Chaplin's Prayers Answered in League XXII

Earlier this week Orange Belt Tristan tristiano Chaplin became the latest Black Belt Poker League Champion when he secured the title with a fourth final table.

The concluding leg was fought between 46 hopefuls but final bragging rights fell to Tony BoraBoraBoy Giuntini who defeated Ourkid888 heads-up to get his hands on the $80.50 first prize.

The final also featured former Champion myteamouse as well as Leg 5 winner themackem1968. The unfortunate bubble spot went to veg41.

1st  BoraBoraBoy — $80.50
2nd  OurKid888 — $51.75
3rd  myteamouse — $34.50
4th  CareybearBBP — $23.00
5th  tristiano — $17.25
6th  themackem1968 — $12.65
7th  shaolin4aces — $10.35

Seventh place for Tristan capped off a dominating performance that kicked off in style with victory in the opening leg. His full sequence of results were more than impressive: 1st, 10th, 13th, 17th, 21st, 7th, 9th, 5th.

Tristan is a semi-pro MTT player. Earlier in the month he also made the final table in the inaugural Newcastle Live at Aspers Casino, finishing in fourth place for £1,575.

Second went to Sarannedipity whose 20th place finish was enough to see her secure silver. Mikeymixitup maintained his spot on the podium with 24th.

The top ten in the overall standings will now get to dip into Neil Channing’s Christmas Sack with tristiano getting first dibs. Prizes include a Kindle Fire HD and iPOD shuffle, as well as the chance to win a Desktop Computer.

1st  tristiano — 406 points
2nd  Sarannedipity — 365 points
3rd  mikemixitup — 352 points
4th  PhilDee64 — 334 points
5th  PhilNe2Q — 333 points
6th  shaolin4aces — 326 points
7th  baligirl13 — 319 points
8th  kippery — 318 points
9th  dionsyian — 314 points
10th  BoatDrink — 311 points
11th  TeeDeeEye1 — 310 points
12th  JHobbit1 — 301 points
13th  paul6543 — 296 points
14th  myteamouse — 280 points
15th  BoraBoraBoy — 277 points
16th  2LAMCHOP2 — 275 points
=17th  ourkidsid — 271 points
=17th  veg41 — 271 points
19th  stevegw — 255 points
20th  nickhem1 — 254 points

As with previous Leagues, Black Belt Poker hosted a Second Chance SNG in which all leg winners were invited to compete for a tournament goodie bag.

Leg 2 winner Andrew shaolin4aces Wells was the last man sitting and will now get to play exclusive tournaments such as the Deepstack Mulligan and “Unbelievable, Jeff!”

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

This week’s results:

Turbo Takedown (Monday, 20:30) - 15 runners:
1st  CaptainJack5 — $67.50
2nd  Usttantanoldu — $45.00
3rd  13kendo13 — $22.50
4th  RedKiteBlackBelt — $15.00

Nifty at Nine (Monday, 21:00) - 23 runners:
1st  PastiemanCnaC — 500 Belt Points
2nd  HammerHorror — 350 Belt Points
3rd  liquidpoker101 — 225 Belt Points
4th  eixip50 — 125 Belt Points
5th  BoraBoraBoy — 50 Belt Points

Samurai Mega Satellite (Tuesday, 20:00) - 35 runners

1st  GONGONONGO — Samurai seat ($250+25)
1st  cikarang5 — Samurai seat ($250+25)
1st  tristiano — Samurai seat ($250+25)
1st  PhilNe2Q — Samurai seat ($250+25)

Last Chance Samurai Satellite (Wednesday, 19:00)  14 runners:

1st  LegendKing1 — Samurai seat ($250+25)
2nd  slapdash1248 — $33.75
3rd  Iceman78Danny — $22.50
4th  XandurrrrBaby — $11.25

‘The Season Ticket Giveaway’ Orange Belt Freeroll (Wednesday, 19:30) - 22 runners:
1st  S0lution — Full League Season
2nd  myteamouse — 7 League Matches
3rd  dionysian — 6 League Matches
4th  TeeDeeEye1 — 5 League Matches
5th  HammerHorror — 4 League Matches
6th  veg41 — 3 League Matches
7th  liquidpoker101 — 2 League Matches
8th  nickhem1 — 1 League Match

Samurai (Wednesday, 20:00) - 41 runners:

1st  TheB1gDog — $3,587.50
2nd  NikStilly — $2,306.25
3rd  Bowlyflush — $1,537.50
4th  NPStars1 — $1,025.00
5th  Ka7ieVick — $768.75
6th  NeilChanning — $563.75
7th  redarmi1 — $461.25

Deepstack Mulligan (Wednesday, 20:30) - 12 runners:
1st  nickhem1 — $90.00 (50 Belt Points)
2nd  Iceman78Danny — $54.00 (30 Belt Points)
3rd  Sarannedipity — $36.00 (10 Belt Points)
4th  stevegw (5 Belt Points)
5th  ourkidsid (5 Belt Points)

‘Purple Patch’ Purple Belt Freeroll (Thursday, 19:30) - 8 runners:

1st  myteamouse — 5 x Purple Patch tokens
2nd  NPStars1 — 4 x Purple Patch tokens
3rd  dajaroo — 3 x Purple Patch tokens
4th  worldwarten — 2 x Purple Patch tokens
5th  PhilNe2Q — 1 x Purple Patch tokens

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack (Thursday, 20:00) - 48 runners:
1st  PhilIAm — $31.00
2nd  Wally18 — $21.00
3rd  brummybls12 — $13.50
4th  vinvgo — $10.50
5th  coziwant2 — $8.50
6th  aspersmick12 — $7.00
7th  BlackCB — $6.00
8th  RedDog736 — $5.00
9th  Iceman78Danny — $4.00
10th  D0l14hyd3 — $3.50

League XXII Second Chance SNG (Thursday, 20:00) - 7 runners:

1st  shaolin4aces — tournament goodie bag
2nd  themackem1968
3rd  Sarannedipity
4th  PhilNe2Q
5th  BoraBoraBoy
6th  PastiemanCnaC
7th  dionysian

“Unbelievable, Jeff!” (Friday, 20:00) - 13 runners:
1st  BBPAnnabel — $58.50
2nd  ChipRead77 — $39.00 ($78.00)
3rd  nickhem1 — $19.50
4th  HoltenderCnaC — $13.00

Previous Reports:
Celebrate Christmas with League XXIIWeek 1: A Happy Chappy Weel 2: All's Wells That Ends Wells  Week 3: Purple Patch in Leg 3 Week 4: Running Like a God 
Week 5: 'themackem' Whacks 'Em in Leg 5 
Week 6: No Serendipity for Branter Week 7: Pascoe Batters Leg 7

Jeff Kimber Becomes Seventh Samurai

Black Belt Poker’s biggest online event returned last night as 41 poker warriors took to the battlefield in a bid to become the Seventh Samurai.

