Summer Arrives Early on Black Belt Poker

 
This year, Black Belt Poker are tweaking the British weather and adding a little sunshine to your game with our latest blazing hot promotion: The 12 Days of Summer.

Forget those dank mornings and rainy afternoons, the summer is guaranteed to be a scorcher with players competing for an array of piping hot prizes including a £2,500 voucher with MainEventTravel.com.

Over the course of the next two months, we'll be presenting you with various opportunities to collect boarding passes, such as placing in the new League or shining in the Orange Belt Freeroll.

Each boarding pass entitles players to free entry into the daily $5+0.50 $3,000 GTD freeezeout between the dates of August 01-12 inclusive - Black Belt Poker's 12 Days of Summer.

Prizes will then be awarded based on the number of times you make the money:

7 Cashes     £2,500 Tournament Package
6 Cashes     £1,000 Tournament Package
5 Cashes     £500 Tournament Package
4 Cashes     Luxury Picnic Hamper
3 Cashes     Portable BBQ
2 Cashes     Black Belt Poker Beach Towel
1 Cash        Sunglasses
0 Cashes     Suntan Lotion

With each cash, you'll move one step closer to a brighter summer with those who can make the money just four times taking away a luxury picnic hamper packed full of food and other goodies.

And for those hoping to jet off to warmer climates, you could turn your boarding passes into a tournament voucher with seven cashes, to be used for festivities on home soil or abroad.

But wait, there's more... If you thought you were worried about been baked in the oven, then think again - nobody goes away empty-handed on Black Belt Poker. Even if you don't cash a single time, you'll still be guaranteed a prize!

Your first chance to earn boarding passes is in our Summer Scorcher, taking place Thursday at 20:00. The buy-in will be $10+1 with three, two and one boarding pass/es added to the podium prizes.

So why not join us this season and take advantage of our latest sizzling offer? If you're hoping for a suntan this year, then make sure you enjoy the ray of value on Black Belt Poker.

Check out our promotions page for more details, including terms and conditions.

Chain Ruaction; Robinson Wins Samurai

 
The way of the Samurai was Black Belt Poker last night, as Owen Ruaction Robinson emerged from the battlefield as the sole surviving warrior.

With 36 competing for a $10,000 guarantee there was an enticing overlay for those with the loudest war cry, but it was Owen who seized the moment and collected the $4,000 reward.

The field was awash with talent, such as Sam Grafton, Richard Ashby, and recent East End Live II Champion Nik Stylianou. Reigning League Champion Timothy HammerHorror O'Mahoney was also an intimidating presence.

They weren't the only names wielding swords as former Champion Adam sirusthevirus1 Stoneham was playing while on his honeymoon in Tunisia. "She could be a keeper," suggested Neil Channing.

Meanwhile, an in-form Paul 2LAMCHOP2 Lamonby had earned a spot after winning both the Deepstack Mulligan and Turbo Takedown in succession, and seven others had qualified from the previous night's Mega Satellite.

Some big names fell early on with David Pomroy (35th), Neil Channing (34th), and Niall Farrell (32nd) later followed by former Champion Frederick Ogilvie (17th). Then, with Peter Derrick feeling the splash of the bubble, we were down to our final table of six.

With the likes of UKIPT Brighton Champion Jamie Burland and inaugural Ninja Champion Hasmukh Khodiyara sharpening their blades, this was probably the toughest Samurai final to date, but it was one that Owen overcome after toppling Blue Belt David Gentry heads-up.

A 30-year old semi-pro from Wexford, Owen is a former Grab a Grand winner who won two trophies at the 2010 Irish Poker Awards including the illustrious Player of the Year title for his impressive trio of UKIPT cashes.

"That was a lot of fun," rejoiced Owen. "David and Jamie played great from two tables out, particularly when we were hand for hand. I picked up hands in key pots; people folded when I didn't have it."

Samurai is a $250+25 freezeout exclusive to Black Belt Poker. If you would like to play the next one, then keep your eyes peeled on the site as we'll be confirming the date in the coming days.

In the meantime, make sure you join us for the next Black Belt Poker League, which will be kicking off on Tuesday, June 04 with the first of eight $5+0.50 No Limit Hold'em legs.

1st  Ruaction -- $4,000
2nd  WoodyMcNit -- $2,300
3rd  StilettoMafiosa -- $1,600
4th  45683ah -- $1,200
5th  HITMANRV -- $900

The Magnificent Seven

 
Saddle up and prepare to mount your horse as warriors return to the battlefield for Samurai, taking place tomorrow at 20:00.

Samurai is an exclusive six-max freezeout with a $250+25 buy-in and $10,000 guaranteed prize pool.

To enter, locate the event in Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > Samurai and click 'register'.

Tonight at 20:00 we're giving you the chance to join Brynner, Bronson, McQueen and co., as part of the Magnificent Seven.

For just $35+3.50, you could win one of seven guaranteed seats in our Mega Satellite, only available on Black Belt Poker.

And if that's not alluring enough, there will be a plethora of $5+0.50 feeders into the Mega, meaning you could become the next Samurai Champion for just five bucks.

