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RANK		PLB SCORE (Rank)	PRO POLL AVG (Rank)	PREV RANK
1.	AJKHoosier1: Three-time P5's Triple Crown winner: 9/1//07, 9/12/07 and 7/29/08. Alex "AJKHoosier1" Kamberis has multiple wins in both the PokerStars $200 rebuy and $100 rebuy tournaments, and he's also taken down the Wednesday Hundred Fifty Grand. His largest online cash came in September '08 when he took 3rd place in the PokerStars WCOOP Main Event for $782,542 after a 5-way final table chop. This came only two months after he placed 2nd in the Full Tilt $1 Million Guaranteed for $135,000. He would go on to win the Absolute Poker $150k Guaranteed a week later for $37,500. A PocketFives.com Contributing Writer, Alex's front page articles have been an important resource for helping poker players from around the world improve their poker skills. Alex "AJKHoosier1" Kamberis is an instructor for PokerXFactor.com, a top poker training site. Articles by AJKHoosier1 The Evolution of Poker Self Evaluation and the Big Picture The Mentality of a Closer	8872.02 (1)	7.16 (1)	1
2.	djk123: mhrep on UB. Imabigkidnow on Full Tilt. Dan "djk123" Kelly stormed into the Top 10 in 2008 thanks to his wins in the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand and $100 rebuy tournamets. After a 3rd place finish in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed in March '08 for $55,600, he went on to take down another Stars $100 rebuy. His largest online score came in November '08 when he won the FTOPS X Event #14 ($200+16 NLHE Turbo) for $104,870. Dan "djk123" Kelly is a former #1 ranked online tournament player in the the world.	8044.12 (2)	12.95 (3)	4
3.	moorman1: Chris Moorman holds the record (with Jeremy "Chipsteela" Menard) as a five-time P5's Triple Crown Winner: 8/17/07, 3/7/08, 6/1/08, 8/3/08 and 8/18/08. An incredibly consistent player, moorman1 has quietly become one of the most successful players on the internet. He's won several major events, including the Absolute and Full Tilt 1k's and a chop of the Sunday 2nd chance on Stars. He final tabled the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed in January 2008 for $36,600 but is still awaiting that ellusive Sunday Major. He famously used his whole Poker Stars account to buy into the $5k winner takes all and ended up chopping it for a cool $55k. Moorman1 Wins 4th Triple Crown	7540.09 (5)	11.43 (2)	2
4.	shaundeeb: Shaun Deeb's name became synonymous with "high volume" early on in his career, earning him a spot atop the PokerStars Yearly Tournament Leaderboard. His largest online tournament cash came in the early morning hours of August 11th, 2008, when he won the FTOPS Heads-Up Event #9 for $115,000. Exactly three months earlier, he had taken down the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $102,500. In September '08, he won the $300 PLO rebuy WCOOP Event #25 for $144k. Shaun has an outright victory and 3rd Place finish in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for a combined $125,000, plus another 3rd Place showing in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed for $52,500. However, Shaun Deeb may best be known for wagering nearly $1 million on UltimateBet Blackjack in a period of one week, and winning over $30,000 in the process! Articles by shaundeeb The Flaw in Level 2 Thinking	7683.76 (3)	15.49 (5)	3
5.	gboro780: Steve "gboro780" Gross has been one of the top online tournament players in the world since 2005. This P5s Triple Crown winner (Feb. '06) has impressed much of the poker world with his knowledge of the game and his easy-going personality . In 2008, Steve had two outright victories in the AbsolutePoker $150k Guaranteed Saturday flagship tournament, for a combined $78,000. He also had two wins in the AbsolutePoker $1k Weekly tournament in back-to-back months for $34k each. He also won the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand for $26k. On July 4th, 2008, "gboro780" took down the Full Tilt $30k and $20k Guaranteed tournaments. Inside the Game with Steve "gboro780" Gross	7592.68 (4)	14.86 (4)	5
6.	TheRealPokerccini: Pokerccini on most sites. His largest online tournament score came in September '08 when he went deep in the PokerStars $2 Million Guaranteed $10k WCOOP event for $41k. He has wins in the Nightly Hundred Grand and the $100k Guaranteed $300 freezeout tournament for $28.7k and $25k respectively. TheRealPokerccini Rises 22 Spots in Online Tournament Rankings	7140.62 (7)	26.01 (10)	7
