Winning a WSOP Circuit Ring is often seen as a platform to winning WSOP bracelets. There are more rings around than bracelets, they cost less bucks to enter. But over the past few years, a rivalry has developed at the top of the all-time list of WSOP Circuit ring winners that has enthralled the poker… Continue reading Ari Engel Ties the Lead in WSOP Circuit Victories After Two in One Week

The action was hot, the gold was won and when the dust settled on a monumental day of action on Day 7 of the 54th annual WSOP, three bracelets were resting on the hands of three tournament winners. For Tyler Brown and Kenneth O’Donnell, it was a first experience of winning a gold WSOP bracelet.… Continue reading WSOP 2023: Three Bracelets Won in Las Vegas as Chad Eveslage Becomes First Double Winner

A dramatic day at the felt saw Kevin Gerhart claim his fourth WSOP bracelet with his second of this World Series in Event #62, the $1,500-entry Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better. Elsewhere, the Poker Players Championship reached its final five players as Eli Elezra grabbed the chip lead heading into the final day… Continue reading WSOP 2021: Kevin Gerhart Wins Fourth Career Bracelet, Eli Elezra Leads Final Five in $50K PPC

Tommy Le claimed his second $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship title on Day 27 of the 2021 WSOP as he saw off Jordan Spurlin heads-up to win the top prize of $746,477. Plus, two other titles were won on a day with seven bracelet events in progress at the Rio in Las Vegas.

Six bracelet events took place on Day 26 of the 2021 World Series of Poker as Chad Norton won his first WSOP bracelet in the $800 Deepstack event and three final tables were reached with some superstars of the game in pole position to win gold.

For years, Ari Engel was one of the most consistent players on the poker circuit, final tabling and winning major tournaments all around the country, and the world for that matter. However, before 2019, the former #1-ranked online player on PocketFives simply couldn’t produce the same results at the World Series of Poker. He had… Continue reading Ari Engel’s Obsession With Omaha Leads to a WSOP Championship Bracelet

Chance Kornuth won his third World Series of Poker bracelet as the self-confessed Short Deck novice won the $10,000-entry event to claim the $194,670 top prize. With a talented selection of six top players returning to the felt in the Thunderdome for the final table, Kornuth got the better of Chad Campbell heads-up as the… Continue reading WSOP 2021: Chance Kornuth Wins 3rd Career Bracelet, Phil Hellmuth In Hot Pursuit of #16 With 10 Left

Two new WSOP bracelet winners were crowned as Lara Eisenberg won the Ladies Championship and Dalibor Dula won a $1,000 Freezeout event, with more gold grabbed by first-timers in both cases.

The $25,000-entry Heads Up Championship, Event #11, on the 2021 World Series of Poker schedule was always going to be a dramatic one. With four fantastic players making the final stages of the tournament, finding a winner would be a war of wits like no other as four men played off to meet in the… Continue reading WSOP 2021: Jason Koon Wins First WSOP Bracelet in Heads Up Championship

The 2021 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas is here and that means there’s simply no time to waste. So, without further ado, let’s get star—

No matter how you look at it, Niklas ‘Lena900’ Astedt is one of the most dominant online poker players in the history of online poker. The Swedish superstar has hit the top of the Online Poker Rankings ten different times and spent a record 97 weeks in total at #1. On top of that, he… Continue reading #1 Number One: Legendary ‘Lena900’ Is The Spades Bracket Top Seed

Though tens of thousands of players have made their way into the PocketFives Rankings since the website launched in 2005, just 60 different players have climbed to the top and held the #1 spot. This list of players who have been #1 includes some of the most respected and feared players in the game, spanning… Continue reading Who is The #1 Number One Ranked Online Poker Player of All Time?

No, some of the best poker players in the world were not packed into the tables at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas chasing down World Series of Poker Circuit rings over the last two weeks. Players in Nevada and New Jersey were, in fact, playing on WSOP.com in the Planet Hollywood Circuit events with… Continue reading Former #1s Gross, Engel Score Planet Hollywood Online Circuit Rings

As 2019 draws to a close, PocketFives takes a look back at the year that was in poker news, going month-by-month through the biggest and most important stories of the year. In June, all eyes were on the 2019 WSOP, which kicked off with a bang that included the largest live poker tournament ever and… Continue reading 2019 Retrospective: WSOP Big 50 Breaks Record, Ivey Returns in June

In the illustrious history of the PocketFives Rankings, 55 different players have managed to hold down the #1 spot. This edition of the RANK & FILE focuses on how those players perform during the 2019 World Series of Poker.