The Mega is accessible via the cardroom lobby under Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > Samurai Super Satellite.

One cowboy who has already secured his spot is Paul 2LAMCHOP2 Lamonby. He won both the Mulligan and Takedown to earn himself a free seat into the main event.

Last time, Adam sirusthevirus1 Stoneham became Lord of the Samurai when he rode off into the sunset with the $4,347.50 booty.

If you would like to follow in his footsteps, then blow off the dust your stetson, shine up your spurs and join us for tonight's Mega Satellite.

To download the software, simply click here and follow the step-by-step process provided.

HammerHorror Story

 
Following eight legs of dogged action, Timothy HammerHorror O'Mahoney this week achieved every poker's player's dream of winning the Black Belt Poker League and getting his hands on an personalised hoodie.

Exclusive attire and bragging rights aside, HammerHorror also earned himself a free passage into Samurai, a $250+25 freezeout taking place on Wednesday, May 22 and armed with a $10,000 guarantee.

HammerHorror appeared to play it understandably safe on Tuesday, finishing 28th from a field of 71, and securing himself his first League victory by a comfortable 34-point margin and ultimately finishing on a whopping 560 points.

This opened the window for a fresh face to tie up the final leg, that man being first-time winner Richard PLWashy234 Scott, who defeated a sturdy final table lineup that included three former Champions.

1st  PLWashy234 -- $106.52
2nd  mikeymixitup -- $71.00
3rd  Mrdroodle -- $53.25
4th  myteamouse -- $35.50
5th  baligirl13 -- $26.62
6th  13kendo13 -- $19.52
7th  thehingster -- $15.97
8th  ChipRead77 -- $14.20
9th  TeeDeeEye1 -- $12.42

A total of 138 players competed in the nineteenth League, but when the smoke had cleared and the dust settled, the top five remained unchanged from the week prior with WiseOwlBB and liquidpoker101 pulling out solid showings in 16th and 17th respectively.

The only change in the top 20 occurred near the bottom, with kippery - who finished 60th - succumbing to mikeymixitup whose runner-up spot launched him into joint 17th and earned him a tidy 100 Belt Points for his troubles.

1st  HammerHorror (560 Points) -- Samurai Seat & Personalised Hoodie
2nd  WiseOwlBB (526 Points) -- $35+3.50 Samurai Mega Satellite Seat
3rd  liquidpoker101 (520 Points) -- $35+3.50 Samurai Mega Satellite Seat
4th  tandy26 (512 Points) -- $35+3.50 Samurai Mega Satellite Seat
5th  bornTOflirt (487 Points) -- $35+3.50 Samurai Mega Satellite Seat
6th  UliKoko (466 Points) -- 3 x $5+0.50 Samurai Rebuy Satellite Seats
7th  Quasar999 (448 Points) -- 2 x $5+0.50 Samurai Rebuy Satellite Seats
8th  veg41 (447 Points) -- 2 x $5+0.50 Samurai Rebuy Satellite Seats
9th  VBlueBBP (446 Points) -- $5+0.50 Samurai Rebuy Satellite Seat
10th  baligirl13 (444 Points) -- $5+0.50 Samurai Rebuy Satellite Seat
11th  TeeDeeEye1 (443 Points) -- 100 Belt Points
12th  CarpyGAS (437 Points) -- 100 Belt Points
13th  NPStars1 (434 Points) -- 100 Belt Points
14th  Schitzzz (428 Points) -- 100 Belt Points
15th  ChipRead77 (425 Points) -- 100 Belt Points
16th  RedKiteBlackBelt (421 Points) -- 100 Belt Points
=17th  mikeymixitup (419 Points) -- 100 Belt Points
=17th  bagpussrocks (419 Points) -- 100 Belt Points
19th  stevegw (415 Points) -- 100 Belt Points
20th   Touagorimou (412 Points) -- 100 Belt Points

There was plenty of action on Black Belt Poker for the rest of the week with a special mention required for Paul 2LAMCHOP2 Lamonby, who became the first player to take down three tournaments, one of which earned him a free seat in next week's Samurai.

If you would like to join him, then make sure you check out tonight's $5+0.50 rebuy satellite, as well as Tuesday's Mega satellite in which we'll be guaranteeing an incredible seven seats into the $250+25 Main Event.

Results from the past week:

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack, Thursday (20:00) - 35 runners

1st  1mightfold -- $31.00
2nd  Bambury -- $21.00
3rd  D0l14hyd3 -- $13.50
4th  BlackyTen -- $10.50
5th  clevski1 -- $8.50
6th  Sarannedipity -- $7.00
7th  RiverSiren -- $6.00
8th  jojosiejo -- $5.00
9th  VBlueBBP -- $4.00
10th  BoatDrink -- $3.50

'Going Live' Purple Belt Freeroll, Thursday (19:30) - 18 runners

1st dionysian -- East End Live seat ($200+25)
2nd LegendKing1 -- East End Live seat ($200+25)

Turbo Takedown, Monday (20:30) - 7 runners

1st  2LAMCHOP2 -- $49.00
2nd  myteamouse -- $21.00
3rd  blackbeltkickbox
4th  ourkidsid
5th  stevegw
6th  Touagorimou
7th  bagpussrocks

