Black Belt Blog: (Black Belt) Poker in the Park

Following a successful showing at last year's event, Black Belt Poker once again ambushed London's Leicester Square as Poker in the Park returned for a third consecutive year.

Located two tents away from legendary boxer Evander 'Real Deal' Holyfield, Black Belt Poker were packing a punch of our own as we offered tuition from 2010 Luton GUKPT Champion Neil Channing, as well as sponsored pros Gavin Hall, Kevin Williams, Jerome Bradpiece, Rob Jarrett-Smith and Adam Latimer.

A number of familiar faces from the Black Belt Poker community were present, including former Graders Andy Brisland, Carey Hollick and Joe Roberts, as well as community members Tom Drew, Dean Watson and Chris Poutashi. However, we also introduced the site to plenty of new faces, many of whom will hopefully become a part of what is UK poker's fastest growing social network.

When he wasn't sharing his pearls of wisdom or kissing babies' heads, Channing was hosting a Q&A in the opposing tent, answering any' impromptu' question that the audience felt the urge to throw at him from his experiences with staking to his many, many TV appearances. Also pencilled in was Blue Belt and Enlightenment Sensei Kevin Williams who gave a lecture on G Bucks midway through the day.

Poker in the Park was a huge success for Black Belt Poker as we were able to open ourselves up to an even wider audience, and continue to showcase the numerous benefits to playing on the site. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended, and we hope that you enjoyed the tuition on offer. If you have a thirst for more, then be sure to check out our new Enlightenment Training Programme.

All images courtesy of Anne Laymond. Anne is a highly sought after photographer in the poker industry. If you would like to contact her regarding offers of work or to purchase a high-res image, you can do so by emailing her at laymond@gmail.com or visiting pokerpics.co.uk.