7.	ender555: Joe "ender555" Ebanks had a tremendous showing at the tables in the month of March '08. After placing 5th in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed for $33k, he won the PokerStars $100 Rebuy and the Full Tilt $65k Guaranteed for $21k each. On August 3rd of the same year, Joe would make online poker history by final tabling 3 weekend major tournaments -- placing 2nd in the Stars $250k for nearly $67k, winning the AbsolutePoker $150k for $37,500 and placing 5th in the UB $200k for $11,000.	6855.50 (10)	25.87 (9)	6
8.	P0KERPR033: Jim "P0KERPR033" Campbell came on strong in 2006 as one of the top all around players on the net. His most impressive win came in the PokerStars Sunday Million, which he chopped for $180k. He also has a 2nd place finish in the FTOPS IX $300 rebuy event (Aug '08) for $157,500 as well as a 2nd place showing in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for another $67k. James has outright victories in the PokerStars $200 rebuy and Full Tilt $65k Guaranteed tournaments. P0KERPR033 Joins UltimateBet	6577.48 (17)	20.73 (6)	9
9.	eisenhower1: One of Sweden's top poker players, In August 2008, Eisenhower1 took 5th in the FTOPS $300 rebuy event for $64k. He also has wins in the PokerStars $100 Rebuy and Daily Fifty Grand. His largest online score came in July '08 when he won the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for over $97,600. He also has a final tabled appearance in the FTOPS Main Event for $90,000 from November '07 along with a 6th place showing in the FTOPS X 6-max rebuy Event #16 for $38,400 in November '08.	6796.90 (11)	27.58 (12)	11
10.	breeth: Breeth is the top-ranked online tournament player in the country of Hungary. He entered the P5's worldwide rankings in 2008 following very impressive results in the month of June, in which he won the PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand and placed 2nd in the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy. Those two scores combined for over $51,000 in total earnings. He also had a final table appearance in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed in April '08. On August 31st, 2008, "breeth" earned $37,500 for another 2nd place finish in the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy. His breakout month came in October '08, when he won the Stars "Sunday 500" for $91k along with the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl for another $72k.	7489.16 (6)	33.18 (21)	10
11.	dipthrong: P5's Triple Crown Winner -- Mark "dipthrong" Herm made online poker history on July 13th, 2008 when he won two Sunday major tournaments on the same day. Shortly after taking down the Bodog $100k for $23.6k, Mark won the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed for $147,382. What's more, these two wins came exactly one week after he won the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan for another $44,400. Mark continued his hot streak in early August with a victory in the Stars $250k Guaranteed ($500+30) for $91k. In October '08, Mark 3-way chopped the Stars "Sunday 500" for $69,600.	6304.30 (23)	26.15 (11)	12
12.	Stamdogg: Keven "Stamdogg" Stammen has a total of FIVE victories in the PokerStars $100 rebuy, two wins in the Stars $50 rebuy, and outright wins in the Full Tilt $65k Guaranteed and $55k Guaranteed tournaments. From June '07 to June '08, Keven recroded 22 scores of over $10,000 in online tournaments. He final tabled the PokerStars Sunday Million in November 2008 for $55,600 and backed that up with an $84,600 cash for 4th place in the FTOPS X Event #9 just one week later.	6646.23 (15)	30.32 (15)	17
13.	BeL0WaB0Ve: Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul has been one of the most consistent high stakes online tournament players since 2006. A former Top 10 ranked player, Kevin took down the Bellagio Cup III in July '07 for $1,342,000! He's an Incredibly unpredictable player who can play a variety of tournament styles, switch gears and is hard to put on a hand. Although he doesn't play quite the volume online that he did in '05/'06, Kevin still puts up solid results when he's not focusing on major live tournaments. His largest online cash to date came from his runner-up showing in the FTOPS $300 rebuy event in August '08, when he took home $168,000. He also had a 4th place finish in the FTOPS $1k event two days before that for $105,000. Kevin also has outright victories in the Full Tilt $55k and $40k Guaranteed tournaments. PocketFives Interview with Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul	6089.96 (33)	25.48 (8)	8