Nifty at Nine, Monday (21:00) - 29 runners

1st  blackbeltkickbox -- 580 Belt Points
2nd  TableKnight -- 406 Belt Points
3rd  KentKesney -- 261 Belt Points
4th  CareybearBBP -- 145 Belt Points
5th  cikarang5 -- 58 Belt Points

'Samurai Showdown' Orange Belt Freeroll, Wednesday (19:30) - 46 runners

1st  2LAMCHOP2 -- Samurai seat ($250+25)
2nd  99Ranny -- Samurai satellite token ($35+3.50)
3rd  veg41 -- Samurai satellite feeder token ($5+0.50)
4th  insider66666 -- Samurai satellite feeder token ($5+0.50)

Deepstack Mulligan, Wednesday (20:30) - 13 runners

1st  2LAMCHOP2 -- $87.75 (100 Belt Points)
2nd  JHobbit1 -- $58.50 (30 Belt Points)
3rd  StilettoMafiosa -- $29.25 (40 Belt Points)
4th  1894IAIN -- $19.50 (5 Belt Points)
5th  stevegw (5 Belt Points)

To download the software, simply click here and follow the step-by-step process provided.

Previous reports:

League XIX Starts TonightWeek 1: No Chop for LamonbyWeek 2: Nut High for CochranWeek 3: Cleverley DoneWeek 4: Handy Andy Hammers Leg 4Week 5: No Hassle for Brassell in Leg 5Week 6: They Think It's All OverWeek 7: AMANESS13 Wins Penultimate League Leg

East End Live II Results

Gallery:
Images coming soon...

Main Event Results:

Event: $200+25 Main Event
Date: 10-12 May
Entires: 287
Prize Pool: $57,400

1st  Nik Stylianou -- $9,000
2nd  Dan Whittaker -- $8,500
3rd  Jim Parberry -- $5,700
4th  Mark England -- $4,600
5th  Craig Connaughton -- $3,600
6th  Carlo Hassan -- $2,750
7th  George Achillea -- $2,000
8th  Michael Brock -- $1,560
9th  Lee Brooke-Pearce -- $1,200

10th  Jamie Walden -- $1,000
11th  Ethan Davey -- $850
12th  Ferdi Yasuv -- $850
13th  James Thomson -- $750
14th  Dean Aldred -- $750
15th  Bradley Staight -- $670
16th  Dinarte De Sousa -- $670
17th  Paul Shearing -- $670
18th  Marcus Bremner -- $590
19th  Warren Tolentino -- $590
20th  James Dempsey -- $590
21st  Sam Bowtell -- $590
22nd  Jay Patel -- $520
23rd  Sam Lunt -- $520
24th  Graham Farbrace -- $520
25th  Robert Twyman -- $520
26th  Stephen Jones -- $460
27th  Bruce Clements -- $460
28th  Oliver Noonan -- $460
29th  Kenny Lim -- $460
30th  Amanda Williams -- $400
31st  Michael Panteli -- $400
32nd  Paul Garnham -- $400
33rd  Stuart Parrish -- $400
34th  Mantas Zeringis -- $400
35th  Jon Theobald -- $400
36th  Christopher Newton -- $400
37th  Joe Campbell -- $400
38th  Robert Lee -- $350
39th  Susan O'Connor -- $350
40th  Paul Kingman -- $350
41st  Michael Cleare -- $350
42nd  Shaun Herran-Venables -- $350
43rd  Wayne Milton -- $350
44th  Justin Farmiloe -- $350
45th  Modestas Skersys -- $350

Bounty Eliminations:

Neil Channing by Wayne Milton
Kevin Williams by Thomas Mahon
Annabel Jones by Yen Hoong Nenh
Richard Ashby by Lee Brooke-Pearce
Chaz Chattha by Thomas Mahon
Jamie Burland by Ethan James Davey
Nick Wealthall by Tony Harvey
Sonny Pomroy by Paul Shearing
Jerome Bradpiece by Michael Cleare
David Pomroy by Thomas Mahon
Kevin Allen by Simon Green
Jen Mason by Nik Stylianou
James Dempsey by Dan Whittaker

For more information, check out the following links:

Live coverage/upadatesPress Release
Day 1a Chip Counts
Day 1b Chip Counts

East End Live II: Winning in Styl-ianou

 
In the early hours of this morning, London tournament regular Nik Stylianou became only the second ever East End Live Champion, taking home $9,000 and a year's supply of bragging rights.

A total of 287 salivating poker enthusiasts swamped the increasingly popular Aspers Casino in Stratford for East End Live II, with pros and amateurs alike battling it across three days for the illustrious trophy.

Jumping out from the player list were the likes of Joe Beevers, Nick Wealthall, James Dempsey, Jen Mason and defending Champion Sonny Pomroy, as well as Black Belt Poker sponsored pros Jerome Bradpiece, Richard Ashby and Sensei Neil Channing.

The tournament also included 13 pro bounties, in which would-be assassins received their $200+25 buy-in back if Orange Belt on June 01. Thomas Mahon must have developed a craving for the taste of paradise as he captured an incredible three bounties worth $675.

