The final day of PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker 2018 went into overtime, but as the final cards were dealt, Austrian grinder ‘Tankanza‘ emerged victorious after taking down the SCOOP (High) Main Event for a $1.13 million score. That event was one of three Main Events to finish on Tuesday as the 17-day festival… Continue reading SCOOP: ‘Tankanza’ Rejects Chop, Wins SCOOP High Main Event, $1.1M

Costa Rica is home to many displaced American online grinders in the post-Black Friday world. The result of the changed landscape is a rankings list that is a “who’s who” of the online community. Former PocketFives #1 players fill Costa Rica’s top 10. Grinders who have honed their game as it has changed in front… Continue reading Chris ‘Big Huni’ Hunichen Holding Down #1 Spot in Costa Rica

As the final days of 2017 slowly tick by, it’s time to take a look back at the year in poker. Over the last 10 days of the year, PocketFives is taking readers on a trip back in time to recap the last 12 months in a fun and unique way. We’ve already looked back… Continue reading 2017 in Review: Sontheimer and Kenney Highlight Top Heaters List

Last month, former #1-ranked player Chris ‘Big Huni’ Hunichen cracked the top 25 rankings and became just the fifth player to ever hit $10 million in lifetime earnings. It seems he’s not interested in stopping there. Hunichen went from #13 in the world to #9 and could be setting himself up for another run at… Continue reading RANKINGS: Former #1 Chris ‘Big Huni’ Hunichen Storms into Top 10

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Every week The PocketFives Milestone Report looks at the online poker players who are achieving career-best achievement or reaching new heights in the rankings

Even over $500,000 in earnings so far this summer, Chris Hunichen is looking to cap things off with another deep WSOP Main Event run (PokerStars photo)[/CAPTION] Almost three weeks ago, Chris ‘Big-Huni’ Hunichen was heads-up for a World Series of Poker bracelet against Nadar Kakhmazov. Hunichen started with the chip lead, watched Kakhmazov even things… Continue reading WSOP: Chris Hunichen Looking to Main Event as Cap on Great Summer

Three of the last four players to hit #1 on PocketFives all call Sweden home. The poker powerhouse has churned out top-tier talent after top-tier talent. The latest Swede to hit #1 is ‘lena900‘, who moved into the top spot for the first time ever on Wednesday.

There were nine players who laid claim to the title of #1 in the PocketFives Rankingsin 2015. Plus, there were 14 lead changes during the year, which means there was plenty of movement atop of the Rankings. Let’s take a look back at the #1 ranked players of 2015.

In 2015, nine members of the PocketFives community passed $7.5 million in career online tournament winnings. It started in January with Bryan bparisParis, who passed $7.5 million and is already up to $8.5 million, meaning he has amassed about $1 million in winnings in the last year. Paris’ 2015 included winning the PokerStars Sunday $109… Continue reading Nine Players Passed $7.5 Million in Career Winnings in 2015

For the first time since November of last year, Chile’s Nico PokerKaiserFierro (pictured) is the #1 player in the PocketFives Rankings. He swapped spots with Chris Big Huni Hunichen to claim the honors and is ranked #1 for just the second time in his career and the first time since last November.

It’s Wednesday, which means the PocketFives Rankingshave been updated. Chris Big Huni Hunichen is at the top spot for the fourth straight week and seems poised to be ranked #1 again next week, as he has an almost 300-point lead on second place with 7,657 PLB Points.

For the third straight week, Chris Big HuniHunichen (pictured) is the #1 player in the PocketFives Online Poker Rankings. This is his first stint at #1 and he is certainly making his presence felt, as he won the Betfair/iPoker €25,000 Grand Friday last week for $7,100 and the PokerStars Big $162 two days prior for… Continue reading PocketFives Rankings Update: Big Huni #1 for Third Straight Week

Thanks to being part of a five-way chop of a $2,100 No Limit Hold’em TCOOP event over the weekend, Denmark’s x_zola25rocketed into the top 10 of the PocketFives Rankingsthis week, debuting at #9 in the world. He was up 15 spots thanks to the mammoth $177,000 score. Amazingly, it came just one week after a… Continue reading PocketFives Rankings Update: OgSulttaani Wins 9 Tournaments in 4 Days

Oh yes, the title of this article is most definitely a Nelly reference. It’s relevant because earlier this week, Chris Big HuniHunichen (pictured) became the #1 player in the PocketFives Rankings for the first time ever. He’s the first player from Costa Rica to top the Rankings in a year and is closing in on… Continue reading Two Is Not a Winner and Three Nobody Remembers