That honour went to Jeff TheB1gDog Kimber who turned his $250+25 buy-in into a treasure trove worth $3,587.50. In second place was former East End Live Champion Nik NikStilly Sylianou.

The tournament was rife with talent as well as plenty of online qualifiers. Community members like nickhem1 and TeeDeeEye1 were on a freeroll, while tristiano and cikarang secured their seat courtesy of the Mega Satellite.

The early chip leader was Ka7ieVick; he/she jumped up to 45,000 (from a starting stack of 5,000) after eliminating online pro Jamie Sykes, turning a flush with 5c-4c versus A-Q on an A-x-Q-x-x board.

Defending Champion Ken Johnston then took control, taking the chip lead onto a tough final table that featured Jack Ellwood - an online pro from Newcastle-upon-Tyne who boasts over $2.5 million in winnings to his name.

Also present was Black Belt Poker co-founder Neil Channing, the 2008 Irish Open Champion vying for an unprecedented double having captured the inaugural Newcastle Live trophy just ten days prior.

After a fast-paced final it was Jeff Kimber who scooped the top prize, with Nik Stylianou and Jack Ellwood joining him on the podium for silver and bronze.

“It was an excellent tournament,” complimented Jeff in victory. “Some really good play and I didn’t see any moaning about beats, despite the ones I was handing out. It was played in a great spirit.”

Jeff is a former sports journalist from (again!) Newcastle-upon-Tyne who’s been a circuit regular since 2006. In that time he has made an incredible eight GUKPT finals and amassed live career earnings in excess of $1.5 million.

And now he's Lord of the Samurai!

Results:

1st  TheB1gDog — $3,587.50
2nd  NikStilly — $2,306.25
3rd  Bowlyflush — $1,537.50
4th  NPStars1 — $1,025.00
5th  Ka7ieVick — $768.75
6th  NeilChanning — $563.75
7th  redarmi1 — $461.25

Go Forth With Samurai

 
The time has come to polish your Bushido blade and step back into the battlefield - Samurai is back!

The first swords will clang tomorrow, Wednesday, December 18 at 20:00 with Black Belt Poker once again serving up a juicy $10,000 guarantee despite overlays in our last two events.

If you want to take advantage of the added value then register now via the tournament lobby: Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > Samurai.
Community regulars Nick nickhem1 Hemming and Nick NPenfold666 Mazur have already sewn up their seat, but you could join them for a cut-price.

Tonight at 20:00 we're hosting one final Mega Satellite with survivors earning entry into the $250+25 Main Event the following day.

The buy-in is just $30+3 but we're guaranteeing four seats.

If that's not cheap enough then there will be $5+0.50 feeders leading up to the event from 17:15. Each feeder guarantees one seat into the Mega.

Last Samurai was Purple Belt Ken NPStars1 Johnston who took advantage of an overlay to capture the illustrious title and $4,000 first prize.

Ken will be defending his trophy this time around having earned his seat through the popular Northern Poker Stars League held weekly on Black Belt Poker.

If you want to deny him a second consecutive victory and treat yourself to an early Christmas present then be sure to join us for all the action.

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

Pascoe Batters Leg 7

Last Tuesday witnessed the penultimate leg of the Black Belt Poker League with two players perched at the top of the tree and a bunch of others lurking on the branches below.

For the seventh leg, however, it was Derek PastiemanCnaC Pascoe who opened up a can of poker whoop ass. He munched on a pastie worth $75.27 after overcoming a tough final hurdle: dionysian.

Pascoe’s victory comes off a disappointing 41st the week prior, but this week he dazzled the 43-strong opposition which included bubble boy liquidpoker101, as well as fifth place TeeDeeEye1 who finished third in Leg 6.

1st  PastiemanCnaC — $75.27
2nd  dionysian — $48.37
3rd  kippery — $32.25
4th  ourkidsid — $21.50
5th  TeeDeeEye1 — $16.12
6th  PhilDee64 — $11.82
7th  PhilNe2Q — $9.67

Last week’s champion Sarannedipity performed credibly in 24th, but Tristan tristiano Chaplin has pulled away by 16 points after sneaking onto the final table in ninth.

1st  tristiano — 354 points
2nd  Sarannedipity — 338 points
3rd  mikeymixitup — 327 points
4th  PhilNe2Q — 317 points
5th  dionysian — 310 points
6th  PhilDee64 — 296 points
=7th  BoatDrink — 289 points
=7th  kippery — 289 points
9th  baligirl13 — 287 points
10th  shaolin4aces — 280 points
11th  TeeDeeEye1 — 277 points
12th  JHobbit1 — 265 points
13th  paul6543 — 261 points
14th  2LAMCHOP2 — 251 points
15th  ourkidsid — 237 points
16th  bornTOflirt — 232 points
17th  nickhem1 — 229 points
18th  veg41 — 228 points
19th  PastiemanCnaC — 226 points
20th  stevegw — 225 points

Samurai returns this week. Once again the buy-in will be $250+25 with a $10,000 guarantee, so if you like the words ‘value’ and ‘overlay’ in your stocking then be sure to check it out.

If the entry fee is out of reach then you’re in luck: at 20:00 on Tuesday there will be a $30+3 Mega Satellite with a generous four seats guaranteed. $5+0.50 feeders are also available.

Both satellite and main event are expected to witness some free bucks in the pot, so don’t miss out on what is a great chance to compete in one of the funnest, yet competitive tournaments around.

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

This week's other results:

Turbo Takedown (Monday, 20:30) - 13 runners:

1st  PhilNe2Q — $58.50
2nd  stevegw — $39.00
3rd  Touagorimou — $19.50
4th  nickhem1 — $13.00

Nifty at Nine (Monday, 21:00) - 28 runners:

1st  HammerHorror — 560 Belt Points
2nd  Touagorimou — 392 Belt Points
3rd  nickhem1 — 252 Belt Points
4th  GOLDENSOMBRE — 140 Belt Points
5th  Elysiumjay — 56 Belt Points

‘Sunday Sizzler’ Orange Belt Freeroll (Wednesday, 19:30) - 26 runners:

1st  JosseWales — $200K GTD token ($200+15)
2nd  dionysian — $200K GTD Mega Sat token ($30+3)
3rd  nickhem1 — $200K GTD Mega Sat token ($30+3)

Deepstack Mulligan (Wednesday, 20:30) - 14 runners:

1st  NeilChanning — $94.50 (250 Belt Points)
2nd  S0lution — $63.00 (30 Belt Points)
3rd  NPStars1 — $31.50 (20 Belt Points)
4th  HoltenderCnaC — $21.00 (5 Belt Points)
5th  dionysian (10 Belt Points)

Monkey Magic Loyalty Freeroll (Thursday, 20:00) - 17 runners:

1st  WiseOwl — $500 in online entries
2nd  ourkidsid — $200 in online entries
3rd  TeeDeeEye1 — $100 in online entries

