Ladies and gentlemen, it's time, it's time for our main event. So, without further ado, let's... get... ready... to... ruuuuumble.
In the red corner: 2008 Irish Open Champion Neil Channing.
In the blue corner: London Live Vegas Freeroll Winner Philip Mildon.
It's David versus Goliath, Rocky versus Apollo Creed, me versus Mike Tyson; let's take a look at how this one came about.
It all started on May 4 when Black Belt Poker hosted an exclusive freeroll for London Live II entrants who maintained their Orange Belt (or above) during April. First prize guaranteed a trip to Las Vegas and accommodation in the Black Belt Poker luxury mansion.
The lucky winner was Philip 'xxxiluvsjhlxxx' Mildon, who bettered a field of 57, including fellow finalists Adam 'trojandonkey' Latimer, Robert '7Enygma7' Jarrett-Smith and UKIPT Brighton Champion Jamie 'StilettoMafiosa' Burland.
With victory, Philip also earned the opportunity to supplement his package with tournament buy-ins by tackling our Black Belts in a gauntlet of heads-up battles. Tomorrow, at 5pm, Philip we face his first hurdle in Neil Channing. If he can win two consecutive matches, then he will win a seat into a $1,500 WSOP event, before taking Richard Ashby on the following day for the chance to win a $5,000 seat.
The ultimate goal, however, is to beat all three Black Belts. If Philip can topple both Channing and Ashby, he will face his final competitor in heads-up specialist Sam Razavi. If he defeats the recent Aussie Millions finalist, then he will be playing the $10,000 WSOP Main Event and heading to Vegas with combined tournament buy-ins worth a mouth-watering $16,500!
"I've had quite a lot of seconds in my career," joked BBP head honcho Neil Channing, "Last year, I came second in the iPoker Monthly million, second in the London GUKPT, and second in a bracelet event, so this should be a great opportunity for Philip to take advantage of that trend and win himself a WSOP buy-in."
This match isn't pay-per view, and you don't have to pay thousands for a ringside seat; simply start up the poker client and locate the event in Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > Phil's Vegas Adventure #1 to watch the action unfold. Will the underdog prevail and win a $1,500 WSOP seat? Joins us to find out.
But like most pay-per-views, the Main Event isn't the only attraction, and at 7.30pm we'll be holding the sixth Leg of the highly acclaimed League IX. Then, at 8.30pm, there is the $15+0.15 Deepstack Mulligan. So, don't be shy, grab the popcorn, pour a nice, cold pepsi and join us tomorrow from 5pm onwards for what is destined to be one of the most exciting Super Tuesdays to date.
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