The sixteenth Black Belt Poker League reached its exciting conclusion this week with Yellow Belt Robbie BobbersAllin Ayres pipping Spencer dionysian Lawrence to the poker post and becoming the latest Champion.
Heading into the eighth and final leg, BobbersAllin was just one point behind pacesetter dionysian after taking down Leg 7. The objective was thus crystal clear: finish higher than his nemesis to evade defeat.
The standings threatened a photo finish, and that's precisely what we got as our spotlight players danced through the 83-strong field to ambush another final table alongside the likes of Russ nicenutter Cochran and Steve stevegw Westcott.
With added points for reaching the final table, this meant that whoever finished highest would be crowned Champion.
The key hand, however, occurred with two tables remaining. All in for five big blinds with 9s-9h, BobbersAllin needed to evade a bullet against the As-8c of dionysian, but was unable to do so as the flop came Kh-Qd-Ac with the Ad on the turn for good measure. However, the miracle 9c arrived on the river to keep both his hopes and tournament life alive.
This roller coaster would prove a crucial ride for BobbersAllin, who carried his stack over to the final table before finishing in fifth place, just one place ahead of dionysian who was forced to settle for seventh, and second place overall.
1st nickhem1 -- $114.17
2nd lionrampant27 -- $76.77
3rd stevegw -- $58.10
4th habbad -- $39.42
5th BobbersAllin -- $29.05
6th dionysian -- $21.78
7th ToddCoxeter -- $17.63
8th nicenutter -- $14.52
9th bas2604 -- $12.45
10th VBlueBBP -- $10.37
11th shaolin4aces -- $10.37
12th ourkidsid -- $10.37
The final leg drama means that BobbersAllin wins League XVI by just two points, taking away a hard-earned 2,500 Belt Points, as well as a personalised hoodie.
With dionysian collecting silver, the third spot on the podium goes to Simon ourkidsid Herrick whose 12th place was enough to leapfrog PhilDee64 who finished a disappointing 54th.
At the other end of the spectrum, Rykanshadow and Leg 5 winner BoatDrink both snuck into the prize positions at the last moment with 21st and 33rd respectively.
1st BobbersAllin (657 points) -- 2,500 Belt Points & Personalised Hoodie
2nd dionysian (655 points) -- 2,000 Belt Points
3rd ourkidsid (592 points) -- 1,750 Belt Points
4th PhilDee64 (586 points) -- 1,500 Belt Points
5th Barty1uk (559 points) -- 1,250 Belt Points
6th mavperth (548 points) -- 1,000 Belt Points
7th Iceman78Danny (529 points) -- 750 Belt Points
8th bornTOflirt (526 points) -- 500 Belt Points
9th NPStars1 (518 points) -- 300 Belt Points
10th bas2604 (515 points) -- 200 Belt Points
11th veg41 (514 points) -- 100 Belt Points
12th VBlueBBP (505 points) -- 100 Belt Points
=13th tealcSVU (499 points) -- 100 Belt Points
=13th pbsef81 (499 points) -- 100 Belt Points
15th Ourkid888 (495 points) -- 100 Belt Points
16th Mrdroodle (492 points) -- 100 Belt Points
17th BoatDrink (483 points) -- 100 Belt Points
18th Wally19 (475 points) -- 100 Belt Points
19th 13kendo13 (469 points) -- 100 Belt Points
20th RykanShadow (466 points) -- 100 Belt Points
With more drama than an Eastenders' omnibus, it would have been easy to overlook the eventual winner of Leg 8; that man was Orange Belt Nick nickhem1 Hemming, who received $114.17 and the final spot in our Second Chance SNG.
The following players (excluding Champion BobbersAllin) will be battling it out for 2,500 Belt Points in next week's event:
Leg 1: TheSimian
Leg 2: mrdroodle
Leg 3: UsainZeus88
Leg 4: bas2604
Leg 5: BoatDrink
Leg 6: Ourkid888
Leg 7: BobbersAllin
Leg 8: nickhem1
If winning Leg 8 wasn't impressive enough, nickhem1 returned the following night to best a field of 18 in the Deepstack Mulligan, this time for a $121.50 reward. Second place went to dionysian who is likely sick of this position already.
1st nickhem1 -- $121.50 (50 Belt Points)
2nd dionysian -- $81.00 (30 Belt Points)
3rd JHobbit1 -- $40.50 (10 Belt Points)
4th Touagorimou -- $27.00 (10 Belt Points)
5th ourkidsid (5 Belt Points)
The League may be done and dusted, but Ninja is fast-approaching. For those unaware, Ninja is a series of exclusive online poker tournaments with added value and a £2,500 guaranteed Main Event.
See our promotions page for more information.
On Wednesday, we offered our loyal players free entry into every single Ninja tournament, including the Full Ninja Freeroll for those who compete in all events. It was Colin cheekyweeguy Timms who lapped up the added value.
1st cheekyweeguy -- Ninja Season Ticket ($126.50)
2nd dionysian -- Main Event seat ($50+5)
3rd 7onyB -- Ninja #2 seat ($25+2.50)
4th WiseOwlBB -- Ninja #1 seat ($10+1)
5th ourkidsid -- Ninja Mega Satellite seat ($8+0.80)
6th myteamouse -- Ninja Mega Satellite seat ($8+0.80)
If you want to join cheekyweeguy but are working from a limited bankroll, then don't fear as starting Monday, September 24, there will be two satellites every day for the corresponding event the following week. In addition, we're guaranteeing 10 seats with a Main Event Mega Satellite on October 6.
Along with bounties in each tournament, Ninja represents incredible value at an affordable price, and is an unmissable opportunity for recreational low stakes players looking to win a nice prize and capture some much-sought after bragging rights.
So join us next week and showcase your mad ninja poker skills to the rest of Black Belt Poker.
If you don't already have an account, then opening one is easy: simply download the poker client and follow the step-by-step process provided.
Previous League reports:
League XVI - Prizes Make PointsWeek 1 - Simon Says... Morris Dances AheadWeek 2 - Leg 2; A Doddle for 'mrdroodle'Week 3 - Bruce Plays His Cards Right in Leg 3Week 4 - Making a Staitment
Week 5 - 'BoatDrink' Ships ItWeek 6 - A Laight Surge
Week 7 - Ayres to the Throne in Leg 7
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