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack (Thursday, 20:00) - 50 runners:

1st  1mightfold — $31.00
2nd  AlbusBB — $21.00
3rd  vinvgo — $13.50
4th  1PedroMex — $10.50
5th  Wally19  — $8.50
6th  PastiemanCnaC — $7.00
7th  BlackCB — $6.00
8th  brummybls12 — $5.00
9th  MForce16 — $4.00
10th  BlackyTen — $3.50

“Unbelievable, Jeff!” (Friday, 20:00) - 14 runners:

1st  JosseWales — $63.00
2nd  BBPAnnabel — $42.00
3rd  Touagorimou — $21.00
4th  flipfone — $14.00 ($28.00)

Previous Reports:
Celebrate Christmas with League XXIIWeek 1: A Happy Chappy Weel 2: All's Wells That Ends Wells  Week 3: Purple Patch in Leg 3 Week 4: Running Like a God 
Week 5: 'themackem' Whacks 'Em in Leg 5
Week 6: No Serendipity for Branter 

No Serendipity Needed for Branter

Newcastle Live may have been about to ambush brick and mortar, but all eyes remained focused on the online felt last Tuesday as players tackled a key leg of the Black Belt Poker League.

With just 12 points separating the top three, it was still anyone’s game; and in fact, it was fourth place Saranne Sarannedipity Branter who sparkled in leg 6 with a victory that took her to the top of the table.

Paul paul6543 Romain bubbled, leaving seven to take the money spots including Newcastle Live finalist Tristan tristiano Chaplin and reigning League Champion Bob myteamouse Bulman, who lost heads-up to Sarannedipity.

1st  Sarannedipity — $78.77
2nd  myteamouse — $50.62
3rd  TeeDeeEye1 — $33.75
4th  JHobbit1 — $22.50
5th  dajaroo — $16.87
6th  NPStars1 — $12.37
7th  tristiano — $10.12

That win means Yellow Belt Sarannedipity has snuck into the lead by just one point. It’s the latest in a run of consistent results and completed her hat-trick of final table finishes.

1st  Sarannedipity — 318 points
2nd  tristiano — 317 points
3rd  mikeymixitup — 299 points
4th  PhilNE2Q — 274 points
=5th  shaolin4aces — 261 points
=5th  BoatDrink — 261 points
7th  baligirl13 — 258 points
=8th  dionysian — 250 points
=8th  PhilDee64 — 250 points
10th  JHobbit1 — 243 points
11th  kippery — 233 points
=12th  paul6543 — 228 points
=12th  TeeDeeEye1 — 228 points
14th  2LAMCHOP2 — 225 points
15th  bornTOflirt — 214 points
16th  myteamouse — 209 points
17th  stevegw — 204 points
18th  veg41 —203 points
19th  nickhem1 — 202 points
20th  Touagorimou — 201 points

In just over a week Samurai will be returning to your monitors with another $10,000 guarantee. With the festive season distracting players, we could easily witness another overlay.

If you would like to play then registration is now available directly via the cardroom lobby at Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > Samurai. You can also purchase a token in the Store in exchange for Spending Points.

The event is a $250+25 exclusive freezeout taking place on Wednesday, December 18. This Thursday at 20:00 there will be a $30+3 satellite with one seat guaranteed into the Main Event.

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

This week's other results:

Turbo Takedown (Monday, 20:30) - 23 runners:

1st  dionysian — $92.00
2nd  lionrampant27 — $62.10
3rd  teamcarlo — $34.50
4th  nickhem1 — $23.00
5th  eixip50 — $18.40

Nifty at Nine (Monday, 21:00) - 25 runners:

1st  NPStars1 — 500 Belt Points
2nd  RedKiteBlackBelt — 350 Belt Points
3rd  Touagorimou — 225 Belt Points
4th  PastiemanCnaC — 125 Belt Points
5th  nickhem1 — 50 Belt Points

‘Samurai Showdown’ Orange Belt Freeroll (Wednesday, 19:30) - 25 runners:

1st nickhem1 — Samurai seat ($250+25)
2nd TeeDeeEye1 — Samurai satellite token ($30+3)
3rd LegendKing1 — Samurai satellite feeder token ($5+0.50)

Deepstack Mulligan (Wednesday, 20:30) - 12 runners:

1st  nickhem1 — $87.75 (50 Belt Points)
2nd  generalshifty — $58.50 (30 Belt Points)
3rd  Iceman78Danny — $29.25 (10 Belt Points)
4th  2LAMCHOP2 — $19.50 (10 Belt Points)
5th  stevegw (5 Belt Points)

Newcastle Live Mega Satellite (Thursday, 20:00) - 25 runners:

tristiano -- Newcastle Live seat (£180+20)
1894IAIN -- Newcastle Live seat (£180+20)
NPStars1 -- Newcastle Live seat (£180+20)
Wahhhhhhhhhhhh -- Newcastle Live seat (£180+20)

'Belt Points Blowout' Purple Belt Freeroll (Thursday, 19:30) - 12 runners:

1st  dionysian — 3,000 Belt Points
2nd  Elysiumjay — 2,250 Belt Points
3rd  NPStars1 — 1,500 Belt Points
4th  worldwarten — 750 Belt Points

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack (Thursday, 20:00) - 45 runners:

1st  AlRawling — $31.00
2nd  gazthechippy — $21.00
3rd  kippery — $13.50
4th  csl1872 — $10.50
5th  Wally19 — $8.50
6th  Usttantanoldu — $7.00
7th  cnacandy64 — $6.00
8th  PhilDee64 — $5.00
9th  BlackyTen — $4.00
10th  cnacbabs — $3.50

“Unbelievable, Jeff!” (Friday, 20:00) - 6 runners:

1st  dionysian — $50.00
2nd  Spruit1
3rd  7onyB
4th  Touagorimou
5th  generalshifty

Previous Reports:
Celebrate Christmas with League XXIIWeek 1: A Happy Chappy Weel 2: All's Wells That Ends Wells  Week 3: Purple Patch in Leg 3 Week 4: Running Like a God
Week 5: 'themackem' Whacks 'Em in Leg 5

Marvellous! Channing Wins Newcastle Live

This weekend Black Belt Poker co-founder Neil Channing became the first ever Newcastle Live Champion, snapping up the title and £3,650 first prize just one day prior to his 46th birthday.

Aspers Casino played host to the inaugural event with 65 taking to the tables alongside the likes of community regulars Ken Johnston, Tom Thompson, Bruce Jones and Nottingham Live II Champion Kevin Williams.

After William Wharton’s 3-3 crumbled against A-3 to feel the splash of the bubble, we had our final table with Black Belt Channing leading the way. Not too far behind was Tristan Chaplin while Ji Woliane was further back in third.