After Jamie Walden felt the full splash of the bubble, the final table was set with Dan Whittaker (affectionately nicknamed 'The Terminator') the runaway leader:

Seat 1: Craig Connaughton -- 475,000
Seat 2: Jim Parberry -- 550,000
Seat 3: George Achillea -- 330,000
Seat 4: Dan Whittaker -- 1,300,000
Seat 5: Michael Brock -- 270,000
Seat 6: Nik Stylianou -- 385,000
Seat 7: Mark England -- 305,000
Seat 8: Carlo Hassan -- 430,000
Seat 9: Lee Brooke-Pearce -- 145,000

Prior to the tournament, Black Belt Poker added a WSOP Main Event seat to first to any Orange Belt (or above) playing the event. Three players on the final had been Tango-ed with Mark England, Carlo Hassan and Michael Brock all dreaming of "Vegas and the f****ing Mirage".

The first casualty, however, was short stack and former Irish Open finalist Lee Brooke-Pearce. He was followed to the rail by Michael Brock who was F-5-ed out of the tournament with A-2 versus A-J.

George then found his Achillea heel with A-J versus J-J all in on the turn of a J-2-K-4 board while Carlo Hassan joined him at the bar with tens being dominated by a couple of pocket ladies.

The Famous Five turned into the Fab Four when Craig Connaughton ran A-Q into A-K, and then last surviving Orange Belt Mark England bubbled the podium in fourth when his K-J was cruelly cracked by J-6, and A-7 unable to improve against A-9.

With three remaining, it was Dan Whittaker who'd maintained his chip lead with over two million, but when Nik Stylianou dispatched off Jim Parberry (A-9 versus Td-8d all in on the flop of a 6s-6d-7d-2d-5d board), we were heads-up for the title and roughly even in chips.

A back-and-forth rally to rival Borg/McEnroe quickly ensued with Whittaker gaining the slight edge, but a T-7 versus 5-5 coinflip brought them back to even before a seemingly harmless hand triggered some unexpected fireworks.

A 6c-Ad-4h-9d board was in the process of being quietly checked down until the 3h river sparked more action than a Die Hard box set with both players pushing their chips across the line. Cards on their backs and Stylianou had caught the perfect card with 7-5 versus 5-2 for the superior straight.

The Fat Lady was already reaching for the microphone, and a hand or two later and she was belting out her favourite tune, Whittaker's final 700,000 going in with 4h-2c, but unable to budge Kd-8h on a clinical 8d-7h-Qh-Qs-9h board.

A 40-year old poker fanatic from Islington, London, Stylianou was one of 27 who earned their seat through a live satellite at Aspers, before going on to capture the East End Live II title and all-important spondoolies.

"I felt confident all the way through the tournament," he revealed amid the post-match celebrations. "I play quite aggressive, but so does Dan so I thought he'd cause me the most trouble out of anyone on the final table

"This was a brilliant event. A great venue and a really well organised tournament. One of the best things was the friendly atmosphere. It had a real community spirit. I was umming and arring about Vegas before, but I think this win has helped me make up my mind."

East End Live II was an undeniable success, so our thanks go out to all those who participated, and in particular the bounties who bravely put their body on the line. While the smoke may have cleared for this event, we have another tournament just around the corner with Samurai on May 22. Make sure you join us.

1st  Nik Stylianou -- $9,000*
2nd  Dan Whittaker -- $8,500
3rd  Jim Parberry -- $5,700
4th  Mark England -- $4,600
5th  Craig Connaughton -- $3,600
6th  Carlo Hassan -- $2,750
7th  George Achillea -- $2,000
8th  Michael Brock -- $1,560
9th  Lee Brooke-Pearce -- $1,200

* A deal was agreed heads-up to split the money equally and play for $500 and the trophy.

Bounty Eliminations:

Neil Channing by Wayne Milton
Kevin Williams by Thomas Mahon
Annabel Jones by Yen Hoong Nenh
Richard Ashby by Lee Brooke-Pearce
Chaz Chattha by Thomas Mahon
Jamie Burland by Ethan James Davey
Nick Wealthall by Tony Harvey
Sonny Pomroy by Paul Shearing
Jerome Bradpiece by Michael Cleare
David Pomroy by Thomas Mahon
Kevin Allen by Simon Green
Jen Mason by Nik Stylianou
James Dempsey by Dan Whittaker

For more information, check out the following links:

East End Live II - Live coverage/upadatesDay 1a Chip Counts
Day 1b Chip Counts

East End Live II - Day 1b Chip Counts

 
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Day 1b chip counts:

