Last Tuesday, 52 runners picked $5+0.50 out of their pockets and converged to the Black Belt Poker cardroom at 7.30pm for the penultimate outing of League X.
Leg 7 witnessed the usual thrills, spills and competitive, but friendly edge that has become a trademark of the BBP League. After all was said and done, a Yellow Belt emerged victorious.
Dean 'LAYERCAKE35' Watson didn't perform so well in Leg 6 and exited in 47th place. However, the man from Milton Keynes bounced back this week to claim the $83.20 first prize, 77 points, and the sweet satisfaction of taking down a League leg. The win has helped Dean leapfrog from 14th into 4th in the overall standings and he now has a total of 344 points.
Second place went to Brian 'brigal19' Gallagher, who won $57.20 and 69 points. The Orange Belt was 13th prior to Tuesday night, but now he's in 6th place in the standings with 340 points.
Fellow Orange Belt Jason 'Elysiumjay' Layland claimed third place, bagging $35.10 and 65 points in the process. He is now in 30th place with 217 points.
1st LAYERCAKE35 -- $83.20
2nd brigal19 -- $57.20
3rd Elysiumjay -- $35.10
4th stevegw -- $26.00
5th insider66666 -- $19.50
6th losbert40 -- $15.60
7th ourkidsid -- $13.00
8th bagpussrules -- $10.40
For the past two weeks, a certain Blue Belt has been leading the way in League X... no doubt eager to win our unique prize of scripting and acting out his very own poker fantasy alongside Black Belts Neil Channing, Richard Ashby and Sam Razavi.
Tom 'Werrrrd' Drew was on fire earlier in the league. He is yet to taste victory in League X, but the Blue Belt has enjoyed four consecutive top 10 finishes. I was beginning to wonder whether he was human. Last week, however, he stumbled out in 26th place, putting my mind to rest. This week, he managed another middling finish, exiting in 29th for 24 points. Despite those hiccups, he still sits in a comfy position with 420 points at the top of the table.
The seat for second place in the overall standings has changed occupants. Zoe 'ZoeRiZZ0' Orton-Jay finished 19th in Leg 7 to win 34 points. The Yellow Belt, and winner of Leg 2, now has 369 points and a chance to still knock 'Werrrrd' off of his perch to become our first ever female league champion.
Leg 1 winner Mark 'russellhansen' Brassington has dropped to third in the standings after only being able to muster up a 40th place finish for 13 points this week.
1st Werrrrd -- 420
2nd ZoeRiZZ0 -- 369
3rd russellhansen -- 356
4th LAYERCAKE35 -- 344
5th TopMossley -- 342
6th brigal19 -- 340
7th bagpussrules -- 337
8th 1080Sniper -- 336
9th UliKoko -- 335
10th RykanShadow -- 333
11th sceaga2 -- 326
12th thehingster -- 323
13th mork1971 -- 303
14th BoatDrink -- 301
15th stevegw -- 296
16th tristiano -- 289
17th nakgeela4 -- 280
18th losbert40 -- 270
19th RedKiteBlackBelt -- 268
20th insider66666 -- 265
An hour later, 15 players entered the $15+1.50 Deepstack Mulligan. Before Sean 'Snotterz' Fennessey left for Vegas to play in the WSOP Main Event (via the WSOP Main Event Mega Satellite), the Orange Belt won this tournament. Now he's back, he's gone and done it again!
1st Snotterz -- $112.50
2nd Ourkid888 -- $67.50
3rd CareybearBBP -- $45.00
With the finishing line in sight, players will have different motives for participating in Leg 8. Some will have their eyes on improving or maintaining their current positions. Some may just want to have a bit of fun before the league is over. Others, however, might want to derail Werrrrd's plans of league glory. If you're one of those people, please note that if Tom Drew is crowned champion after next week's final leg, he will become our first two-time league champion!
So, can Werrrrd hang on for one more week? Or will he fall at the last hurdle? Join us next week on Black Belt Poker for the final leg of League X!
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