Released on: May 16, 2008, 7:50 am

Press Release Author: PocketFives.com

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: PocketFives.com is home to some of the top online poker
players in the world. This past weekend, the site's members shined in Sunday's major
tournaments. High-volume player \"shaundeeb\" took down the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up
and \"jlewis10748\" emerged victorious in the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Mulligan.
PocketFivers once again proved they're the best around.

Press Release Body: San Jose, Costa Rica - May 19, 2008 - High-volume player
\"shaundeeb\" kept up his impressive 2008 results in early May with a victory in the
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $102,000. Nick \"fu_15\" Maimone took home $48,400 upon
winning the $200 Sunday rebuy, while \"jlewis10748\" earned $48k for his win in the
Full Tilt Poker Sunday Mulligan tournament. Also coming up big were PocketFivers
\"mattboom\" and \"acesdreams.\" \"Mattboom\" made $23,600 for placing first in the Bodog
$100k Guaranteed, and \"acesdreams\" chased for almost $100k in the PokerStars Sunday
Million tournament, placing second. The poker discussion forum on PocketFives.com
has been buzzing all week!

This week\'s online poker rankings update shows Chad \"M8kingmoves\" Batista re-taking
the overall PLB lead among PocketFives.com members, and remaining on top as the
world\'s #1 online tournament player. Chad currently has the second-longest reign
atop the P5\'s rankings, following poker legend Cliff \"JohnnyBax\" Josephy. Andy
\"BKiCe\" Seth had a huge rankings boost this week - jumping 24 spots to #34 in the
world following his victory in the PokerStars $100 rebuy for $31k on May 10th.
Long-time P5\'er Matt \"mattg1983\" Graham is up 18 to #67 this week following his 2nd
place finish in the Full Tilt $1k Monday tournament for $57,000.

This week, the PocketFives.com Podcast welcomes Safe and Secure Internet Gambling
Initiative Spokesperson Jeff Sandman. The Initiative "promotes the freedom of
individuals to gamble online with the proper safeguards to protect consumers and
ensure the integrity of financial transactions," according to its website, and is
one of the main voices for proponents of online poker. Its endorsers include the
Remote Gambling Association and eCOGRA.

On the future of the internet gambling industry in the United States, Sandman
commented, "There will be more progress in Congress to advance the legislation. I'm
optimistic that there will be further developments to decriminalize and legalize
internet gambling. Whether it happens this year or next year, I'm a bit uncertain.
The election year has made the Congressional calendar shorter. However, I think that
there will be further developments in the House and hopefully in the Senate."
Congressman Barney Frank and Congressman Ron Paul have introduced legislation that
would prohibit the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve from enforcing the Unlawful
Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The bill has already gained 11 co-sponsors since
mid-April.

About Us:
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Pocket Fives (www.pocketfives.com) is a site dedicated to Online Poker. Our goal is
to expand the online poker community through our Poker Discussion Board, Online
Tournament Player Rankings, Site Reviews, Articles, and Blogs.

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