokerStars $150k and $40k Guaranteed tournaments for $45,600 and $33,600 respectively. 6,086.32
( 81st ) 71.27
( 74th ) 59th
69 YoungSupremacy:
Jeff710 on Stars. Jeff "YoungSupremacy" Hakim stormed into the PocketFives.com rankings in early '08 with victories in the FTOPS Event #15 for $72,600, and the PokerStars $100 rebuy for another $19k. In April '08, he continued his winning ways by taking down the PokerStars $25k Guaranteed for $18,800. On August 24th of that same year, Jeff took 2nd in the PartyPoker $300k Guaranteed for $33,000. His largest online tournament score came in September '08 when he took down the PokerStars "Sunday 500" for $91,500.
YoungSupremacy Wins PokerStars Sunday 500 6,260.45
( 68th ) 68.96
( 70th ) 78th
70 SJUHawks18:
grindtherail on Full Tilt. urmomislag on Stars. OSUTENNIS11 on AP. In February '10, this Pennsylvania online poker player took 2nd place in the FTOPS $1k NLHE event for $209,600. His other key scores include a win in the PokerStars $50 Sunday freezeout tournament for $34,000 along with a first place finish in the Full Tilt $60k Guarantee for $13,200. 6,140.20
( 76th ) 69.88
( 72nd ) 68th
71 krasark:
DINKYDOOFUS on Absolute. krasark on all other sites. A rising star in the online poker world and a PocketFives blogger, this New Yorker took home $164,300 in October '09 when he finished runner-up in the Full Tilt Poker $1 Million Guarantee monthly flagship event. In May '10, he won the PokerStars $150k Guaranteed and $125k Guaranteed tournaments for $33,900 and $24,600 respectively, and debuted in the PocketFives Top 100 Worldwide Rankings in June '10. 6,156.49
( 75th ) 76.80
( 83rd ) 63rd
72 gator93:
Frank Hernandez has been one of the most consistent online tournaments players on the internet since signing up for a P5s account in early 2005. He is also the original PocketFives.com Open Champion; winning it when it was a $200 buy in. He was one of the first ever PocketFives Triple Crown winners -- taking the crown twice.
In April '09, Frank made online poker headlines thanks to his outstanding results in the inaugural PokerStars SCOOP competition. After taking down the High-Stakes SCOOP Event #12 on April 7th for $57.8k, he placed 4th in the High-Stakes Event #14 the very next day for $132,400. Two days later he was at it again -- placing 3rd in the High Stakes Event #17 for $165,400. He also has a runner-up performance in the Full Tilt Poker $1 Million Guaranteed ($500+35) monthly flagship event for $124,000. That win came only two weeks after Frank won the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance for $47,200.
He also has a runner-up performance in the Full Tilt $1k event for $60,000. In February '09, Frank placed 2nd in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance for $38k. In August '09, he final-tabled the FTOPS XIII Event #4 ($100+9 Cubed) for $40,000. More recently, Frank has an outright victory in the Sunday Mulligan for $57,000 (April '10) along with a win in the Absolute Poker $150k Guaranteed for $40,000 (March '10). His largest career online tournament cash came in July '10, when he took home $192,000 for 2nd place in the PokerStars Sunday Million following a heads-up deal. 6,170.92
( 72nd ) 69.94
( 73rd ) 77th
73 Grip:
GripDsNutz on Stars and Bodog. Grippolio on Full Tilt. SHIPKINS on Absolute. Nick Grippo 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 he 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. In July '10, he took down the Full Tilt $200k Guarantee for $54.3k, placed 6th in the Sunday Million for $48,000 and took 3rd in the Stars $200 rebuy for $18,000 all on the same Sunday. 6,164.18
( 73rd ) 60.69
( 62nd ) 88th
74 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.
