On more than one occasion, it has been said that winning the World Series of Poker Main Event is every poker player’s dream. For most though, plunking down $10,000 just for a ticket to the big show is a tough pill to swallow.

Over the last ten years, winning theWorld Series of Poker Main Event has been worth between $7.6 million and $10 million to the eventual champion. It’s life-changing money for sure, but now the folks over at 888poker want to make you even richer. As part of their Supersize ME promotion, any player that qualifies for… Continue reading 888poker Makes WSOP Main Event Win Worth $10M for Qualifiers

You know the headlines, you know the bustouts, you saw what happened on TV. But there were many untold and unexplored stories of the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event final table, so we decided to break some down and crunch some numbers.

When the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event final table began on Sunday night, nobody thought Qui Nguyen had a chance at overcoming a field that included two former #1-ranked players on PocketFives, a talented European poker pro, a former PokerStars SuperNova Elite and two young American poker pros who cut their poker teeth… Continue reading Qui Nguyen Wins 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event

Before the 2016 WSOP Main Event final table begins, PocketFives is providing extensive coverage of the 2016 November Nine including player features, interviews, previews, and statistics. In this edition of Five Questions we introduce you to Michael Ruane.

You get the impression from 2016 November Niner Vojtech Ruzicka that he really loves poker. He’s already promised that he won’t be retiring if he wins the Main Event and that he would continue to play high buy-in tournaments all around the world. But since the end of this year’s World Series of Poker, and… Continue reading November Niner Vojtech Ruzicka Hoping to Make Czech Poker History

You’ve seen plenty of numbers related to the November Nine. You’ve seen ages and chip counts, number of bracelets and final tables. Let’s not forget lifetime tournament earnings and number of big blinds. Rather than examine the obvious stats, let’s get to know this final table by the not-so-apparent numbers in this edition of The… Continue reading NUMBER CRUNCH: The 2016 November Nine

Before the 2016 WSOP Main Event final table PocketFives is providing extensive coverage of the 2016 November Nine including player features, interviews, previews, and statistics. In this edition of Five Questions we introduce you to Fernando Pons. Fernando Pons, a native of Palma, Spain, has spent the past 3.5 months knowing he’s returning the 2016… Continue reading Five Questions with November Niner Fernando Pons