The Fives Poker Podcast

Steffen Sontheimer crushes the Poker Masters. Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth fiercely debate whether the next generation has passed them by. Viktor Blom, Chris Hunichen, and others win their first WCOOP titles. Cliff Josephy gets home field advantage i

Poker Central hosts a murderer's row high stakes cash game and prepares to kick off the Poker Masters. Phil Hellmuth comes just short of winning his first WPT title. PokerStars makes another controversial change, this time flattening tournament payouts. J

Will Kassouf ruffles feathers on Poker After Dark. A king is crowned on Poker Night in America. PokerGo expands coverage, will air WPT final tables. PokerStars announces WCOOP schedule.

Poker After Dark premiers with Tom Dwan. A unique live stream format is tested. Poker Night In America announces a star-studded, winner-take-all heads up tournament. The trailer for upcoming poker movie Molly's Game debuts. November Niner Kenny Hallaert w

Zohair Karim is the culprit of a major scandal. WPT debuts the shot clock in a main event. Nick Schulman wins a super high roller. PokerStars takes one step forward in live events, two step back in online offerings. Poker After Dark returns.

Lance and Matt broadcast on location at the 2017 World Series of Poker where players are approaching the money. A resurgence of old school TV personalities make a splash in the field. Chris Ferguson comes just short of another bracelet and the POY lead. B

Lance and Matt preview the upcoming 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event.

The nuisance of easily marked cards inexplicably persists at the WSOP. The Player of the Year frontrunner has some reservations about potentially winning. Massive 'round-the-clock cash games take precedence for Scott Seiver and other high stakes pros. Pau

Lance and Matt broadcast on location at the Rio for the World Series of Poker. Phil Hellmuth blows up at Terrance Chan in the $10k Limit Hold'em event. PokerStars fires their director of live events amidst poor turnouts and increased competition. Poker Ha

Rising stars Adrian Mateos and Doug Polk each win their 3rd bracelet. As predicted, the Player of the Year standings are a disaster. More silly prop bets are contemplated by the community. WSOP has some issues with attendance and card quality.

The 2017 World Series of Poker is officially underway. The 25k fantasy draft has some curious selections. Lance and Matt compare teams in their own WSOP fantasy drafts. The 2017 WSOP Player of the Year system gets retooled once again with disastrous resul

It's a doubleheader! Lance and Matt breakdown the upcoming World Series of Poker. Find out what's new, who to watch, and when to tune in.

Charlie Carrel wins the SCOOP Main inside a Starbucks. Mike Sexton steps down from WPT to accept an executive position at Partypoker. Tony Dunst takes over WPT hosting duties. Poker Central launches a subscription streaming service. Lance and Matt make pr

Poker Central takes the reigns of the World Series of Poker broadcasts. The November Nine experiment comes to an end. Lance and Matt debate the success of the format and reminisce about each year of the November Nine era.

The World Series of Poker cracks down on habitual tanking, perhaps in response to William Kassouf's shenanigans. WPT announces an intriguing partnership in India. Calvin Anderson wins a record 10th COOP title. Partypoker puts on a highly successful event

PokerStars announces a partnership with Kevin Hart. The final table of the Borgota Spring Poker Open features a stacked lineup. Rising star Adrian Mateos wins the 50k High Roller in Monaco. Lance and Matt reflect on Bryn Kenney's place among tournament hi

Salomon Ponte makes a scene on Poker Night in America and melts down on social media. Meanwhile, PNIA showrunner Matt Glantz feuds with Cate Hall on Twitter. Lance and Matt grow weary of these antics. Michael Mizrachi wins a $130 tournament. A listicle of

PPA Executive Director John Papas joins the podcast and shares his thoughts on the effective resignation of anti-poker congressman Jason Chaffetz. PokerStars and the World Poker Tour join forces on a collaborative live event. Patrick Leonard steps up as a

Daniel Weinman checks in to discuss his recent WPT victory and the joys of owning a Kia. Garden City Group begins the reimbursement process for Absolute and UB victims. Lance and Matt debate the merits of giving controversial players a platform.

Ryan Reiss makes a WPT final table and joins the podcast to discuss his views on PokerStars live events and his competitive drive. WSOP pulls a scheduling switcharoo. Griffin Benger and Steve O'Dwyer continue to win titles. Federal authorities raid the Bi