14.	ckingusc: Carter King of South Carolina made online poker headlines in September 2008 when he 5-way chopped the PokerStars WCOOP Main Event for $1,265,432! He eventually placed 1st in the event; capturing the WCOOP Main Event bracelet in the process. This became the largest online tournament cash by a PocketFiver in this site's history. This took place only four months after his 6th place finish in the FTOPS $2,500 event for $101k. He also has a runner-up performance in the PokerStars $100 Sunday freezeout for $34k along with a final table appearance in the Sunday Million for $19k. Carter "ckingusc" King Wins September Monthly PLB Race Carter "ckingusc" King Wins WCOOP Main Event	6690.48 (14)	33.89 (23)	13
15.	holdplz: TSPINELLA on Absolute. From late '07 to June '08, Anthony "holdplz" Spinella put together a string of impressive online cashes - placing 2nd in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $96k and taking 2nd in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for another $61,600. However, his big score came in the early morning hours of July 7th, 2008, when he won the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed for $132,788. With that victory, "holdplz" entered the Top 100 world-wide PLB standings.. He also has a win in the Stars $100 rebuy for $50,700.	6519.27 (18)	31.89 (18)	16
16.	titantom32: "Titantom32" has a win in the PokerStars $250k Guaranteed for $91,000 from August '08 along with a runner-up effort in the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl for $48,700 a month later. He also took down the PokerStars $100k Guaranteed in September '08 for another $22k.	6691.28 (13)	34.64 (26)	15
17.	Tomgus456: Tomgus456 on all sites. One of Sweden's superstar online tournament players. In February '08, he took down the PokerStars Sunday Million for $220,000, then placed 3rd in the FTOPS Event #19 a week later for $67k. He also has an outright victory in the Bodog $100k Guaranteed for $25,000 plus another win in the Stars $100 rebuy for $44k. He continued his success in high stakes online tournaments in August '08 with a 4th place shwing in the Stars Sunday Warm-Up for $38,500.	6259.10 (25)	32.43 (19)	14
18.	Bakes: Whooookidd on Stars, Bussa Buss on Full Tilt and UB. David "Bakes" Baker came on strong in January 2008, winning the PokerStars Super Tuesday for $74,000, and the $100 rebuy for another $41,000. He had his largest online cash in October 2008 when he took down the PokerStars "Sunday 500" for $91,500 -- less than two months after he placed 3rd in the Stars $1k Super Tuesday for another $44k. He also had an outright victory in the Stars $100 rebuy in November 2007.	6231.52 (26)	33.74 (22)	18
19.	USCphildo: Phil "USCphildo" Collins became one of the top online poker superstars in 2008, after winning the Full Tilt $1k Monday, the PokerStars $100 rebuy, and placing 2nd in the Stars Wednesday Hundred Fifty Grand for a combined $120,000. On April 20th, 2008, he continued his winning ways by taking down the PokerStars 2nd Chance tourney for $48,000. He followed that up with a 2nd place showing in the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy for $38,800 in September '08. Articles by USCphildo In Game Thought Process	6069.63 (35)	29.83 (13)	21
20.	DuckU: Greg "DuckU" Hobson's largest cash came in September '08, when he took 2nd in the $10k NLHE WCOOP Event #5 for $459,000! He also made online poker headlines in 2007 when he won Sunday major tournaments on Full Tilt Poker in back-to-back weeks. He followed that up with an outright victory in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for $82k, and a win in the Ultimate Bet Online Championship Event #4 for $55,700. In November 2008, Greg won the FTOPS X NLHE Heads-Up Shootout Event #21 for $87,000.	6470.35 (19)	31.09 (17)	34
21.	CapTinBisKuiT: uncledrkmeat on Stars. TITANRON23 on AP. BlumesiusX on UB. IAMKEYSERSOZE on Bodog. In March 2008, "CapTinBisKuiT" took down the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed for $134,000. He followed that up with a victory in the PokerStars $25k Guaranteed in April '08 and an outright win in the FTOPS IX Event #3 ($200+16 NLHE 6-max Shootout) for over $45,000 in August. He also has a runner-up performance in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance for $43,500. He continued his domination of high stakes online tournaments in September '08 with final table appearances in the Full Tilt $65k and $60k Guaranteed and had a win in the Stars $100 freezeout. Those three scores combined for a total of nearly $50k.	6344.84 (21)	38.59 (29)	23