Dan Whittaker -- 157,000
Pete Miller -- 100,000
Mantas Zeringis -- 98,400
Jamie Walden -- 95,900
Ethan Davey -- 88,300
James Fennessey -- 77,600
Amanda Williams -- 75,100
Paul Shearing -- 74,200
Paul Garnham -- 73,700
Sue O'Connor -- 69,500
Joe Campbell -- 64,300
George Achillea -- 62,900
Nik Stylianou -- 59,200
Andrew Hanak -- 58,000
Ferdi Yavuz -- 57,000
Craig Connaughton -- 56,500
Joe Beevers -- 56,000
Warren Tolentino -- 55,900
Sam Bowtell -- 54,600
Gabriel -- 53,900
Nick Mazur -- 50,900
Stuart Parrish -- 50,900
Simon Hensworth -- 50,000
Michael Brock -- 49,200
Matthew McCarthy -- 48,700
Graham Farbrace -- 47,400
Elizabeth Umney -- 45,000
Michael Long -- 44,300
Chris Newton -- 42,300
Alec Smith -- 39,700
Jan Patel -- 39,700
Mike Cleare -- 38,000
James Dempsey -- 37,000
Vinnie Mohan -- 36,200
Jennifer Mason -- 35,500
Mark England -- 35,400
Simon Green -- 35,000
Robert Lee -- 34,500
Richie Allen -- 32,600
David Robertson -- 32,400
Sam Lunt -- 32,200
Philip Marsh -- 32,000
Carlo Hassan -- 29,800
Zahir Aslam -- 29,600
Nick Malvasi -- 29,400
Marco Vasconcelos -- 28,900
Justin Farmiloe -- 28,400
Jerome O'Shea -- 28,300
Dean Aldred -- 28,200
Mike Lee -- 26,700
Tristan Chaplin -- 26,000
Oneis Saeed -- 25,900
Oliver Noonan -- 25,100
Raj Shina -- 23,200
Kevin Allen -- 22,600
Marcus Bremner -- 22,600
Paul Lamonby -- 20,100
Max Tollemach -- 17,800
Simon Herrick -- 16,800
Jon Theobald -- 11,700
Scott Hecarty -- 9,800
Gary Cornwell -- 3,800

Day 1a chip counts:

Rob Tuyman -- 154,000
Modestas Skersys -- 137,900
Lee Brooke-Pearce -- 100,500
Wayne Milton -- 80,750
Lukas Consolin Bezerra De Campos -- 77,900
Yeng Hoong Nenh -- 76,300
Thomas Mahon -- 61,500
Rafiq Blue -- 59,400
Bruce Clements -- 56,400
James Thomson -- 56,300
Paul Hempseed -- 54,300
Shaun Venables -- 47,100
Paul Kingman -- 44,000
Dinarte De Sousa -- 43,700
Christopher -- 43,200
Bradley Straight -- 43,200
Daniel Laming -- 39,600
Jean-Pierre Carmier -- 39,200
Kenny Lim -- 32,100
Steve Jones -- 31,800
David Pomroy -- 31,600
James Parberry -- 31,500
Nick Goff -- 31,400
Jason Chamberlain -- 28,800
Uzzol Miah -- 26,000
Mike Pantelli -- 23,800
Unknown -- 20,800

Bounty Eliminations:

Neil Channing - by Wayne Milton
Kevin Williams - by Thomas Mahon
Annabel Jones - by Yen Hoong Nenh
Richard Ashby - by Lee Brooke-Pearce
Chaz Chattha - by Thomas Mahon
Nick Wealthall - by Tony Harvey
Sonny Pomroy - Paul Shearing
Jamie Burland - by Ethan Davey
Jerome Bradpiece - by Michael Cleare

East End Live II - Day 1a Chip Counts

 
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Rob Tuyman -- 154,000
Modestas Skersys -- 137,900
Lee Brooke-Pearce -- 100,500
Wayne Milton -- 80,750
Lukas Consolin Bezerra De Campos -- 77,900
Yeng Hoong Nenh -- 76,300
Thomas Mahon -- 61,500
Rafiq Blue -- 59,400
Bruce Clements -- 56,400
James Thomson -- 56,300
Paul Hempseed -- 54,300
Shaun Venables -- 47,100
Paul Kingman -- 44,000
Dinarte De Sousa -- 43,700
Christopher -- 43,200
Bradley Straight -- 43,200
Daniel Laming -- 39,600
Jean-Pierre Carmier -- 39,200
Kenny Lim -- 32,100
Steve Jones -- 31,800
David Pomroy -- 31,600
James Parberry -- 31,500
Nick Goff -- 31,400
Jason Chamberlain -- 28,800
Uzzol Miah -- 26,000
Mike Pantelli -- 23,800
Unknown -- 20,800

Bounty Eliminations:

Neil Channing - by Wayne Milton
Kevin Williams - by Thomas Mahon
Annabel Jones - by Yen Hoong Nenh
Richard Ashby - by Lee Brooke-Pearce
Chaz Chattha - by Thomas Mahon

AMANESS13 Wins Penultimate League Leg

 
Amid the hoopla of East End Live, the League witnessed its penultimate leg of the season on Tuesday with 70 players jostling for position in the standings.

This time is was former Grader Darius AMANESS13 Demetriou who came out smelling of roses, his $5.50 morphing into a rather more fruity $105.00 after surviving a tough final table.

The usual suspects were present and correct, including Leg 2 winner Russ nicenutter Cocrhan and Mark VBlueBBP Varela who improved by one spot from last week's showing.

