Surviving in poker for many years isn’t easy. One man who has made surviving look like child’s play is the permanently optimistic Rob Mariano, also known as ‘Boston Rob’. A reality television star and the first-ever six-time Survivor participant, the popular poker player also represents PokerGO at the felt and has enjoyed deep runs in […]

During a poker tournament, the common situation of a poker player being down to 15 big blinds – or less – arises. Everyone deals with this situation differently, so what will the WSOP bracelet winner, Circuit ring holder and World Poker Tour champion Daniel Weinman make of our ‘15 Bigs’ – devilish questions determined to […]

Poker is a game that is enjoyed by millions worldwide. In this series, we’ve featured players who play the game of poker for their profession, have made fortunes by doing so and become legends of the sport. However, poker’s all-encompassing nature appeals to people from all walks of life. One player who has trodden many […]

When PocketFives first reached out to me to do a weekly write up on this Survivor season’s poker pro contestant, Ronnie Bardah, I thought this would be a fun new challenge. Them claiming me to be their “favorite* Survivor contestant of all time” only sweetened the deal and even though I never found out what […]

All good things must come to an end. And that end has come for the PCA. As PocketFives reported, when PokerStars announced the return of the PSPC in 2020 they also, unceremoniously, announced that the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure would not be back in 2020, ending its run of 16 years.

Ronnie Bardah gained a lot of notoriety with his deep run in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event. A longtime professional poker player and favorite amongst the community, Bardah finished 24th that year for a career-best $317,161 in prize money. Two years later, Bardah won his first WSOP gold bracelet and the $182,088 […]

The speculation is over and it’s now official – professional poker player Ronnie Bardah has been announced as a cast member of the upcoming season of the popular U.S. television show Survivor.

Cash game grinders at Atlantic City casinos have a history of going on to great things. Phil Ivey went from an underaged kid sleeping under the Boardwalk to the best player in the game. Three-time World Poker Tour champ Anthony Zinno built his bankroll playing in cash games at the Borgata.