22.	jagz7: Hailing from London, this young online tournament star put together a string of impressive results in July & August of 2008. His win in the PokerStars $200 Sunday rebuy was good for $46k. He also won the $90k Guaranteed on Stars for another $17,600. "Jagz7" took home $28,500 for his final table appearance in the Full Tilt $1k Monday tournament.	6870.83 (9)	40.46 (34)	32
23.	JohnnyBelow: Stian Stabell is one of Norway's top-ranked online tournament players who recorded impressive results in May and June of 2008. However, his big online tournament night came in early July '08, when he took down the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl for $61,500 and placed 3rd in the PokerStars Sunday 2nd chance on the very same evening! After taking down the Full Tilt $65k Guaranteed for $16k, he final tabled both the Stars Wednesday Hundred Fifty Grand and the Full Tilt $1k Monday. Those two scores were worth a combined total of $38,000. He entered the P5's Rankings in June at #100, but is expected to move up quickly thanks to his recent performances in Sunday major tournaments.	6189.83 (28)	36.26 (28)	19
24.	charder: charder30 across all major sites. After winning the Full Tilt $1k Monday in '07 for $81k, Christian Harder took down the Ultimate Bet $75k Guaranteed and placed 2nd in the PokerStars $200 rebuy for a combined $45,000. In September 2008 Christian won the Pot Limit Omaha WCOOP Second Chance tournament for $23k, then took 2nd place in the subsequent NLHE 6-handed WCOOP Second Chance for another $18,500.	5984.34 (40)	32.63 (20)	20
25.	ryanbluf: Ryan Karp of Washington D.C. made online poker headlines in August '08 when he won the FTOPS IX $240 Knockout Event #8 for $121,000. He has 2nd place finishes in the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday and Wednesday Hundred Fifty Grand for $44k and $31k respectively along with another 3rd place showing in the Stars $1k Super Tuesday for $43k. He debuted at #88 in the P5's Rankings on August 13th, 2008.	6223.95 (27)	39.07 (30)	24
26.	improved: Hailing from Costa Rica, Felipe Montenegro is a two-time Triple Crown winner who had an exceptional start to 2008, winning the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed for $135,000 and the PokerStars $25k Guaranteed. In July '08, he took down the Full Tilt $100k Guaranteed ($100 rebuy 6-max) for another $35,500 along with the Stars $100 rebuy tournament for $25.7k.	6317.74 (22)	41.74 (38)	29
27.	JohnnyBax: This online poker player from Syosset, New York picked up the game in early 2005 and immediately became an online poker icon. Previously in his career, Cliff Josephy used the alias "Johnny Baxter" to solicit information from suspected fraudulent companies. Naturally blessed with one of the best attitudes in the game, Cliff holds the longest reign as the #1 player in the P5's Rankings; holding that spot for over one year. In a very short time, he became one of the premier tournament players in the world, online or live. To prove this point, fans can refer to JohnnyBax's first ever Stud tournament, which he won for a World Series of Poker bracelet. Cliff has also captured two PocketFives.com Triple Crowns in his career. In November '08, Cliff took down the FTOPS X Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Event #15 for $46,000. Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy is currently a lead instructor at PokerXFactor.com; a site that has helped thousands of players improve at poker. In June 2008, JohnnyBax became a representative of UltimateBet.com.	5789.20 (46)	24.21 (7)	36
28.	therookieqq9: Hailing from Canada, "therookieqq9" is a rising online tournament superstar. His largest online cash to date came in the early morning hours of August 11th, 2008, when he won the Party Poker Birthday Million $233,775. Three months later he won the PokerStars Sunday Million for another $189k. He also has a victory in the PokerRoom $100k Guaranteed for $30.5k along with a victory in the PokerStars $100 rebuy for another $24.6k. TheRookieQQ9 Wins PartyPoker Birthday Million	6698.26 (12)	40.27 (33)	45
29.	comandr_cool: Corey Burbick of Florida caught fire in August '08 with an outright victory in the Full Tilt $65k Guaranteed and two wins in the PokerStars $40k Guaranteed $50 rebuy. He also took down the Full Tilt $50 rebuy for another $5,300. Those four wins combined for a total of $60,000 over a period of 8 days.	6349.19 (20)	41.21 (37)	33