1st  AMANESS13 -- $105.00
2nd  HammerHorror -- $70.00
3rd  nicenutter -- $52.50
4th  tealcSVU -- $35.00
5th  PhilDee64 -- $26.25
6th  VBlueBBP -- $19.25
7th  NPStars1 -- $15.75
8th  CarpyGAS -- $14.00
9th  7onyB -- $12.25

The silver medal around HammerHorror's neck could prove pivotal heading into the final leg, as he's leapfrogged bornTOflirt into first and now leads by 42 points.

Further down, baligirl13, stevegw, eixip50 and TeeDeeEye1 all scraped into the top 20, and therefore a prize spot, the latter having bubbled Leg 7 in 10th.

1st  HammerHorror -- 516 points
2nd  bornTOflirt -- 474 points
3rd  WiseOwlBB -- 470 points
4th  liquidpoker101 -- 465 points
5th  tandy26 -- 453 points
6th  Quasar999 -- 432 points
7th  UliKoko -- 428 points
8th  VBlueBBP -- 426 points
9th  Schitzzz -- 422 points
10th  CarpyGAS -- 420 points
=11th  NPStars1 -- 399 points
=11th  veg41 -- 399 points
13th  Touagorimou -- 389 points
14th  eixip50 -- 387 points
15th  bagpussrocks -- 383 points
16th  kippery -- 382 points
17th  TeeDeeEye1 -- 378 points
18th  RykanShadow -- 376 points
19th  stevegw -- 372 points
20th  baligirl13 -- 367 points

The hotly anticipated East End Live II kicks off tomorrow at Aspers Casino, Stratford, and this week we gave players their final chances to win a seat.

On Tuesday, Blue Belt Jamie Burland secured his ticket in the $5+0.50 rebuy, while the following day Dean Aldred topped the Orange Belt Freeroll and 12 players qualified from our $30+3 Mega.

If you've missed the boat, then it's not too late to jump aboard as tonight at 20:30 is the very last satellite. The tournament will be a $10+1 turbo with one rebuy/add-on and one seat guaranteed.

Alternatively, you can simply buy in directly, but remember: registration is exclusively through the Black Belt Poker cardroom, meaning you can't just turn up on the day expecting to play.

Results from this week:

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack, Thursday (20:00) - 32 runners:

1st  BeatTheDonk123 -- $31.00
2nd  nemosrungood -- $21.00
3rd  1PedroMex -- $13.50
4th  nakgeela4 -- $10.50
5th  elijah66 -- $8.50
6th  HoltenderCnaC -- $7.00
7th  BlackCB -- $6.00
8th  RiverSiren -- $5.00
9th  dominobb -- $4.00
10th  SolarYork -- $3.50

iPOPS Main Event, Sunday (17:00) - 1,914 runners:
45th  GONGONONGO -- $1,250
51st  PieceOfHeaven -- $1,000
76th  BouncingBob -- $850
89th  DoinABuckSixty -- $700
167th  Lederhosen78 -- $500
176th  bornTOflirt -- $500
215th  andychain -- $450
289th  LucyLegs -- $350
294th  dionysian -- $350
306th  dboi89 -- $350

$10+1 Turbo Takedown, Monday (20:30) - 18 runners:

1st  FalconAyr -- $81.00
2nd  Ourkid888 -- $54.00
3rd  bagpussrocks -- $27.00
4th  tristiano -- $18.00

50 SPs Nifty at Nine, Monday (21:00) - 23 runners:

1st  S0lution -- 500 Belt Points
2nd  sprinters -- 350 Belt Points
3rd  PhilDee64 -- 225 Belt Points
4th  7onyB -- 125 Belt Points
5th  jojosiejo -- 50 Belt Points

$5+0.50 East End Live Rebuy Satellite, Tuesday (20:00) - 17 runners:

1st  StilettoMafiosa -- East End Live seat ($200+15)
2nd  TheInstigator69 -- $11.25
3rd  AOL616 -- $7.50
4th  aceeca61 -- $3.75
5th  NPenfold666 -- $2.50

East End Live Orange Belt Freeroll, Wednesday (19:30) - 51 runners:

1st  blackbeltkickbox -- East End Live seat ($200+25)
2nd  LegendKing1 -- $10+1 turbo satellite token ($10+1)
3rd  Snotterz -- $10+1 turbo satellite token ($10+1)
4th  losbert40 -- $10+1 turbo satellite token ($10+1)
5th  4KSuited -- $10+1 turbo satellite token ($10+1)
6th  myteamouse -- $10+1 turbo satellite token ($10+1)
7th  nickhem1 -- $10+1 turbo satellite token ($10+1)
8th  insider66666 -- $10+1 turbo satellite token ($10+1)
9th  2LAMCHOP2 -- $10+1 turbo satellite token ($10+1)
10th  JHobbit1 -- $10+1 turbo satellite token ($10+1)

$30+3 East End Live Mega Satellite, Wednesday (20:00) - 80 runners:

