Kevin “1sickdisease” Eyster joins the PocketFives training instructor team as one of the featured professionals. Kevin played poker for several years while putting himself through school before getting serious and turning pro in 2008. He is based in Denver, Colorado.
In just three years, he has already collected an incredible $2 million in tournament winnings, reaching as high as #4 in the Pocket Fives rankings. In addition, he has collected the coveted Triple Crown (three major tournament wins in the space of a week). Initially strictly an online poker player, preferring the big games at PokerStars, Kevin has recently had an impressive run in live tourneys, especially in heads-up events. More recently, he reached the final table in two events at the 2011 Southern Poker Championship in Biloxi.
Some of Kevin’s more significant accomplishments include:
- PokerStars Daily $80K (two wins totaling over $50K)
- Full Tilt Poker Friday Nighter ($30K for the victory)
- FTP $200K GTD ($81K for the win)
- Cake Poker $250K ($50K for yet another win)
- PokerStars Sunday Rebuy (2nd place for $32K)
- PS $1K Super Tuesday (won, $73K)
- Scores of other final table cashes


