February may seem like forever ago, but it wasn’t too long ago that the second month of 2018 saw the names of Chris ‘moorman1’ Moorman, Mike ‘goleafsgoeh’ Leah, and Viktor ‘isildur1’ Blom capture the headlines. Below are PocketFives’ top five stories from February 2018, plus a look back at the February’s Monthly PLB winner.

The legal drama surrounding last summer’s high-stakes heads-up battle between King’s Casino owner Leon Tsoukernik and poker pro “Aussie” Matt Kirk completed another episode on Tuesday. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, a Las Vegas judge dismissed Tsoukernik’s counterclaims of defamation, fraud and civil conspiracy against Kirk and the Aria Resort & Casino.

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. To date we’ve gone… Continue reading 2017 in Review: Accusations & Insults Ignite The Year In Grudges

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’ll get things started… Continue reading 2017 in Review: Lawsuits and Legislation Rule Off the Felt News

The wranglings in the high-stakes heads-up legal drama between “Aussie” Matt Kirk and Leon Tsoukernik continued Tuesday as lawyers for Kirk filed a motion to dismiss Tsoukernik’s $10 million counterclaim. In the counterclaim, Tsoukernik, the owner of the Czech Rebuplic’s King’s Casino, is alleging defamation, civil conspiracy, and fraud, among other charges of Kirk. Tsoukernik’s… Continue reading Kirk Files Motion To Dismiss Against Tsoukernik’s $10M Counterclaim

Rob Yong, founder of UK card room Dusk Till Dawn, went on the record to reveal some behind-the-scenes details of the immediate aftermath of the now legendary late night high-stakes heads-up match between “Aussie” Matt Kirk and King’s Casino owner Leon Tsoukernik which has led to, now, the filing of multiple million-dollar lawsuits. In summary,… Continue reading Rob Yong Sheds Light On Matt Kirk v. Leon Tsoukernik Lawsuit Drama

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