The past 12 months have been one of the most dramatic years in poker history. From off the felt fights to live tournaments, online beef to glory on all sides of the globe, it’s been an unforgettable year…. or has it? We’ve taken a look back at the archives and scoured the game for 20 […]

Hosted by Lance Bradley and Donnie Peters, The Fives Poker Podcast runs each week and covers the latest poker news, preview upcoming events, and debate the hottest topics in poker.

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the land poker players were playing, getting in one last hand. The bad-regs were grinding at the tables with care in hopes that some run good soon would be theirs.

Hosted by Lance Bradley and Donnie Peters, The Fives Poker Podcast runs each week and covers the latest poker news, preview upcoming events, and debate the hottest topics in poker.

The second ‘Galfond Challenge‘ is complete and once again Phil Galfond is the winner. On Tuesday, Galfond finished his challenge against Ioannis ‘ActionFreak’ Kontonatsios, winning approximately €115,000 from play and a €150,000 side bet.

The second edition of the ‘Galfond Challenge‘ continued on Tuesday, April 21, with Phil Galfond and Bill Perkins putting on the gloves for another round of $100-200 PLO. They played 625 hands and Galfond finished $91,705.91 to the good.

The second edition of the ‘Galfond Challenge‘ kicked off on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Next up for Phil Galfond was a battle with Bill Perkins and various members of the Thirst Lounge team. The first day of play saw swings both ways before ultimately ending with Perkins grabbing a $1,561.86 lead.

“I’m gonna keep playing.” Those were the words that Phil Galfond posted on Run It Once’s website regarding the ‘Galfond Challenge‘ against ‘VeniVidi1993,’ with the post coming just more than two weeks after Galfond suspended the match. That was it. Short and sweet.

Down more than €900,000 in his ‘Galfond Challenge‘ match against ‘VeniVidi1993,’ Phil Galfond is opting to suspend his play against ‘VeniVidi1993’ for the time being.

As Phil Galfond prepares to embark on an ambitious series of heads-up Pot Limit Omaha challenges against six competitors, PocketFives Managing Editor Donnie Peters talked to the three-time WSOP bracelet winner. In the second of two features, Galfond discusses the motivation behind the challenge and what it’s like for him to step back into the […]

All good things must come to an end. And that end has come for the PCA. As PocketFives reported, when PokerStars announced the return of the PSPC in 2020 they also, unceremoniously, announced that the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure would not be back in 2020, ending its run of 16 years.

Aaron Zang has done it! On Saturday, he captured the title in poker’s richest-ever tournament, winning the £1,050,000 buy-in Triton Million: A Helping Hand for Charity for £13,779,791 in prize money.

London won’t be burning with boredom this week. The biggest buy-in poker tournament ever takes over London this week with many of the world’s best high roller poker players playing at the invite of big-swinging recreational players.

On Wednesday, partypoker announced the addition of well-known Twitch Poker streamer Kevin Martin to their expansive stable of Team Online pros.

Twitch Poker pioneer Jamie Staples has announced that he will be joining partypoker’s emerging Team Online.