The Fives Poker Podcast

Rob Yong expresses disappointment with his tournament series MILLIONS UK. Haralabos Voulgaris accepts an executive position with the Dallas Mavericks. Shuan Deeb makes a final push to retain the WSOP POY lead.

WSOP Europe returns to Rozvadov, a tough draw for a yearly event. Doug Polk walks away from full-time professional poker. On the 20th anniversary of its theatrical release, the Ringer writes an oral history of Rounders.

New Pocket Fives managing editor Donnie Peters joins the podcast. Lex Veldhuis makes a deep run in the WCOOP Main Event while streaming on Twitch. Ali Imsirovic is the breakout star of the Poker Masters, taking down two events for $1.2 million. Cate Hall and Chad Power get into a public staking dispute. Will Kassouf loses Grosvenor sponsorship amid chip stealing accusations.

DDOS attacks wreak havoc on various online poker sites. Jake Schindler, Alex Foxen, Maria Ho and Shaun Deeb put up big results at SHRPO Big 4. PokerStars awards 10 Platinum Passes in Barcelona and reaches a casino partnership in Pennsylvania for regulated online poker.

Antonio Esfandiari enters a prop bet to box Kevin Hart. Partypoker announces a massive tournament schedule ahead of WCOOP. The Big 4 returns with four simultaneous live streamed final tables on Poker Night In America. Chris Moneymaker goes on a US tour to give away Platinum Passes.

Men Nguyen's heavy drinking and angle shooting steals the show at WPT Gardens. Triton Poker puts on another action packed event in South Korea. Short deck hold'em variant continues to take the poker world by storm. A disgruntled business rival challenges Doug Polk to a boxing match. Online poker inches closer to fruition in Pennsylvania as nine gaming companies apply for licenses.

John Cynn and Tony Miles have an epic heads up battle for the WSOP Main Event title. Grueling schedule makes the finalists noticably weary. A new swath of postlim events provide a trove of stories, including Phil Hellmuth's 15th bracelet. The $1 million buyin Big One For One Drop has underwhelming attendance. Justin Bonomo claims the top spot in all-time tournament earnings.

Recorded on location inside the Rio at the World Series of Poker. Lance and Matt make predictions for the big event and discuss various storylines leading up to it.

Scotty Nguyen and Shaun Deeb clash at the WSOP $25,000 PLO final table. A WSOP bracelet is won in New Jersey for the first time. Loren Klein stirs the pot with a controversial hat selection en route to his 3rd bracelet. Scott Seiver breaks through the top 10 all-time MTT earnings list with his latest WSOP victory.

Michael Mizrachi wins his historic 3rd title in the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship at the WSOP. Should winning lots of bracelets ensure Hall of Fame status? An ethical dilemma arises when a romantic couple finish 1st and 2nd in the MSPT $1,000,000 guaranteed event.

Doyle Brunson plays his last WSOP event, making a historic final table. Joe McKeehen makes multiple final tables, including 3rd in the Millionaire Maker. Daniel Negreanu and Phil Ivey are involved in big bracelet bets.

Joe Cada wins his 3rd career WSOP bracelet. Phil Ivey makes his long-awaited return to the World Series of Poker. $100k High Roller results in a non-facilitated chop. The Colossus event sees a dramatic year-over-year decline in entries. Chris Ferguson gets a kinder, gentler banner replacement.

World Poker Tour announces plans to hold all final tables in a dedicated Las Vegas arena. Drama abounds at the Super High Roller Bowl. The Pocket Fives team makes WSOP predictions. Phil Hellmuth draws the ire of the community by selling tournament pieces at an extraordinarily high markup.

Chris Ferguson releases a bizarre 42-second video statement. Darren Elias becomes the first 4-time WPT champion. The $300k Super High Roller Bowl returns, and Pocket Fives holds a contest for predicting the finalists. PokerGo announces improvements to its WSOP broadcast schedule.

Triton Poker streams an epic million-euro buyin cash game including Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey. Ole Schemion, Connor Drinan, and Calvin Anderson are among the big winners so far in SCOOP 2018. Partypoker's bold initiatives put Powerfest on par with the PokerStars premiere festival. Phil Ivey announces his return to the upcoming World Series of Poker.

Patrick Leonard stirs the pot with his power rankings of live tournament players. Phil Galfond announces more details about his upcoming poker site, including a ban on heads up displays and elimination of screen names. The Women In Poker Hall of Fame inducts its own founder. Best selling author puts her book on hold after accidentally winning the PCA National.

Viktor Blom dazzles in another final table at partypoker MILLIONS. Players debate whether the best timeline is Ivey winning the WSOP Main Event in 2009 or Negreanu in 2015. China and Norway effectively ban online poker. WSOP.com announces $15 million in guarantees for interstate events this summer. Lance's daughter raises over $1,600 for charity in honor of Eric Danis punching cancer in the face.

Poker Central hand-picks the remaining field for the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl, with some controversy. WSOP.com announces interstate liquidity, merging the playerbases of Nevada and New Jersey players online. Lance and Matt debate the merits of regulators withholding hand histories. WSOP continues to struggle with public relations competence.

Controversy erupts at HPT Westgate with false guarantees and discounted buyins. Jake Schindler wins yet another high roller, cracking the top 20 all time tournament earnings list. New York may have an online poker bill on the floor by Summer. What qualiti

The 2018 WSOP will feature events with the much discussed BB ante. Nominees for the Women's Poker Hall of Fame are announced, but are two inductions per two years enough? Ari Engel notches another 6-figure score. Lance and Matt contemplate whether or not