N-n-n-nineteen in N-n-n-nottingham

After just one season, the UKIPT has become the staple of the UK poker circuit with players nationwide flocking back into the casinos with a newfound desire to fight it out across the tournament felt. This week, the tour bus makes its second stop in Nottingham after a hugely successful debut last year when 650 poker fanatics crammed into the highly acclaimed Dusk Till Dawn Club.

The runner-up on that occasion was Oliver Schaffmann who took away a cool £46,700 after being pipped at the post by eventual winner Andrew Couldridge. Oliver would later become a part of Grading III, travelling from Germany to participate in the London Workshops before finally winning a £5,000 package to play all of Season 2's UKIPT Legs. Also making the final table was fellow Blue Belt Owen Robinson who finished fourth for £21,400.

This week, Oliver and Owen form part of a 19-strong team of players flying the flag for Black Belt Poker in Nottingham with the ambush spearheaded by the three Black Belts: Neil Channing, Richard Ashby, and man-of-the-moment Sam Razavi, fresh off his final table appearance in Oz when he finished sixth in the Aussie Millions Main Event for a spectacular A$225,000.

The full line-up is as follows:

Neil Channing (Black Belt)
Richard Ashby (Black Belt)
Sam Razavi (Black Belt)

Nik Persaud (Brown Belt)
Jerome Bradpiece (Brown Belt)

Ollie Schaffmann (Blue Belt)
David Docherty (Blue Belt)
Tom Drew (Blue Belt)
Joe Roberts (Blue Belt)
Simon Mairs (Blue Belt)
Adam Goulding (Blue Belt)
Warren Wooldridge (Blue Belt)
Gavin Hall (Blue Belt)
Kevin Williams (Blue Belt)
Jamie Burland (Blue Belt)
Mickey Morley (Blue Belt)
Andrew Miles (Blue Belt)
Owen Robinson (Blue Belt)
Adam Latimer (Blue Belt)

With a 15,000 starting stack and 45-minute clock, the UKIPT is snip at £500+60, and with a venue like Dusk Till Dawn, players can be assured a top class service. As such, Black Belt Poker are proud to be supporting the event and will be keen to make an impact.

Tomorrow, the likes of Jerome Bradpiece, Neil Channing and Brighton Leg Champion Jamie Burland will be hitting the green baize for Day 1a. If you would like to see if Black Belt Poker get off too a good start, then please check out the thread in 'groups' for all the latest news.