In September '10, Grayson took down the MiniFTOPS Main Event for $152,100. He also has a $45,000 score for 2nd place in the Full Tilt Poker $125k Guarantee (July '10). 6,065.65
( 82nd ) 72.55
( 76th ) 69th
75 Raise De Vil:
Damnhomie0 on Full Tilt. Gambit360 on Stars. Easeondown on UB. In early 2010, Dale picked up victories in the Full Tilt Poker $75k Guarantee and UB.com $100k Guaranteed events for $32,400 and $31,700 respectively. He went on to take 2nd place in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance tournament for $39,300 in March '10. 6,107.77
( 79th ) 80.29
( 86th ) 65th
76 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 5,856.47
( 99th ) 61.04
( 63rd ) 75th
77 itssuited:
aaaaaaaa on most sites. He has twice won the biggest Sunday tourney on the net, and has a number of other huge scores on PokerStars. He had a win in the $100 rebuy and $100k freeroll on the same day. In November 2008, he final tabled the PokerStars Sunday Million ($1.5 Million Guaranteed) for $18,000. In September '09, he placed 4th in the PokerStars WCOOP Event #11 ($530 NLHE Two-Day) for $171,000. 6,267.00
( 67th ) 75.31
( 82nd ) 98th
78 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 6,136.02
( 77th ) 78.98
( 84th ) 86th
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. 6,097.00
( 80th ) 71.55
( 75th ) 93rd
80 princessdonk:
minko23 on Stars. avalicious on Cake. Vanessa Peng of Las Vegas won the PokerStars $45k Guaranteed for $42,100 in May '10, just one week after placing 3rd in the FTOPS XVI Event #8 ($500+35 NLHE Heads Up) for $27,100. She also won the Full Tilt Poker Friday Night Fight in April '10 for $25,000. 6,062.20
( 85th ) 83.20
( 91st ) 73rd
81 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. 5,910.84
( 96th ) 75.14
( 80th ) 74th
82 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.
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 also has a victory in the Absolute Poker $100k Guaranteed for $40,750 (Feb '10) along with a 3rd place showing in the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl for $52,400.
He Shoots He Scores Aug 21, 2009 5,773.90
( 111th ) 66.94
( 68th ) 71st
83 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. 6,172.08
( 71st ) 72.78
( 78th ) 102nd
84 imhidonks:
PocketFives Triple Crown winner: May '09. smokindroon24 on UltimateBet. This online tournament player from the state of Illinois has victories in the PokerStars $70k adn $50k Guaranteed tournaments for $15k and $13.4k respectively. In April '09, "imhidonks" won the Stars $70k (nightly $10 rebuy) for another $12,000. In May '09, "imhidonks" continued his winning ways with victories in the Stars $100k and Full Tilt $75k Guaranteed tournaments for $20,000 and $18,750. 6,131.32
( 78th ) 82.47
( 89th ) 87th
85 fbonacci:
A rising star from the state of Pennsylvania, Franco posted 2nd and 3rd place finishes in the PokerStars $300k Guaranteed ($100+9 NLHE Sunday rebuy) for $52,400 and $52,300 (May '10/June '10). He also has a March '10 runner-up performance in the Full Tilt Poker $150k Guarantee for $36,800. 6,020.45
( 87th ) 89.61
( 98th ) 72nd
86 chimpoo14:
Dana Gordon on Stars. pareshjain on Full Tilt and UB. "chimpoo14" surged onto the online poker scene in mid 2010 with an outright victory in the PokerStars $300k Guaranteed ($100+9 NLHE Sunday Rebuy) for $76,200 and a runner-up performance in the $1k Super Tuesday for $57,400. He also has a 3rd place showing in the Stars $25k Guaranteed Cubed *1r+1a* for $19,700. He debuted in the PocketFives Top 100 Worldwide Rankings in July, 2010. 6,063.42
( 84th ) 84.33
( 92nd ) 83rd
87 Mossified84:
This online tournament player from Michigan has 2nd place finishes in the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl and the PokerStars $200 Sunday rebuy for $40k and $37k respectively. He also has a win, a 2nd place finish, and two 3rd place showings in the PokerStars $100 rebuy tournament -- for $25.6k, $23.9k, $19.6k and $17,200. More recently, he has wins in the $100 rebuy events on Stars and Full Tilt for $35,500 and $33k, along with a February '10 victory in the Full Tilt Poker $40k Guarantee for $14,700.
Mossified84 Discusses Rebuy Success 6,031.13
( 86th ) 85.71
( 93rd ) 80th
88 imahustla1:
Punisher03 on Stars. So_official on AP. This high stakes online tournament specialist from the state of Colorado has a January '10 victory in the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guarantee weekly flagship event for $122,100. One day later, he took down the Full Tilt $1k Monday for another $78,750 and also has a runner-up performance in the $200k Guarantee Sunday rebuy event for $43,800 (March '10). 5,971.90
( 91st ) 87.80
( 96th ) 81st
89 ImaLuckSac:
Three-time PocketFives Triple Crown winner.. Wu_Wizard on Bodog, FTP, and UB. Kevin MacPhee has earned a reputation as an elite poker tournament player. 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).
