Last night, Blue Belt David Gentry finished fourth place in the London Calling Main Event at the Fox Poker Club in his first ever tournament as a sponsored pro. His performance netted him £6,000, as well as 19,221 in Belt Points.
In all, 120 players paid £540 to battle it out across the two days, including Orange Belt Dawn Cooke and Green Belt Paul Romain, the latter fresh off a DTD Monthly Deepstack final. On this occasion, however, Paul was unable to repeat that feat, the honour instead going to David who entered the final nine seventh in chips.
On a final table that witnessed more all-ins than the hokey cokey, David's coin appeared to be buttered the right side when he completed a hattrick of double-ups: first, he miraculously unraveled Ah-As with Kc-Qs on an ensuing Js-9s-Qd-Ts-8c board; then he won with 8-8 versus K-9; before surviving yet again when his Ah-7h improved to a flush against Kd-Jh.
Sadly, the rollercoaster soon dipped the other way when David doubled up a short-stack with A-J versus 7-7. And a few hands later, he was catapulted from the ride: three-bet shoving with Kc-Jh, but being looked up by Ah-Ts which ultimately held firm on an thrill-less Qs-4h-2d-5d-6c board. His assassin was 25-year old stockbroker and eventual champion Chris Gordon.
Despite walking the plank, David still collected some sumptuous booty for his troubles and kicked off his Black Belt Poker career in spectacular fashion. In addition to picking up £6,000 for fourth place, David also earned 19,221 in Prize Points, which equates to almost an entire month of Blue Belt maintenance.
A 26-year old former dealer from Broadstairs, Kent, David is a full-ring cash game pro who worked his way through the Belt-Up Rewards System to become the latest Black Belt Poker sponsored pro, joining the likes of Jamie Burland and Kevin Williams as a Blue Belt and receiving $1,500 in live tournament backing every month.
Click here to read an interview with David in which he discusses his ascent through the ranks, life as a pro, and his aims for the future.
In other news, former Graders Joe Roberts and Tom Drew also featured on final tables. Joe came third in the H.O.R.S.E. event, whilst Tom captured the title in the six-max event for a £2,700 payday.
1st Chris Gordon -- £17,000
2nd Bruno Fernandes -- £14,000
3rd Simon Hemsworth -- £7,200
4th David Gentry -- £6,000
5th Terrence Mitford -- £4,700
6th Chuck Clark -- £3,000
7th Willie Tann -- £2,400
8th Alan Mansbridge -- £1,800
9th Simon Brooks -- £1,200
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