Seat 1: Daniel Scott -- 60,000
Seat 2: David Woodward -- 65,000
Seat 3: Neil Channing -- 260,000
Seat 4: Colin Turbull -- 85,000
Seat 5: Paul Lamonby -- 55,000
Seat 6: Ji Woliane -- 100,000
Seat 7: Andy Brisland -- 90,000
Seat 8: Tristan Chaplin -- 250,000
Seat 9: Dean Aldred -- 55,000

Colin Turbull was the first casualty with A-9 vs. J-J, followed by David Woodward in eighth (Q-6 vs. A-K). They were joined on the rail by Daniel Scott, eliminated by neighbour Channing who woke up with A-A when Scott open-jammed Q-5.

Ji Woliane was the next to fall, the unfortunate victim of a set-over-set encounter with Paul Lamonby, who then completed the double KO by dispatching of Dean Aldred in fifth with K-K versus T-T.

Having turned his short stack into a towering inferno Lamonby nipped off to the gents only to return to find himself heads-up for the title. Channing was the cause, flopping the nut flush with Ad-5d on a 7d-Td-Jd flop with both Andy Brisland (Kc-Jc) and Tristan McDonald (As-Qd) all in before him.

Must be nice.

Despite spending a penny and receiving a minimum payday of £2,630, Lamonby was unable to overturn a 4:1 chip deficit, ultimately succumbing to Channing with A-2 versus A-Q and settling for second place.

Hailing from Maida Vale, London, Channing boasts more than $3.3 million in live tournament winnings and lies in seventh in the England all-time money list. In 2009 he co-founded Black Belt Poker and has since hosted seven live events across the country.

"I was delighted that we got so many of our most regular and loyal players to visit the frozen north,” revealed Channing in victory. “Aspers ran a great tournament and I was particularly pleased that so many familiar Black Belt Poker faces made the final. Thanks for letting me win - it was a lovely surprise."

Running parallel to the final table was a £35 charity tournament organised by long-standing members Dawn Cooke and Dean Aldred with £50 bounties and a plethora of spot prizes. The event raised circa £1,000 in support of Progressio and Multiple Sclerosis Society.

“People all over were coming up and giving money or pledging if they cashed," reported Dawn. “It was pretty overwhelming as were the folks who wanted to talk to me about MS and the experiences they and their families have had with it.”

Final results:

1st Neil Channing -- £3,650
2nd Paul Lamonby -- £2,630
3rd Tristan Chaplin -- £1,575
4th Andy Brisland -- £1,050
5th Dean Aldred -- £815
6th Ji Woliane -- £700
7th Daniel Scott -- £585
8th David Woodward -- £465
9th Colin Turbull -- £230

Newcastle Live - Register Now!

The wait is finally over; in just one day’s time the Black Belt Live train will be making its first ever stop in the North of England for the inaugural Newcastle Live.

Hosted by Aspers Casino, players will have the chance to turn £180+20 into a sumptuous payday while being treated to a deep structure and fun atmosphere.

Poker players are renowned for leaving it to the last minute, but if you’re yet to join the lineup then its not too late to get involved.

To enter simply locate the tournament in the Black Belt Poker cardroom lobby via Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > Newcastle Live and hit 'register'.

To download the software, simply click here and follow the step-by-step process provided.
Entry is online only and exclusively via the Black Belt Poker cardroom, meaning if you turn up on the day with cash in hand you won’t be able to play.

If you've already booked your seat are are new to Aspers then please ensure you bring I.D. Players are also asked to arrive early in order to allow ample time to become a member at the front desk.

Last night witnessed our final satellite for the event, and yet another remarkable overlay. This time we gave away a further £175 as just 25 players competed for four seats.

With Neil Channing bursting the bubble, the following players were left to celebrate their upcoming weekend: ‘tristiano’, ‘1894IAIN’, ‘NPStars1’, and ‘Wahhhhhhhhhhhh’.

If you missed out on this value, then don’t worry as in Newcastle we’ll be dishing out a plethora of prizes, including Samurai satellite seats to bounty winners.

Samurai is a $250+25 exclusive freezeout and is just around the corner, taking place on Wednesday, December 18. If you fancy avoiding the cold weather, then this one could be for you.

Newcastle Live Mega - 4 Seats Guaranteed!

Newcastle Live is now less than one week away and the clock is ticking for those looking to satellite their way to Aspers.

However, on Thursday, December 05 at 20:00, we're going to give you one last chance to play for a reduced price with our Newcastle Live Mega Satellite.

For the very final qualifier, there will be a generous four guaranteed seats up for grabs into Saturday's £180+20 Main Event.

The Mega Satellite will be a No Limit Hold'em freezeout with a £25+2.50 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 17:15 tonight, Wednesday and Thursday.

Every feeder will guarantee one seat into the Mega Satellite.

There is a high chance of an overlay so make sure you join us this 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 > Newcastle Live 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.

Overlay in iPOPS Main Event

The fifth instalment of iPOPS came to an exciting conclusion last night as players rolled up for the $200+15 Main Event.

Despite the 1,891-strong field the prize pool failed to match the $400,000 guarantee, thus creating a mouthwatering overlay of 21,800.

A total of 49 Black Belt Poker players heeded our words of value, including sponsored pros Jerome Bradpiece, Kevin Williams and Neil Channing.

A round 10 pulled in a profit with Blue Belt Jamie StilettoMafiosa Burland finishing 262nd for $340.00. Also in the money were Ian 1894IAIN Brassell and Ken NPStars1 Johnston.

Top bananas, however, went to Bruce UsainZeus88 Jones who captured the bronze medal in third for an impressive $36,000.00.

Currently an Orange Belt in the Belt-Up Rewards System, Jones was no stranger to the final table having earned $13,160.00 for fourth in last year’s opening iPOPS event.

“Thank you very much for the rail!” he commended in a forum post. “So pleased I got a bad beat rather than a blow-up (although it was standard play).”

Final results:

3rd UsainZeus88 — $36,000.00
46th AWondaX — $880.00
59th NPStars1 — $820.00
121st 2napkins — $560.00
123rd welljellflop — $560.00
194th Bluegooner1 — $420.00
206th Bowlyflush — $400.00
232nd SvenBenson66 — $380.00
262nd StilettoMafiosa — $340.00
276th 1894IAIN — $320.00

The iPOPS may be done and dusted, but Newcastle Live is just around the corner with the £180+20 Main Event taking place on December 07-08 at Aspers Casino.

Registration is exclusively via the online cardroom and can be located via Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > Newcastle Live.

For more information on the event see our FAQs.

'themackem' Whacks ‘Em in Leg 5

Black Belt Poker’s staple tournament was back in town this week as 54 participated in the fifth leg of League XXII.

Only eight were able to turn their $5+0.50 into something more fruitful, including last week’s Champion dionysian, as well as Leg 3 winner PhilNe2Q who finished runner-up this time around.

The bubble went to kippery who featured in the final two tables for the third time in the current campaign. A dark horse perhaps, and someone to watch with just three legs remaining.

Numero uno, however, was Orange Belt Lee themackem1968 Harrison. $86.40 was his prize, and the 79 points more than doubled his overall tally in the league standings.

