It was a long grind for Brazil’s Bruno ‘brunovolks’ Volkmann but now his time is finally here – for the first time in his prolific online career, Volkmann is the #1-ranked online poker player in the world.

It’s another week atop the Online Poker Rankings for Brazilian Yuri ‘Yuri Martins’ Dzivielevski as he enters his ninth week as the #1 ranked online poker player in the world. While Dzivielevski is in his third stint as the top-ranked player, there’s a trio of players in the top 20 this week who have yet… Continue reading Vieira, Volkmann Hit Career Highs in Latest PocketFives Rankings

April was an absolutely mammoth month for Finnish high-stakes crusher Sami ‘LarsLuzak’ Kelopuro who bounced between the events of the GGPoker Spring Festival and the 2021 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker to earn over $4.4 million and take down the title of April Online Player of the Month.

The bounty hunters were out in full force during Tuesday’s 2021 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker as four of the five events that played down to a winner were a variety of PKO tournaments. However, the one event that wasn’t a PKO was the largest of the day and featured a pro who knows… Continue reading SCOOP: Marty Mathis Wins First Career SCOOP Title For $114K

The stars of online poker were shining bright on Day Three of the 2021 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker as the leaderboards were littered with top-ranked pros vying to take down one of the seven events that came to a conclusion on Tuesday.

Joao ‘Naza114’ Vieira’s quest to be the best continued last month as one of Portugal’s most prolific poker pros broke through into the Online Poker Rankings top 10 and racked up over $867,000 in total earnings en route to locking up the March Online Player of the Month title.

In his third appearance at a $10K GGPoker Super MILLION$ final table, online poker legend Isaac Baron (‘westmenloAA’) became the just fourth player in the history of the high-roller tournament to win it twice after he outlasted the 204-entry field and walked away with the $412,449 first-place prize.

For weeks now, the worldwide Online Poker Rankings have been a tight-knit crew. Brunno ‘bbotteon’ Botteon has held down the top spot for the past eight weeks and well-known names like Ivan ‘zufo16’ Zufic, Mike ‘SirWatts’ Watson, and Bert ‘girafganger7’ Stevens have occupied their own positions inside the Top 5.

Brazil’s Bruno ‘brunovolks’ Volkmann is on the verge of a breakthrough. Volkmann is a key member of the trio of Brazilians who have been occupying the upper echelons of the Online Poker Rankings for weeks on end. Of course, there’s 2020 Rising Star of the Year, Brunno ‘bbotteon’ Botteon who, this week, continued his reign… Continue reading Bruno ‘brunovolks’ Volkmann On The Verge Of A Top-5 Rankings Return

It wasn’t that long ago that a quick scan of the top ten online players in the world would be packed with some of Sweden’s most well-known online grinders. Names like ‘Lena900’, ‘C Darwin2’, Johannes ‘Greenstone25’ Korsar, and Robin ‘robinho’ Ylitalo routinely held down a number of the top spots in a constant battle to… Continue reading Brunno Botteon, Brazilians Take Over Online Poker’s Top Ten

Movers & Shakers takes a look into those PocketFives members that have made big moves in the top 100 of the online poker rankings.

The World Poker Tour continues Season XVII of the WPT Main Tour on Friday, November 23, with the start of the WPT Seminole Rock ’N’ Roll Poker Open from Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The venue is home to the largest WPT Main Tour event in history, and this season’s event… Continue reading WPT Returns to Seminole Hard Rock for $2M Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open