1st  myteamouse -- East End Live seat ($200+25)
2nd  UliKoko -- East End Live seat ($200+25)
3rd  MuggedInVegas -- East End Live seat ($200+25)
4th  7onyB -- East End Live seat ($200+25)
5th  disciple999 -- East End Live seat ($200+25)
6th  0000000PS -- East End Live seat ($200+25)
7th  lordmatt0 -- East End Live seat ($200+25)
8th  EastBeast90 -- East End Live seat ($200+25)
9th  LuckyPat123 -- East End Live seat ($200+25)
10th  Yanis888 -- East End Live seat ($200+25)
11th  boyledrunson1250 -- East End Live seat ($200+25)
12th  crassh68 -- East End Live seat ($200+25)

$15+1.50 Deepstack Mulligan, Wednesday (20:30) - 21 runners:

1st  StilettoMafiosa -- $126.00 (200 Belt Points)
2nd  stevegw -- $85.05 (30 Belt Points)
3rd  aceeca61 -- $47.25 (10 Belt Points)
4th  JHobbit1 -- $31.50 (5 Belt Points)
5th  nickhem1 -- $25.20 (5 Belt Points)

To download the software, simply click here and follow the step-by-step process provided.

Previous reports:

League XIX Starts TonightWeek 1: No Chop for LamonbyWeek 2: Nut High for CochranWeek 3: Cleverley DoneWeek 4: Handy Andy Hammers Leg 4Week 5: No Hassle for Brassell in Leg 5Week 6: They Think It's All Over

Bounty Bonanza: Win Your Buy-In Back

 
East End Live II is just days away and with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and WSOP seat added to first place, there's plenty of juicy value up for grabs.

However, we're taking you one stop closer to Valueville by giving you the opportunity to win your buy-in back without even making the money.

If you like the taste of paradise then you're in luck as East End Live will boast a number of preselected poker pros in the field, each with a $225 bounty on their head.

To collect the prize, all you have to do is make sure you are Orange Belt or above on June 01, at which point the prize will be credited into your account.

Bounties will be officially announced at the start of each day, but already confirmed are Neil Channing, Joe Beevers, James Dempsey and defending Champion Sonny Pomroy.

Also playing will be a plethora of other familiar fames from across the poker circuit including Chaz Chattha, Jerome Bradpiece, Kevin Allen and TV's own Jen Mason.

In true Black Belt Live tradition, each bounty will be seated behind a Bounty chocolate bar, which we'll also be throwing in as part of your prize! Amazing.

If you're a budding archer and fancy a bit of target practice, then sign up now for East End Live II, taking place May 10-12.

Entry is exclusively through our online cardroom. Simply start the client and locate the tournament in Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments.

Alternatively, you can purchase a token in the Black Belt Poker Store in exchange for Spending Points, or participate in tonight's $30+3 Mega Satellite at 20:00.

For more information on East End Live II, please see our FAQs.

East End Live Mega - 12 Seats Guaranteed!

 
East End Live is just one week away and the clock is ticking for those looking to satellite their way to Stratford.

However, on Wednesday, May 08 at 20:00, we're going to give you one last chance to play for a reduced price with our East End Live Mega Satellite.

For the very final qualifier, there will be a whopping 12 guaranteed seats up for grabs into the $200+25 Main Event.

The Mega Satellite will be a No Limit Hold'em freezeout with a $30+3 buy-in. The tournament can be located in the lobby under Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments.

To cater for all bankroll sizes, there will also be an array of $5+0.50 turbo feeders leading up to the satellite. They will run every 30 minutes from 18:15 tonight and 17:15 tomorrow.

Every feeder will guarantee one seat into the Mega Satellite.

There is a high chance of an overlay, so make sure you join us next week on Blackbeltpoker.com to take advantage of the value on offer.

Don't forget that even if you plan to participate in the satellites, then you can still buy in directly beforehand in order to secure your seat.

Prior live events have sold out before kick off, so register now to avoid disappointment.

To enter, locate the tournament in Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > East End Live II Day 1A/B and select 'register'.

Alternatively, you can purchase a token from the Black Belt Poker Store in exchange for Spending Points.

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.

For more information on East End Live II, please see our FAQs.

They Think It's All Over...

 
Last Tuesday, 75 soldiers entered the poker battlefield, but only one warrior could emerge as the last man standing, and than man was Richard generalshifty Hurst.

Currently an Orange Belt, generalshifty led his troop of chips to a first place finish worth $112.52, while second place honours went to recent acquisition TheCitizenCreane.

1st  generalshifty -- $112.52
2nd  TheCitizenCreane -- $75.00
3rd  sprinterz -- $56.25
4th  BoatDrink -- $37.50
5th  StilettoMafiosa -- $28.12
6th  TeeDeeEye1 -- $20.62
7th  VBlueBBP -- $16.87
8th  AMANESS13 -- $15.00
9th  veg41 -- $13.12

A total of 137 players have competed in the latest League, yet it's reigning Champion Mark bornTOflirt Atkinson who sits at the top with 437 points.

Strong placings from HammerHorror (33rd) and WiseOwlBB (14th) mean they lead the chasing pack with 429 and 420 points respectively.

Meanwhile, seventh place elevates VBlueBBP to joint twelfth, and the wooden spoon bashes Leg 1 winner 2LAMCHOP2 down to 15th.

