As 2019 draws to a close, PocketFives takes a look back at the year that was in poker news, going month-by-month through the biggest and most important stories of the year. When the calendar turned to February, a number of the top online poker players attempted to take a stand against PokerStars and a much-heralded […]

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.

Earlier this week, PokerStars announced changes to the way in which MTT grinders will be awarded Stars Rewards and now some of the high stakes regulars are taking a stand.

A second boycott of PokerStars is underway. It began on January 1 and runs through Thursday, organized by WeArePokerPlayers.com, Tiltbook, Gypsy Team, and several high-stakes players. As the group put it in a thread on 2+2, “We refuse to play on PokerStars for those seven days and are cashing out at least 10% of our […]