1st  themackem1968 — $86.40
2nd  PhilNE2Q — $56.70
3rd  HoltenderCnaC — $40.50
4th  99Ranny — $27.27
5th  baligirl13 — $20.52
6th  PhilDee64 — $15.12
7th  bornTOflirt — $12.42
8th  dionysian — $11.07

It’s a rainbow on the podium with orange, yellow and purple all represented. The leader is Tristan tristiano Chaplin, who was the early pacemaker after taking down the opening leg.

1st  tristiano — 272 points
2nd  PhilNe2Q — 266 points
3rd  mikemixitup — 260 points
4th  Sarannedipity — 248 points
5th  BoatDrink — 231 points
6th  shaolin4aces — 230 points
7th  PhilDee64 — 225 points
8th  balgirl13 — 224 points
9th  dionysian — 213 points
10th  kippery — 204 points
11th  Bagheira1 — 193 points
12th  bornTOflirt — 192 points
13th  2LAMCHOP2 — 190 points
=14th  ChipRead77 — 189 points
=14th  JHobbit1 — 189 points
=16th  stevegw — 186 points
=16th  paul6543 — 186 points
=16th  Touagorimou — 186 points
19th  veg41 — 180 points
20th  lionrampant27 — 179 points

Black Belt Poker has been a hot bed of action of late with iPOPS V showering players in value. It’s not over, though; there are still two events, including tonight’s $50+5 freezeout.

The game is No Limit Hold’em and we’re guaranteeing $40,000. If you want to play then check out the tournament now in the lobby by clicking on the iPOPS V tab.

The series culminates in a $200+15 Main Event on Sunday. Satellites are still running, meaning you could take the lion’s share of a $400,000 guaranteed prize pool for just a few bucks.

There’s also a strong chance of an overlay.

See our promotions page for more information.

This week's other results:

Turbo Takedown (Monday, 20:30) - 18 runners:

1st  S0lution — $81.00
2nd  2LAMCHOP2 — $54.00
3rd  dionysian — $27.00
4th PastiemanCnaC — $18.00

Nifty at Nine (Monday, 21:00) - 31 runners:

1st  WiseOwlBB — 620 Belt Points
2nd  BoraBoraBoy — 434 Belt Points
3rd  dajaroo — 279 Belt Points
4th  paul6543 — 155 Belt Points
5th  tristiano — 62 Belt Points

Samurai Rebuy Satellite (Tuesday, 20:00) - 12 runners:

1st  NPenfold666 — Samurai seat ($250+25)
2nd  Touagorimou
3rd  StilettoMafiosa
4th  nickhem1
5th  S0lution
6th  myteamouse
7th  JHobbit1
8th  PastiemanCnaC
9th  HoltenderCnaC
10th  HammerHorror
11th  russellhansen
12th  lee189fan

‘Newcastle Live’ Orange Belt Freeroll (Wednesday, 19:30) - 23 runners:

1st  tristiano — Newcastle Live (£180+20)
2nd  ourkidsid — Newcastle Live feeder token (£5+0.50)
3rd  cikarang5 — Newcastle Live feeder token (£5+0.50)
4th  2LAMCHOP2 — Newcastle Live feeder token (£5+0.50)

Deepstack Mulligan (Wednesday, 20:30) - 12 runners:

1st  dionysian — $90.00 (100 Belt Points)
2nd  S0lution — $54.00 (30 Belt Points)
3rd  kippery — $36.00 (10 Belt Points)
4th  HoltenderCnaC (5 Belt Points)
5th  worldwarten (10 Belt Points)

Newcastle Live Satellite (Thursday, 20:00) - 11 runners:

1st  TopPairPush — Newcastle Live (£180+20)
2nd  sptlucas99 — £37.50
3rd  habbad — £22.50
4th  worldwarten — £15.00
5th  2LAMCHOP2
6th  eixip50
7th  chrisnufc23
8th  originalcynic
9th  safehouse1
10th  tandy26
11th  wrightliam9

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack (Thursday, 20:00) - 48 runners:

1st  SolarYork — $31.00
2nd  lalaok — $21.00
3rd  vinvgo — $13.50
4th  adelacy — $10.50
5th  wendygee54 — $8.50
6th  Bartukbb — $7.00
7th  cnacandy64 — $6.00
8th  irishleaves — $5.00
9th  1Pedromex — $4.00
10th  Mhavinga — $3.50

“Unbelievable, Jeff!” (Friday, 20:00) - 12 runners:

1st sprinterz — $60.00
2nd nickhem1 — $36.00
3rd slapdash1248 — $24.00 ($48.00)

Click here for a full list of exclusive tournaments.
Previous Reports:
Celebrate Christmas with League XXII
Week 1: A Happy Chappy 
Weel 2: All's Wells That Ends Wells  
Week 3: Purple Patch in Leg 3 Week 4: Running Like a God

iPOPS Stacks Up

If you’ve been feeling the wrath of Lady Luck in this month’s iPOPS then tonight’s event could be the perfect remedy.

At the usual time of 19:00 we’re holding a $100+9 freezeout with a deep-stack structure, giving you more room to manoeuvre and outplay you foes.

In accordance with the rest of the series we’re once again sealing a gargantuan guarantee. This time the prize pool will be set at $80,000, regardless of entrants!

If you fancy a spoon of value in your cup of tea then register now by locating the tournament in the Black Belt Poker cardroom lobby via Scheduled > iPOPS-6H $80K.

Last night we took players to the six-max with a short-handed $30+3 No Limit Hold’em rebuy with a cool $30,000 guaranteed prize pool.

A total of 602 players ambushed the felt, including Black Belt Poker player and MTT pro Martin OMGDannyRudd Malone who finished an incredible second place.

Martin - who came first in last year’s opening $200+15 event for $34,141.28 - picked up a further $6,628.41 in 2013’s winter outing and was just one spot from yet another title.

He wasn’t the only Black Belt Poker casher; NeilLovesToPimp snapped up a tidy $564.12 for 11th, while popthelot and Phobaphobia weren’t too far behind in 27th ($225.64) and 69th ($122.22) respectively.

iPOPS V is quickly drawing to a close, but it’s not too late for you to get your hands dirty. The series culminates in a $200+15 Main Event with a whopping $400,000 guarantee.

If you prefer fewer opponents, however, then tonight at 20:00 you can score a goal bonus in our “Unbelievable, Jeff!” tournament. The buy-in is just $10+1, but if you can correctly predict the first team to score in tomorrow’s 3pm Premiership games then we’ll double any winnings.

Post your team on the official thread in ‘Groups’ to qualify for the promotion

Taking it to the Six-Max

November’s iPOPS is building momentum as we head into the fifth event of the major tournament schedule.

Tonight at 19:00 we’re taking it to the six-max with the first short-handed event of the series. The buy-in will be a mere $30+3 with unlimited rebuys for the first 90 minutes.

