Nerves were a jangling last Tuesday evening as Leg 5 of the Black Belt Poker League got underway. With the halfway mark behind us, everyone realised that each of the four final legs were vitally important, and that just one slip-up could allow a latecomer to steal their top 10 slot.
With the League standings neck and neck, it was of no surprise to see 62 poker fanatics hit the felt. Blue Belts and Enlightenment Sensei Owen Robinson, Kevin Williams, Gavin Hall and Simon Mairs were present and correct, as was GUKPT Luton Champion Neil Channing. There was also an array of familiar names, likely lured in from a fruitful Poker in the Park experience.
But, only one man could win, and although last week's winner SEAMROG was back to defend, it was ultimately Simon 'TheGayWaiter' Shaw who served up victory. He was closely followed in second by Brown Belt Adam Latimer - making, incidentally, his second consecutive final - whilst Darren 'TheZartog' Meredith finished in third.
1st TheGayWaiter -- $99.20
2nd trojandonkey -- $68.20
3rd TheZartog -- $41.85
4th JackReacher77 -- $31
5th KidDonut -- $23.25
6th generalshifty -- $18.60
7th Broski1 -- $15.50
8th mbdnr235 -- $12.40
If ever there were proof of how close League VI is, then this is it, as a disappointing 46th place finish saw last week's League leader Simon 'AlwaysMissing' Mairs plummet from first to sixth, thus allowing TheZartog to take his turn at the top with 312 points. Peter 'PeterV1972' Vasiliou, meanwhile, trails by just 7 points after a number of consistent performances, whilst Patrick 'paddyjim67' Winterbottom is 10 points behind him.
Turn over a page and you'll see a motley, but dangerous crew lurking in the chasing pack: Quad Aces winner SirNutFlopper, Blue Belt Kevish47 and previous league winners cleavertrevor and DiddavidBEL09 are all still in with a shout.
1st TheZartog -- 312 points
2nd PeterV1972 -- 305 points
3rd paddyjim67 -- 295 points
4th huddy260 -- 291 points
5th 99Ranny -- 279 points
6th AlwaysMissing-- 278 points
7th TFMonty007 -- 275 points
8th TheSimian -- 271 points
9th miggy -- 270 points
In the Mulligan an hour later, 19 players battled it out for the $142.50 first prize, but the man who rose highest was Blue Belt Gavin Hall.
1st TFMonty007 -- $142.50
2nd huddy2602 -- $85.50
3rd ourkidsid -- $85.50
From first to last, Gavin's success didn't carry over to the Donkament as he was first to his the deck and pick up an unwanted wooden spoon. At the other end of the spectrum lay Chris 'cyprusdonkey' Poutashi, the community favourite defeating 17 others to lap up $35.00 for his late-night reign of terror.
1st cyprusdonkey -- $35.00
2nd bbpjimjam -- $21.00
3rd WarrenW -- $14.00
League VI will return next Tuesday to sort the men out from the boys. If you're near the top, then you simply can't miss out. If you've just arrived, then you can still join in with the fun and frolics. Simply download the poker client and follow the step-by-step process provided before locating the Black Belt Tournaments in the iPoker lobby.
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League VI Starts Today
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A Nak for Poker; Richard Dally Wins Leg 2
No Mair for Simon in Leg 3
SEAMless Victory in Leg 4
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