The Black Belt Poker League made it's unprecedented 14th outing on Tuesday, attracting 116 players to the felt and serving up the usual feast of value. For a mere $5.50 investment, players got to battle it out in a fun, competitive tournament, whilst hoping for a fruitful start to their journey towards Samurai gold.
Of course, there could only be one winner, and that man happened to have been a winner before: former League Champion Mark russellhansen Brassington. Like his moniker, his play bamboozled his opponents and left them for dead as he snapped up pole position, and the $145.00 first prize.
Blue Belts were represented by Jamie StilettoMafioso Burland and Ross MarStarch619 Jarvis, who finished 81st and 43rd respectively, whilst reigning League Champion Adam JHobbit1 Saunders was unable to carry over momentum with a below par 58th place finish.
1st russelhansen -- $145.00
2nd Khayless01 -- $98.60
3rd TheZartog -- $75.40
4th The8ofSpades -- $53.65
5th S0lution -- $37.70
6th 10Royals -- $30.45
7th browny0602 -- $24.65
8th PhilDee64 -- $20.30
9th sprinterz -- $15.95
10th ourkidsid -- $13.92
11th nakgeela4 -- $13.92
12th BoatDrink -- $13.92
13th UliKoko -- $12.18
14th JosseWales -- $12.18
15th mikeymixitup -- $12.18
It doesn't take a rocket surgeon or brain scientist to work out who's on top of the league standings. As it stands, russellhansen and Khayless01 will be playing for a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool in May, whilst TheZartog would be forced to settle for the bronze medal and the lowest platform of the podium.
1st russelhansen -- 141 points
2nd Khayless01 -- 133 points
3rd TheZartog -- 129 points
4th The8ofSpades -- 125 points
5th S0lution -- 122 points
6th 10Royals -- 119 points
7th browny0602 -- 116 points
8th PhilDee64 -- 113 points
9th sprinterz -- 110 points
Forming the early chasing pack are a plethora of formidable names including Craig ChipRead77 McKelvie who won the penultimate leg of League XIII.
10th ourkidsid -- 108 points
11th nakgeela4 -- 106 points
12th BoatDrink -- 105 points
13th UliKoko -- 104 points
14th JosseWales -- 103 points
15th mikeymixitup -- 102 points
16th ACarey -- 101 points
17th ChipRead77 -- 100 points
18th D0l14hyd3 -- 99 points
19th doochats -- 98 points
20th RykanShadow -- 97 points
The League isn't the only path into Samurai, and indeed a quicker one may be our weekly satellites. This week, TheZartog cemented his spot into the $30+3 satellite, which takes place tonight at 20:30. With one seat guaranteed, the tournament has enjoy an overlay on previous weeks, so be sure to give it a crack.
Running alongside are our East End Live satellite, the Main Event of which occurs from April 20-22 when the Black Belt Poker tour bus makes its inaugural stop at Aspers Casino in Stratford. We might need a bigger boat, though, as four more players secured their seat into the $200+20 Main Event:
Monday - $15+1.50 freezeout (9 entries)
1st tandy26 -- East End Live seat ($200+20)
2nd tentofollow
3rd p1nk1ce
4th bagpussrocks
5th hoover65
Tuesday - $5+0.50 rebuy (21 entries)
1st losbert40 -- East End Live seat ($200+20)
2nd JKitin -- $33.75
3rd insider66666 -- $22.50
4th JHobbit1 -- $11.25
5th puggy1979 -- $7.50
Wednesday - $25+2.50 freezeout (19 entries)
1st NPenfold666 -- East End Live seat ($200+20)
2nd debsuk67 -- East End Live seat ($200+20)
3rd puggy1979
4th Ourkid888
5th hoover65
Although Tuesday is a buffet of poker delights, Wednesday is equally filling with an array of hors d'oeuvres and sumptuous entrées for you to munch on. At 20:00, the first ever Satellite Sensation hit cyber shores, as Orange and Purple Belts battled it out for satellite seats in an exclusive Freeroll. The results were as follows:
1st lionrampant27 -- $30+3 Samurai & $25+2.50 East End Live
2nd kippery -- $30+3 Samurai & $15+1.50 East End Live
3rd RykanShadow -- $30+3 Samurai & $5+0.50 East End Live
4th sprinters -- $8+0.80 Samurai & $15+1.50 East End Live
5th BoatDrink -- 2 x $8+0.80 Samurai
6th bagpussrocks -- $8+0.80 Samurai & $5+0.50 East End Live
7th BobbersAllin -- $8+0.80 Samurai & $5+0.50 East End Live
8th clevski1 -- $8+0.80 Samurai & $5+0.50 East End Live
30 minutes later, 17 rolled up for the Deepstack Mulligan. Dawn bagpussrocks Cooke took the spoils, whilst those in the top five also earned some additional Belt Points.
1st bagpussrocks -- $114.75 (50 Belt Points)
2nd JHobbit1 -- $76.50 (30 Belt Points)
3rd HammerHorror -- $38.25 (10 Belt Points)
4th 7onyB -- $25.50 (5 Belt Points)
5th Ourkid888 (5 Belt Points)
With only one leg down, there's still plenty of time for you to make your mark on the league and overtake current leader russellhansen. And remember, if you play in all eight legs, then you automatically receive 200 Belt Points just for turning up! If only all tournaments subscribed to this mantra…
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