League XIX Starts Tonight

 
Two weeks ago, Yellow Belt Mark bornTOflirt Atkinson raised the bar when he took down League XVIII, capturing his second League crown in crushing style and earning himself a free seat into the upcoming East End Live II.

For the League's nineteenth outing, we're swapping brick and mortar for the cyber felt and inviting Black Belt Poker's finest warriors to battle for one of two free seats into Samurai.

Armed with a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool and a $250+25 entry fee, Samurai is a quarterly online tournament exclusive to Black Belt Poker, meaning you don't have to defeat hundreds of opponents to win a major prize.

There are weekly satellites from as little as $5+0.50, but with League XIX you can qualify for free. The first leg takes place tonight, Tuesday, March 26 and costs just $5+0.50 to play. The tournament is open to Yellow Belts and above.

As usual, the League will run over eight legs, taking place every Tuesday at 19:30. The event can be located in the lobby under Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments. You can also buy in using Belt Points by purchasing a token in the Black Belt Poker Store.

Points for each leg will be awarded in reverse order, so that in a 50-runner event, 50th would earn 1 point, and 1st 50 points. The top 10 finishers per leg receive the following additional points:

1st          25 Points
2nd         18 Points
3rd          15 Points
4th          12 Points
5th          10 Points
6th          08 Points
7th          06 Points
8th          04 Points
9th          02 Points
10th        01 Point

This time, we're also giving away satellite seats to those who make it into the top 10, but just miss out on a star prize. Meanwhile, positions 11-20 will all receive 100 Belt Points a piece:

1st         Samurai Seat & Personalised Hoodie
2nd        $35+3.50 Samurai Mega Satellite Seat
3rd         $35+3.50 Samurai Mega Satellite Seat
4th         $35+3.50 Samurai Mega Satellite Seat
5th         $35+3.50 Samurai Mega Satellite Seat
6th         3 x $5+0.50 Samurai Satellite Rebuy Seats
7th         2 x $5+0.50 Samurai Satellite Rebuy Seats
8th         2 x $5+0.50 Samurai Satellite Rebuy Seats
9th         $5+0.50 Samurai Satellite Rebuy Seat
10th       $5+0.50 Samurai Satellite Rebuy Seat11-20th  100 Belt Points

We're also offering all leg winners who missed out on the top two spots one final bite of the cherry in a Second Chance SNG. The SNG will take place the week following the final leg of the League on Tuesday, May 21, with the last man sitting reaping the same rewards as the overall winners and earning free entry into Samurai on May 22.
This means that even if you're in last place with just one leg to go, you still have a chance of winning the star prize!

And it doesn't end there. Anyone who manages to sweet-talk the Mrs. (or Mr.) and escape to the computer to play all eight league legs will be rewarded with an additional 150 Belt Points. That's extra value just for turning up, regardless of your final position in the standings!

BornTOflirt dominated the most recent League. Next time - as the giant blue finger would say - it could be you...

Previous Winners:

League I:            Adam Saunders
League II:           Mark Brassington
League III:          David Meunier
League IV:          Andy Brisland
League V:           Trevor Myers
League VI:          Mark Ranson
League VII:         Tom Drew
League VIII:        Trevor Ingman
League IX:          Jamie Burland
League X:           Tom Drew
League XI:          Robert Bulman
League XII:         Mark Atkinson
League XIII:         Adam Saunders
League XIV:         Craig McKelvie
League XV:          Stephen Dickson        
League XVI:         Robbie Ayres
League XVII:        Spencer Lawrence
League XVIII:       Mark Atkinson
League XIX:          ?...

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