Last night, 46 poker warriors sharpened their Bushido blades for Samurai, Black Belt Poker's exclusive $250+25 quarterly freezeout with a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Sole surviving Samurai was Fredrik YoungTeddy Ogilvie. He defeated IlikeSpades heads-up to prise open the $4,600 treasure chest, whilst Orange Belt Geoff G3OFF Douglas snuck onto the podium in third.
Lady Luck was seated beside Ogilvie right from the start as he aided the descent of the tournament's first casualty. Victim Keith Stingerz79 Nettleship at least had a bad beat story to accompany his wooden spoon:
All in with A-Ks versus Ah-Kh, Stingerz79 seemed destined for half the pot until a Jh turn teased a Royal Flush draw only for a Th to deal the devastating blow - a river card that would have made even Phil Ivey's poker face wince.
From thereon in, Ogilvie never looked back, capturing the title a few hours later and joining inaugural winner Alan Vinson as one of only two Samurai champions.
A 29-year old poker pro from London, Ogilvie is a cash game stalwart who frequents the Vic, as well as the big cash games in Macau. He has also been nominated as 'Best Cash Player' in this year's British Poker Awards.
The Samurai once again served up a field of both poker pros and amateurs alike, with online qualifiers joining the likes of Ian IFRAZER Frazer, Toby eightenofclub Lewis, and Richard CHUFTY11 Ashby at the virtual felt.
Bubbling the final table in seventh was Shane nobby5 Norman, who had won his seat after dressing up as a clown for Nottingham Live and making the final as one of Koddzilla's Carps. In doing so, he raised $1,900 for Cancer Research.
Squeezing into the money was Adam JHobbit1 Saunders. He cashed for $920, having recently started a thread on the boards titled 'Has the Magic Gone?'. He later added: "I would like to say a big thank you for all your advice and support; just shows I'm in the right site / place anyway."
Many thanks to those who played this month's Samurai - keep your eyes peeled for the confirmed date of Samurai III. Meanwhile, you can catch our League, as always, every Tuesday at 19:30.
1st YoungTeddy -- $4600.00
2nd IlikeSpades -- $2,875.00
3rd G3OFF -- $1,840.00
4th WarrenW -- $1,265.00
5th JHobbit1 -- $920.00
6th Touagorimou
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