1st  bornTOflirt -- 437 points
2nd  HammerHorror -- 429 points
3rd  WiseOwlBB -- 420 points
4th  liquidpoker101 -- 409 points
5th  tandy26 -- 404 points
6th  Schitzzz -- 399 points
7th  Quasar999 -- 397 points
8th  UliKoko -- 380 points
9th  veg41 -- 370 points
10th  RykanShadow -- 358 points
11th  bagpussrocks -- 357 points
=12th  CarpyGAS -- 353 points
=12th  VBLueBBP -- 353 points
14th  ChipRead77 -- 352 points
15th  2LAMCHOP2 -- 350 points
16th  forgot2piknik -- 349 points
17th  kippery -- 340 points
=18th  clevski -- 337 points
=18th  Touagorimou -- 337 points
20th  mikeymixitup -- 331 points

Next week sees the penultimate leg of the League reach your shores, as well as the final East End Live satellites. And don't forget, if you can win both the Turbo Takedown and Deepstack Mulligan, we'll buy you into the $200+25 Main Event, absolutely free!

Other results from the week:

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack, Thursday (20:00) - 31 runners:

1st  1mightfold -- $31.00
2nd  HoltenderCnaC -- $21.00
3rd  kippery -- $13.50
4th  D0l14hyd3 -- $10.50
5th  nemosrungood -- $8.50
6th  bluborg316 -- $7.00
7th  elijah66 -- $6.00
8th  1PedroMex -- $5.00
9th  PastiemanCnaC -- $4.00
10th  vinvgo -- $3.50

Turbo Takedown, Monday (20:30) - 12 runners:

1st  DareUCallMe -- $60.00
2nd  Gl1nkst3r -- $36.00
3rd  Snotterz -- $24.00

Nifty at Nine, Monday (21:00) - 30 runners:

1st  NPenfold666 -- 600 Belt Points
2nd  KBV1TALS -- 420 Belt Points
3rd  ChipRead77 -- 270 Belt Points
4th  Touagorimou -- 150 Belt Points
5th  tealcSVU -- 60 Belt Points

Orange Belt Freeroll, Tuesday (19:30) - 36 runners:

1st  ToddCoxeter -- 2,000 Belt Points
2nd  insider66666 -- 1,000 Belt Points
3rd  flipfone -- 500 Belt Points
4th  S0lution -- 250 Belt Points

East End Live Satellite, Tuesday (20:00) - 17 runners:

1st  Essxhg -- East End Live seat ($200+25)
2nd  Touagorimou -- $11.25
3rd  Rykanshadow -- $7.50
4th  7onyB -- $3.75
5th  JKitin -- $2.50

iPOPS Freeroll, Wednesday (19:30) - 58 runners:

1st  dionysian -- iPOPS #8H seat ($200+15)
2nd  myteamouse -- iPOPS #6H seat ($100+9)
3rd  blakbeltkickbox -- iPOPS #4 seat ($40+4)
4th  cikarang5 -- iPOPS #4 seat ($40+4)

Deepstack Mulligan, Wednesday (20:30) - 18 runners:

1st  generalshifty -- $121.50 (50 Belt Points)
2nd  NPenfold666 -- $81.00 (60 Belt Points)
3rd  ourkidsid -- $40.50 (20 Belt Points)
4th  NPStars1 -- $27.00 (10 Belt Points)
5th  TheSimian (5 Belt Points)

To download the software, simply click here and follow the step-by-step process provided.

Previous reports:

League XIX Starts Tonight
Week 1: No Chop for Lamonby
Week 2: Nut High for Cochran
Week 3: Cleverley Done
Week 4: Handy Andy Hammers Leg 4
Week 5: No Hassle for Brassell in Leg 5

Purple Belt Receives a Makeover

Black Belt Poker are delighted to announce that starting today there will be some major changes to Purple Belt.

Purple Belt is the fourth step on the Belt-Up Rewards System, requiring 5,000 Belt Points to reach, and 2,500 to maintain.

However, we've decided to turn those figures on their heads and make Purple Belt a lot more accessible to recreational players.

From May onwards, Purple Belt will now cost just 1,500 Belt Points to achieve, and the same figure to maintain, making it over three times easier to reach.

Having surveyed a number of players, we've also decided to modify the rewards on offer, making them more attractive than ever before.

As a Purple Belt, you will now be treated to two exclusive freerolls a month, on top of the four Orange Belt Freerolls. This means you'll now get to play six freerolls each and every single month.

Purple Belt Freerolls will take place every other Thursday at 19:30, with the inaugural event being Going Live on May 09, in which we'll be giving away not one, but two free seats into the upcoming East End Live II.

Check out our promotions page for the full schedule.

This month will also witness the introduction of Piece of the Pie, a brand new promotion in which we give you free shares of a Black Belt Poker pro in the $200,000 GTD ($200+15).

Every week we'll be chopping up 10 percent of any winnings equally between all Purple Belts, meaning you could receive money directly into your account just by sitting on the rail.

With our Monkey Magic Freeroll in June and the increased rate of points (Purples receive 5x for every $ raked), it's never been a better time to be Purple Belt and we hope you'll make the jump and take advantage of all the value on offer.