Kevin's largest live tournament score came in March '10, when he took down the EPT Berlin Main Event for €814,000.
Kevin MacPhee (ImaLuckSac) Discusses EPT Berlin Victory, Robbery
Luck Sacking His Way to Two Bodog $100k Wins in July 5,812.76
( 105th ) 75.14
( 81st ) 82nd
90 Gags30:
Zingasaurus on UB. "Gags30" Mike Gagliano 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. In June '10, Mike took 5th place in the PokerStars Sunday 500 for an even $25,000 and also took 2nd in the Stars $100k Guaranteed for $26,100 in March '10. His largest career online tournament score came in July '10, when he chopped the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl heads-up for $82,500. 5,750.80
( 112th ) 80.45
( 88th ) 70th
91 DeMaci:
ruberbandman on PokerStars. A top online tournament player, "DeMaci" has a runner-up finish in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $198,800 along with a win in the $150k Guaranteed for $34,900 (April '10). In March '10, he took down the Full Tilt Poker $50k Turbo Guarantee for $16,200. 5,973.28
( 90th ) 92.35
( 104th ) 79th
92 Arsonist88:
CHECKMYOPR on Absolute. JUSTIN SHELTO on UB. PocketFives Triple Crown winner: February 2010. Justin Shelton of New Zealand won the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand in January '10 for $19,900. His largest online tournament score to date came in May '10, when he placed 2nd in the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guarantee weekly flagship event for $80,250. That score came only three weeks after his win in the Full Tilt Poker $150k Guarantee for $52,600. He also had a 3rd place showing in the Sunday Mulligan for $31,200 and debuted in the PocketFives Top 100 Rankings in May '10. His other key scores include a February '10 runner-up performance in the Stars $25k Guaranteed for $29,500 along with a victory in the PokerStars $100k Guaranteed for $29,800. 6,019.33
( 88th ) 80.39
( 87th ) 101st
93 pbdrunks:
Joshua Van Duyn is a respected high stakes online tournament player who has approximately $2,000,000 in lifetime cashes as of August '10. In the second half of 2006, he had 2nd place finishes in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance, the $150+12 freezeout event, and the $55k Guaranteed. In early 2008, he continued his winning ways with victories in the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday, and the Full Tilt $55k Guarantee for a combined $93,000. More recently, Josh has an outright victory in the UBOC 5 Event #1 ($300+20 NLHE Sniper) for $54,800 (August '10) along with a runner-up performance in the Full Tilt Poker $150k Guarantee for $36,600 in July '10. 5,965.90
( 92nd ) 90.61
( 101st ) 89th
94 benwa1:
kidcardiff on Full Tilt and Party. kidcardiff6 on Stars and UB. xBenwax on iPoker. Fishcardiff on Cake. Ben Warrington, who resides in Spain, captured an outright victory in the Full Tilt Poker $1 Million Guarantee Rush event in July '10 for $185,000. A month earlier, he took down the Full Tilt $200k Guarantee for $70,600. His other key online tournament scores include a 4th place chop deal in the PokerStars Sunday 500 for $55,000 (November '09) along with a 5th place finish in the Sunday Brawl for $29,200 in February '10. 5,918.91
( 95th ) 92.49
( 105th ) 84th
95 Pokerl)evil:
Dylan Hortin of Arizona won a PocketFives Triple Crown in January '10, with victories in the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand for $21,300, the Full Tilt Poker $100 Cubed *1r+1a* for $17,400 and the UB.com $50k Guaranteed for another $15,000. 5,948.79
( 93rd ) 89.43
( 97th ) 99th
96 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. 5,803.34
( 106th ) 83.12
( 90th ) 95th
97 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 6,318.76
( 64th ) 72.96
( 79th ) 149th
98 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. 5,797.35
( 107th ) 87.71
( 95th ) 90th
99 JBurleson:
ITSTIME! on Cake. JBURL on UB. Jeremy has a final table appearance in the PokerStars "Sunday 500" in November '09 for $35,900 along with a win in the Cake Poker $100k Guaranteed weekly flagship event for $33k. In September '09, he placed 2nd in the Stars Wednesday Quarter Million for another $34,800. 5,853.85
( 100th ) 90.57
( 100th ) 96th
100 croll103:
James Carroll of Massachusetts placed 3rd 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. More recently, he has a runner-up performance in the Full Tilt $200k Guarantee for $43,800 and a win in the $100k Guarantee for $42,500 from August '10. 5,947.43
( 94th ) 90.22
( 99th ) 105th