We’ve already witnessed overlays in prior events, and tonight could follow suit as we’re guaranteeing an alluring $30,000 prize pool.

If you want to take advantage, then register now via the Black Belt Poker skin under Scheduled > iPOPS-5H $30K GTD.

Last night, a total of 16 Black Belt Poker players tackled the $40+4 rebuy including Blue Belts Jamie StilettoMafiosa Burland and Kevin Kevish47 Williams.

Just two made the cash however: Neil Channing finished in 104th place for $154.05, while fellow sponsored pro David WoodyMcNit Gentry enjoyed a 38th showing for $271.43.

The biggest result this week came from Purple Belt Paul 2LAMCHOP2 Lamomby; he managed a 13th place finish in Tuesday’s $80+8 rebuy for a welcome $1,442.10 payday.

The remainder of the schedule is as follows:

Friday - iPOPS #6H $80,000 GP$100+9 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack Freezeout
Saturday - iPOPS #7H $40,000 GP$50+5 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Sunday - iPOPS #8H $400,000 GP$200+15 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout
If you fall short in tonight's iPOPS event, then don't forget that you can jump into our Newcastle Live satellite at 20:00. For just £25+2.50 you could win a seat worth £180+20. Register now.

See our promotions page for more information.

iPOPS - Overlay Orgy!

The iPOPS (iPoker’s Online Poker Series) returned last night with its major tournament schedule and over a million in guaranteed prize pools.

The opening event of iPOPS V was a $150+10 No Limit Hold’em freezeout with an equally cool $300,000 guarantee and a five-figure payday for the lucky winner.

With just 1,611 hitting ‘register’ our mathematicians at Black Belt Towers calculated a $58,350 overlay - that’s tens of thousands of dollars given away in the very first tournament.

A total of 21 decided to take advantage with Black Belt Poker, including sponsored pros David Gentry, Jerome Bradpiece and 2008 Irish Open Champion Neil Channing.

Members of the community also took a shot such as Craig ChipRead77 McKelvie, Jason Elysiumjay Layland, and Bruce UsainZeus88 Jones.

However it was Blue Belt and former UKIPT Champion Jamie StilettoMafiosa Burland who shone brightest, finishing in 25th place for $1,200.

Also cashing were Martin OMGDannyRudd Malone, Malcolm lionrampant27 Sievwright and Kenneth NPStars1 Johnston in 98th, 154th and 162nd respectively.

The iPOPS doesn’t rest… it’s time to dig deep as we go high-rolling into tonight’s second event of the series.

The buy-in may be $330+20, but the guarantee is an incredible $100,000. If you like big prizes and the chance of another meaty overlay, then this one is for you.

Kick-off is at 19:00. To register simply locate the tournament via the Black Belt Poker lobby under Scheduled > iPOPS-2H $100,000 GP.

See our promotions page for the full schedule.

Running Like a God

The Black Belt Poker League reached its halfway point this week as 52 took the felt to battle it across the virtual felt.

The winner was Purple Belt and multiple WSOP final-tablist Spencer dionysian Lawrence. He pipped Andrew barty1uk Barton who took a token all the way to second.

Sarannedipity couldn’t quite complete the hat-trick of final tables, but BoraBoraBoy was enjoying his second consecutive after making seventh last time around.

1st  dionysian — $83.20
2nd  Barty1uk — $54.60
3rd  BoraBoraBoy — $39.00
4th  JHobbit1 — $26.26
5th  lionrampant27 — $19.76
6th  BoatDrink — $14.56
7th  2LAMCHOP2 — $11.96
8th  shaolin4aces — $10.66

A 17th place finish is enough to see Leg 1 winner Tristan tristiano Chaplin return to his pace-setting ways and sneak back above mikeymixitup with 238 points.

1st  tristiano — 238 points
2nd  Sarannedipity — 224 points
3rd  mikeymixitup — 216 points
4th  BoatDrink — 208 points
5th  PhilNe2Q — 195 points
6th  shaolin4aces — 194 points
7th  Bagheira1 — 181 points
8th  PhilDee64 — 168 points
=9th  2LAMCHOP2 — 165 points
=9th  veg41 — 165 points
11th  baligirl13 — 164 points
12th  dionysian — 162 points
13th  lionrampant27 — 158 points
14th  Touagorimou — 157 points
15th  kippery — 156 points
16th  paul6543 — 155 points
17th  13kendo13 — 151 points
=18th  ChipRead77 — 150 points
=18th  ourkidsid — 150 points
=18th  TeeDeeEye1 — 150 points
=18th  BoraBoraBoy — 150 points

It’s iPOPS month this November with the fifth outing of the series producing some great-value tournaments with huge guarantees.

The mini schedule is done and dusted, but the big guns are on their way starting with a $150+10 freezout tomorrow night at 20:00. Regardless of entrants the prize pool will be a guaranteed $300,000.

There are eight tournaments in total with buy-ins ranging from $30+3 right up to $330+20 and a $200+15 Main Event on Sunday, December 01 with a cool $400,000 guarantee.

We’re guaranteeing over a million in prize pools so if you want to take advantage make sure you check out the lineup in the Black Belt Poker cardroom lobby.

See our promotions page for details.

This week's other results:

Turbo Takedown (Monday, 20:30) - 13 runners:

1st  PastiemanCnaC — $58.50
2nd  eixip50 — $39.00
3rd  stevegw — $19.50
4th  Touagorimou — $13.00

Nifty at Nine (Monday, 21:00) - 27 runners:

1st  dajaroo — 540 Belt Points
2nd  blackbeltkickbox — 378 Belt Points
3rd  HoltenderCnaC — 243 Belt Points
4th  NPStars1 — 135 Belt Points
5th  1894IAIN — 54 Belt Points

'Samurai ‘Showdown’ Orange Belt Freeroll (Wednesday, 19:30) - 28 runners:

1st  TeeDeeEye1 — Samurai seat ($250+25)
2nd  nickhem1 — Samurai satellite token ($30+3)
3rd  HammerHorror — Samurai feeder token ($5+0.50)

Deepstack Mulligan (Wednesday, 20:30) - 12 runners:

1st  NPStars1 — $90.00 (100 Belt Points)
2nd  Touagorimou — $54.00 (90 Belt Points)
3rd  2LAMCHOP2 — $36.00 (20 Belt Points)
4th  HoltenderCnaC (5 Belt Points)
5th  BoraBoraBoy (5 Belt Points)

‘Samurai Showdown’ Purple Belt Freeroll (Thursday, 19:30) - 11 runners:

1st  NPStars — Samurai seat ($250+25)
2nd  scobags2 — Samurai seat ($250+25)

Newcastle Live Satellite (Thursday, 20:00) - 9 runners:

1st  metz222 — Newcastle Live seat (£180+20)
2nd  tandy26 — £17.50
3rd  2LAMCHOP2 — £7.50

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack (Thursday, 20:00) - 47 runners:

1st  AlRawling — $31.00
2nd  coziwant2 — $21.00
3rd  Mo33a — $13.50
4th  Fudgie66cnac — $10.50
5th  cnacandy64 — $8.50
6th  NPenfold666 — $7.00
7th  MForce16 — $6.00
8th  BlackMadonna26 — $5.00
9th  ChewieIsMe — $4.00
10th  LoonzyBBP — $3.50

Click here for a full list of exclusive tournaments.

