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. October brought us one of the biggest stories of 2019 when allegations of cheating by Californian poker pro Mike Postle captured the attention of… Continue reading 2019 Retrospective: Mike Postle Cheating Allegations Rock October

Each of the last five years, Dan Smith has organized a charity drive that pledges to match a portion of what is donated. This year, Smith, along with a group of poker and daily fantasy sports (DFS) pros, pledged to match up to $1.29 million. The drive is officially called the Double Up Drive and benefits… Continue reading Dan Smith Charity Drive Gets “Surreal” $1.1M Donation via DFS Champ

Over the weekend, the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, California played host to the FanDuel Playboy Mansion Championship. A total of 80 lineups were entered from the likes of longtime poker player Matt ‘SamENole’ Smith and PocketFives co-founder Cal ‘braskey’ Spears.

On Sunday, the daily fantasy sports site FanDuelis hosting an NFL Sunday Million for the AFC and NFC Championship games. It’s only a two-game slate, which means the winner will need to have plenty of differentiation in his lineup in order to make it out of what could be a 46,000-man field.

If your Saturday is looking dull, cold, or you just need a new hobby, the NFL Divisional Round begins at 4:35pm ET with Kansas City at New England. Get your popcorn read. Question marks on both sides of the ball could mean some sneaky daily fantasy football plays and should make for a weekend of… Continue reading FanDuel Holding NFL Divisional Round Saturday Million

With the NFL Divisional Round this weekend, we’ll look at a strong tool that can be utilized in a four-game, two-day tournament. As many people are already aware, there are a number of differences between DraftKingsand FanDuel, the industry’s two major players, when it comes to format, including roster spots (kicker on FanDuel, flex on… Continue reading DFS Strategy: Late Swaps on a Short Slate

Wild Card Weekend has come and gone in the NFL. With 158.26 points, ‘buttfumbletwo‘won the FanDuel Wild Card Weekend Saturday Million, padding his bankroll by $120,000. He edged out the second place player by just 0.3 points. There were four games on the Wild Card slate.

The NFL Wildcard round presents a unique puzzle when it comes to the DFS landscape: a card of only 4 games, comprising 8 teams all good enough to qualify for the post-season. Due to the vastly reduced number of players in the pool, a winning tourney team will have to have at least one player… Continue reading DFS Strategy: Short-Slate Lineups

It’s Wild Card Weekend in the NFL. FanDuelis still going strong and, in fact, is running a $1.25 Million Saturday Million. As its name suggests, the tournament kicks off on Saturday and includes all four Wild Card games.

rahuld76took down the Week 17 FanDuel Sunday Million. Rather than stack a quarterback with his receiver or tight end, as is customary, rahuld76 stacked New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning with his running back, Rashad Jennings. The duo was 18% and 9% owned, respectively, and scored a combined 42 points.

The Week 15 FanDuel Sunday Millionended with a one-point win for Dank18, who turned $25 into $175,000. All Dank18 needed was the Denver Broncos to explode, and that’s exactly what happened, as Brock Osweiler threw for three touchdowns and almost 300 yards.

The Golden State Warriors 23-0 start is on the line in Boston tonight and while NBA will fans will be distracted by that game, savvy daily fantasy NBA players should be looking at the 11-game Friday night slate as a good chance to cash in.

The biggest GPP on FanDuel this past week was the $3,000,000 guaranteed event that offered $500,000 to first for a $25 buy-in. Coming out on top of the field for that six-figure score was ‘Rtoraine‘.

So Nevada shut down daily fantasy sports operators in their state yesterday. They basically said DFS is gambling, so therefore providers need to have a gambling license to offer DFS contests in the state of Nevada.

On Wednesday, Online Poker Report’s Chris Grove (pictured) published a series of Tweets regarding the legality of daily fantasy sports (DFS). As we’ve written about before, Nevada gaming officials are digging into the legality of DFSand could potentially shut the industry down in the state or change the way it’s taxed and licensed. Other states… Continue reading Chris Grove: “Calling a DFS Game ‘Fantasy’ Does Not Ensure Protection”