Some of the best online poker players in the world play from the confines of Canada. A breeding ground of some the game’s most influential players including Daniel Negreanu, World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel, Michel ‘SirWatts’ Watson and Mike ‘Timex’ McDonald. However, in the post-Black Friday scramble to keep the grind… Continue reading RANKINGS: Connor ‘blanconegro’ Drinan Assumes Canada’s #1 Spot

When it comes to the current crop of top-ranked online poker player in Canada, one must remember to shift their mindset to thinking of Canada as simply the location rather than the nationality. In the post-Black Friday online poker landscape, Canada has emerged as one of the major landing spots for many American poker expats… Continue reading Chris ‘Apotheosis’ Kruk Holds Down #1 Ranking in Canada

As the 2017 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker draws to a close, the PocketFives Rankings seem to be swinging back to a very familiar site – Sweden. Swedish players now make up six of the top 10 spots, including the top three, with ‘lena900‘ sitting on top for the ninth consecutive week. While SCOOP… Continue reading RANKINGS: Swedes Reign Supreme, ‘lena900’ Maintains Top Spot

Had #1-ranked ‘lena900‘ taken the last week off from grinding, he likely would have remained in the top spot of the PocketFives Rankings. Instead, the Swede had a week to remember, racking up over 1,000 PLB points and breaking the 10,000 point barrier to put himself well ahead of the rest of the field. The… Continue reading RANKINGS: ‘lena900’ Extends Lead, Conor Beresford Makes Big Jump

After wrestling away the #1 spot in the PocketFives Rankings from Fabrizio ‘SixthSenSe19’ Gonzalez two weeks ago, ‘lena900’ doesn’t appear ready to give it up and now Gonzalez has another Swedish nemesis in his way. ‘Lena900’ cashed 40 times this past week, but only one of them was good enough to add to his already… Continue reading RANKINGS: ‘lena900’ Remains #1, ‘C Darwin2’ Inches Up to #2