Previous Reports:
Celebrate Christmas with League XXIIWeek 1: A Happy Chappy 
Weel 2: All's Wells That Ends Wells 
Week 3: Purple Patch in Leg 3

iPOPS V: Mini Buy-Ins; Big Prizes

Many great things come in fives: The Beatles, a bunch of…, boy band 5ive - and now iPOPS [iPoker’s Online Poker Series] has joined that exclusive category with its fifth and latest instalment.

iPOPS V is already underway with its mini tournament schedule, boasting eight affordable tournaments and a cool $180,000 in guaranteed prize pools.

Tournaments include tonight’s $100+10 High-Roller at 19:00, as well as a six-max rebuy on Thursday with a mere $2+0.20 entry fee.

iPOPS truly caters for all bankrolls.

The remaining schedule for the week is as follows:

Monday - iPOPS #3L $40,000 GP
$100+9 Mini High-Roller No Limit Hold'em Freezeout

Tuesday - iPOPS #4L $20,000 GP
$10+1 No Limit Hold'em Rebuy

Wednesday - iPOPS #5L $10,000 GP
$5+0.50 No Limit Hold'em Turbo Rebuy

Thursday - iPOPS #6L $5,000 GP
$2+0.20 No Limit Hold'em Six-Max Rebuy

Friday - iPOPS #7L $25,000 GP
$30+3 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack Freezeout

Saturday - iPOPS #8L $25,000 GP
$30+3 No Limit Hold'em Rebuy

And that’s just for starters...

The major tournament schedule kicks off on Sunday with eight more tournaments and over a million in guaranteed prizes.

The series will conclude on Sunday, December 01 with the $200+15 Main Event in which we’re guaranteeing a whopping $400,000.

To participate in any of these events, simply start up the Black Belt Poker downloadable client and search for iPOPS V in the cardroom lobby.

Satellites for all events are currently running on Black Belt Poker.

See our promotions page for more information.

Purple Patch in Leg 3

It was a purple patch last week for Phil PhilNe2Q Quelch as he left 56 others in a haze to capture the third leg of the Black Belt Poker League.

A Purple Belt in the Belt-Up Rewards System, Phil defeated mikeymixitup heads-up, as well a dogged final table that included last week’s runner-up, Sarannedipity.

Finishing just outside the money were some big names: Leg 1 and 2 winners tristiano and shaolin4aces were 13th and 12th, while 2LAMCHOP2 was the bubble boy in 9th.

1st  PhilNe2Q -- $91.21

2nd  mikeymixitup -- $59.85

3rd  ChipRead77 -- $42.75

4th  nickhem1 -- $28.78

5th  Sarannedipity -- $21.66

6th  thehingster -- $15.96

7th  BoraBoraBoy -- $13.11

8th  aspersmick12 -- $11.68

Strong finishes all around mean it’s virtually neck and neck at the top, with Michael mikeymixitup Martin just a single point ahead of Tristan tristiano Chaplin.

1st  mikeymiitup — 203 points

2nd  tristiano — 202 points

3rd  Sarannedipity — 193 points

4th  PhilNe2Q — 177 points

5th  Bagheira — 166 points

6th  paul654 — 155 points

7th  BoatDrink  — 153 points

8th  ChipRead77 — 147 points

=9th  shaolin4aces — 145 points

=9th  PhilDee64 — 145 points

=11th  Elysiumjay — 137 points

=11th  kippery — 137 points

13th  ourkidsid — 133 points

14th  baligirl13 — 131 points

15th  TheSimian 130 points

16th  Touagorimou 129 points

17th  veg41 — 123 points

18th  habbad — 121 points

=19th  CheckNorris76 — 116 points

=19th  bornTOflirt — 116 points 

Newcastle Live is now just three weeks away. Direct registration is currently available via the Black Belt Poker cardroom under Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > Newcastle Live.

Entry is £180+20 but you can earn your seat for just £5+0.50 by playing one of our feeders, which take place Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 20:00.

Survivors will then advance into our £25+2.50 satellite at 20:00 on Thursday where we’re guaranteeing one seat into the Main Event on December 07-08.

Don’t forget that you can capture a seat for absolutely free by partaking in our Monday tournaments. Win both tonight’s Turbo Takedown (20:30) and the Nifty at Nine (21:00) to secure your path to Newcastle. 

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

This week results:

Turbo Takedown (Monday, 20:30) - 17 runners:

1st  nickhem1 -- $76.50

2nd  flipfone -- $51.00

3rd  PastiemanCnaC -- $25.50

4th  RedKiteBlackBelt -- $17.00

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

1st  stevegw -- 600 Belt Points

2nd  lionrampant27 -- 420 Belt Points

3rd  bluborg316 -- 270 Belt Points

4th  liquidpoker101 -- 150 Belt Points

5th  RedKiteBlackBelt -- 60 Belt Points

'Satellite Sensation' Orange Belt Freeroll (Wednesday, 19:30) - 27 runners:

1st  2LAMCHOP2 — 3 x £25+2.50 freezeout & 1 x £5+0.50 feeder token

2nd  eixip50 — 2 x £25+2.50 freezeout & 1 x £5+0.50 feeder token

3rd  ourkidsid — 1 x £25+2.50 freezeout & 1 x £5+0.50 feeder token

4th  TeeDeeEyes1 — 4 x £5+0.50 feeder tokens

5th  Touagorimou — 3 x £5+0.50 feeder tokens

6th  baligirl13 — 2 x £5+0.50 feeder tokens

7th  NPStars1 — 1 x £5+0.50 feeder token

8th  ChipRead77 — 1 x £5+0.50 feeder token

9th  BoraBoraBoy — 1 x £5+0.50 feeder token 

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

1st  S0lution — $87.75 (50 Belt Points)

2nd  stevegw — $58.50 (30 Belt Points)

3rd  MFCMark000 — $29.25 (10 Belt Points)

4th  NPStars1 — $19.50 (10 Belt Points)

5th  flipfone (10 Belt Points) 

Newcastle Live Satellite (Thursday, 20:00) - 16 runners:

1st  tristiano — Newcastle Live seat (£180+20)

2nd  eixip50 — Newcastle Live seat (£180+20)

3rd  JellyMan13

4th  generalshifty

5th  Barty1uk

6th  ajaybhadresa

7th  touagorimou

8th  originalcynic

9th  RedKiteBlackBelt

10th  WELLHAWARE

11th  Poxylypse

12th  StilettoMafiosa

13th  1894IAIN

14th  worldwarten

15th  2LAMCHOP2

16th  DURA83 

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack (Thursday, 20:00) - 53 runners:

1st  Mor1hei — $31.00

2nd  xxrichwashxx — $21.00

3rd  Fudgie66cnac — $13.50

4th  SolarYorkie74 — $10.50

5th  1mightfold — $8.50

6th  Usttantanoldu — $7.00

7th  donnquay — $6.00

8th  cnacbabs — $5.00

9th  dajaroo — $4.00

10th  RoloRiverDan — $3.50

"Unbelievable, Jeff!" (Friday, 20:00) - 12 runners:

1st  Touagorimou -- $60.00

2nd  flipfone -- $36.00

3rd  dionysian -- $24.00

Score Some Added Value

The Premiership might be taking a rest but it’s full steam ahead for the value train with our weekly “Unbelievable, Jeff!” tournament. 