30.	Telefonkiosk: Tele is one of Sweden's top-ranked online tournament players who caught fire in 2008. His largest win came in May '08 when he won the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $105k. He placed 4th in the Stars "Sunday 500" tournament in November 2008 for $40,400. His other major scores include a $41k cash in the WCOOP Event #23, along with a 2nd place finish in the PokerRoom Big Deal and an outright victory in the Full Tilt $65k Guaranteed.	6153.62 (31)	40.61 (35)	25
31.	number1pen: Dominant in several areas of online poker, particularly the biggest SNGs, but he's also had quite a bit of tournament success, including a 3rd place finish in the WCOOP $10k NLHE event for $337,000. He also has a win and 2nd place finish in the PokerStars $100 rebuy for a combined $83,400. In September '08, he took 2nd in the WCOOP $200 Limit Holdem event $54k. His largest live tournament score came in July '08 when he placed 36th in the WSOP Main Event for $193k.	5741.23 (49)	30.88 (16)	28
32.	mendieta19: Triple Crown Winner in March 2008 with wins in the PartyPoker $20k Guaranteed, the PokerStars $50 Cubed, and the Full Tilt $100 Cubed $33k Guaranteed. His largest online score came in November 2007 when he final-tabled the FTOPS Main Event for $153,000. One year later, he placed 2nd in the FTOPS Heads-Up Event for $52,000. "Mendieta19" entered the PocketFives.com Rankings on March 26th, 2008 at #86.	6886.65 (8)	39.36 (32)	55
33.	rdcrsn: In early 2008, Russell "rdcrsn" Carson went on an amazing run, taking down the PokerRoom Grand Tournament for $121,000, placing 3rd in the Full Tilt $1 Million Guaranteed, and earning a victory in the PokerStars $200 Sunday rebuy. These three scores were worth close to $270,000 combined... not a bad week!	5804.37 (44)	29.86 (14)	41
34.	SEABEAST: PocketFives.com Triple Crown winner 10/24/08. Monthly PLB Champion in October 2008. One of Australia's top online tournament players, "SEABEAST" has a wins in the PokerStars $100 rebuy and Daily Fifty Grand tournaments, along with a 2nd place finish in the $150k Guaranteed Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan for $28,100.	6125.36 (32)	42.12 (41)	27
35.	toetagu: lastmeal on UB. percs on AP. "Toetagu" has been one of the most consistent online tournament players over the last few years, and continues putting up solid results both online and live. In November '08, Ryan won the PokerStars "Sunday 500" for $97,400. He has a 2nd place finish in the PokerStars $100 rebuy for $42k and an outright victory in the Full Tilt $65k Guaranteed for $22,500. His win in the Stars Daily Fifty Grand in July '08 was worth $20,500.	6612.76 (16)	42.09 (40)	46
36.	govshark2: govshark2 on all sites. He went on a very impressive run in mid 2008; earning $86,700 for his 2nd place finish in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed. His big payday came in October of that same year with a victory in the PokerStars Sunday Million flagship tournament for $184,500. One month later, he placed 4th in the FTOPS X NLHE 6-max rebuy Event #16 for $83,600. He also had a 3rd place showing in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance for $30k along with an outright victory in the Full Tilt $90k Guaranteed for another $23,800.	6266.52 (24)	41.95 (39)	44
37.	PearlJammer: PearlJammed on Full Tilt and UB. Jon "PearlJammer" Turner is a Triple Crown winner who is regarded as one of the best Tight Aggressive players by many of his peers. He has a win in the PokerStars $1k Super Tuesday for $71,000 (April 2008), along with victories in the Wednesday Hundred Fifty Grand and Nightly Hundred Grand tournaments on PokerStars.	5686.39 (54)	34.21 (24)	31
38.	busto_soon: With a win in the Stars $200 Sunday rebuy, along with multiple wins in the $100 and $50 rebuys on PokerStars, Johan "busto_soon" Van Til has become the most recognized Dutch online poker player. He is among the top online players worldwide, and currently holds the #1 spot in The Netherlands. He's shown a tendency to climb to the top of some of the toughest tourneys on the net, and placed 2nd in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up in March '08 for $51,000. He continued his winning ways in August '08 with a 3rd place showing in the Stars $1k Super Tuesday for $46,300. Not Going Busto Anytime Soon	5511.53 (64)