The match kicks off at 20:00 with a $10+1 admission fee and can be located in the Black Belt Poker lobby via Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > Unbelievable Jeff.

This week we’ve got another goal bonus:

If you can correctly predict the score in England’s international friendly match then we’ll double any cash winnings!

Roy Hodgson and his team are set to take on Chile tonight at 20:05 with the game running parallel to “Unbelievable, Jeff!”

To make your prediction. simply post on the official thread in ‘Groups’ at Blackbeltpoker.com before kick-off.

Whether you’re opting for a 1-1 draw or a 10-0 rout, this is your chance to score with England, so don’t miss out on your chance to net some added value.

Also taking place at 20:00 is our No-Lose Yellow Belt Deepstack with yet another $100 added to the prize pool.

To participate all you have to do is sign up to the cardroom and make a minimum deposit.

The event can be located in Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > Yellow Belt No Lose Deepstack.

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

All's Wells That Ends Wells

Another week, another leg of the Black Belt Poker League, and this time the spoils went to debutant winner Andrew shaolin4aces Wells.

He was the lone survivor of 66 players, including heads-up opponent Saranne Sarannedipity Branter and Yellow Belt Paul paul6543 Romain who's the only player to have featured on both final tables.

After a disappointing 67th finish in Leg 1, victory means shaolin4aces is now back on track and in with a strong shout of finishing the campaign in the prize positions.

1st  shaolin4aces -- $99.00
2nd  sarannedipity -- $66.00
3rd  ourkidsid -- $49.50
4th  BoatDrink -- $33.00
5th  paul6543 -- $24.75
6th  mikemixitup -- $18.15
7th  Bagheira1 -- $14.85
8th  CheckNorris76 -- $13.20
9th  habbad -- $11.55

In the overall standings Leg 1 winner Tristan tristiano Chaplin remains top of the pile, a 10th place bubble spot in Leg 2 keeping him just two points ahead of paul6543 in second.

1st  tristiano -- 157
2nd  paul6543 -- 155
3rd  BoatDrink -- 131
=4th  Elysumjay -- 130
=4th  Saraanedipity -- 130
=6th  mikemixitup -- 129
=6th  Bagheira1 -- 129
8th  checkNorris76 -- 114
9th  Touagorimou -- 108
10th  PhilDee64 -- 106
=11th  TheSimian -- 105
=11th  myteamouse -- 105
13th  habbad -- 104
=14th  lionrampant27 -- 100
=14th  ourkidsid -- 100
16th  shaolin4aces -- 99
17th  PhilNe2Q -- 95
18th  kippery -- 94
19th  sprinters -- 93
=19th  balgirl13 -- 93

Newcastle Live debuts on December 07-08, and satellites are now running weekly at 20:00 every Thursday. £5+0.50 feeders take place at 20:00 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Four players have already secured their seat including Stephen eixip50 Andrews, Jason Elysiumjay Layland and freeroll winners Bob myteamouse Bulman and Ken NPStars1 Johnston.

If you would to buy in directly, then you register now exclusively via the online cardroom at Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > Newcastle Live. Check out our promotions page for more information.

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

Turbo Takedown (Monday, 20:30) - 19 runners:

1st  UliKoko -- $85.50
2nd  tristiano -- $57.00
3rd  flipfone -- $28.50
4th  NPStars1 -- $19.00

Nifty at Nine (Monday, 21:00) - 26 runners:

1st  HoltenderCnaC -- 520 Belt Points
2nd  dajaroo -- 364 Belt Points
3rd  liquidpoker101 -- 234 Belt Points
4th  dionysian -- 130 Belt Points
5th  NPStars1 -- 52 Belt Points

'Slice of the Action' Orange Belt Freeroll (Wednesday, 19:30) - 31 runners:

1st  NPStars1 -- $50 sponsorship
2nd  eixip50 -- $50 sponsorship
3rd  tristiano -- $50 sponsorship
4th  ourkidsid -- $50 sponsorship

Deepstack Mulligan (Wednesday, 20:30) - 12 runners:

1st  2LAMCHOP2 -- $90.00 (100 Belt Points)
2nd  worldwarten -- $54.00 (60 Belt Points)
3rd  stevegw -- $36.00 (10 Belt Points)
4th  HoltenderCnaC (5 Belt Points)
5th  Iceman78Danny (5 Belt Points)

'Spread the Wealth' Purple Belt Freeroll (Thursday, 19:30) - 12 runners:

1st  myteamouse -- High-Roller token ($500+30)
2nd  0LuckBeerLady0 -- 25% share
3rd  NPStars1 -- 10% share
4th  scobags2 -- 5% share
5th  Elysiumjay -- 1.25% share
6th  2LAMCHOP2 -- 1.25% share
7th  cheekyweeguy -- 1.25% share
8th  Touagorimou -- 1.25% share
9th  flipfone -- 1.25% share
10th  jfdiwins -- 1.25% share
11th  dionysian -- 1.25% share
12th worldwarten -- 1.25% share

Newcastle Live Satellite (Thursday, 20:00) - 9 runners:

1st  eixip50 -- Newcastle Live seat (£180+20)
2nd  myteamouse -- $17.50
3rd  DURA83 -- $7.50
4th  Touagorimou
5th  midinitemiss
6th  originalcynic
7th  Hedgeyhayton94
8th  Lefox1978
9th  worldwarten

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack (Thursday, 20:00) - 45 runners:

1st  SolarYork -- $31.00
2nd  lalaok -- $21.00
3rd  RoloRiverDan -- $13.50
4th  BeatTheDonk123 -- $10.50
5th  Barty1uk -- $8.50
6th  1PedroMex -- $7.00
7th  Keith70r -- $6.00
8th  coziwant2 -- $5.00
9th  99Ranny -- $4.00
10th  csl1872 -- $3.50

"Unbelievable, Jeff!" (Friday, 20:00) - 14 runners:

1st  worldwarten -- $45.00
2nd  99Ranny -- $27.00
3rd  NPStars1 -- $18.00

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