iPOPS V - $1.25 Million in Guarantees

There are going to be even more fireworks than normal this year as Black Belt Poker welcome the return of iPOPS [iPoker's Online Poker Series].

Running from November 16 to December 01 iPOPS is a series of online tournaments boasting a sumtuous $1.25 million in guaranteed prize pools.

The series culminates in a $200+15 Main Event on Sunday, December 01 with an incredible $400,000 guarantee. There's also a $330+30 High-Roller on Monday, November 25 with a $100,000 guarantee.

To cater for bankrolls of all sizes we're also hosting a lower tier series of tournaments with buy-ins from as little as $1+0.10, meaning you can become an iPOPS Champion for just a single buck.

Check out our promotions page for the full schedule.

Satellites for iPOPS are now up and running with a plethora of start times and buy-ins. There truly is something for everyone.

Previous iPOPS events have witnessed mammoth overlays, and this season is set to be no different.

If you want to take advantage, then check out the iPOPS tab in the Black Belt Poker cardroom lobby or locate your favoured tournament in Scheduled.

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

A Happy Chappy

The Black Belt Poker League made its long-awaited return last Tuesday with yet another night of high-octane poker.

A total of 74 players lined up at the starting blocks, but it was Tristan tristiano Chaplin who crossed the finishing line in first.

Also joining him on the podium were Nick sprinterz Spiers and Jason Elysiumjay Layland, while reigning Champion Bob myteamouse Bulman settled for 16th.

1st  tristiano -- $111.00
2nd  sprinterz -- $74.00
3rd  Elysiumjay -- $55.50
4th  paul6543 -- $37.00
5th  TheSimian -- $27.75
6th  lionrampant27 -- $20.35
7th  PastiemanCnaC -- $16.65
8th beltdarkjf -- $14.80
9th  generalshifty -- $12.95

This time players are competing for a dip into Neil Channing's Christmas sack with the overall winner receiving first dibs. Prizes range from a box of Quality Street to a desktop computer.

1st  tristiano -- 99 points
2nd  sprinterz -- 91 points
3rd  Elysiumjay -- 87 points
4th  paul6543 -- 83 points
5th  TheSimian -- 80 points
6th  lionrampant27 -- 77 points
7th  PastiemanCnaC -- 74 points
8th beltdarkjf -- 71 points
9th  generalshifty -- 68 points
10th  scousemanc11 -- 66 points

Positions 11-20 won't be left empty-handed; they'll all receive a free Terry's Chocolate Orange for the festive season.

11th  PhilDee64 -- 64 points
12th  Bagheira1 -- 63 points
13th  dajaroo -- 62 points
14th  JHobbit1 -- 61 points
15th  mikeymixitup -- 60 points
16th  myteamouse -- 59 points
17th  Touagorimou -- 58 points
18th  ChipRead77 -- 57 points
19th  BoatDrink -- 56 points
20th  CaptainJack5 -- 55 points

With just one leg in the bag, there's still oodles of time for you get involved and make your mark on the current campaign. Simply locate the tournament in the Black Belt Poker lobby via Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > League XXII.

Each League tournament takes place every Tuesday at 20:30 and costs just $5+0.50 to enter. See our promotions page for more details.

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

Other results:

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

1st  habbad -- $58.50
2nd  PLWashy234 -- $39.00
3rd  UliKoko -- $19.50
4th  worldwarten -- $13.00

Nifty at Nine (Monday, 21:00) - 24 runners:

1st  flipfone -- 500 Belt Points
2nd  dionysian -- 350 Belt Points
3rd  KBV1TALS -- 225 Belt Points
4th  Papasnook -- 125 Belt Points
5th  cikarang5 -- 50 Belt Points

'Merchandise Madness' Orange Belt Freeroll (Wednesday, 19:30) - 24 runners:

1st  sprinters -- Black Belt Poker chip set
2nd  eixip50 -- Black Belt Poker goody bag
3rd  cikarang5 -- Black Belt Poker goody bag
4th  Barty1uk -- Black Belt Poker goody bag

Deepstack Mulligan (Wednesday, 20:30) - 9 runners:

1st  nickhem1 -- $67.50 (50 Belt Points)
2nd  worldwarten -- $40.50 (30 Belt Points)
3rd  NPStars1 -- $27.00 (20 Belt Points)
4th  stevegw (5 Belt Points)
5th  S0lution (5 Belt Points)

Newcastle Live Satellite (Thursday, 20:00) - 7 runners:

1st  Elysiumjay -- Newcastle Live seat (£180+20)
2nd  Touagorimou
3rd  Barty1uk
4th  eixip50
5th  habbad
6th  originalcynic
7th  Hedgeyhayton94

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack (Thursday, 20:00) - 43 runners:

1st  Bartukbb -- $31.00
2nd  7onyB -- $21.00
3rd  Mor1hei -- $13.50
4th  kippery -- $10.50
5th  D0l14hyd3 -- $8.50
6th  BlackMadonna26 -- $7.00
7th  AlbusBB -- $6.00
8th  BeatTheDonk123 -- $5.00
9th  ajb456 -- $4.00
10th  1PedroMex -- $3.50

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

1st  PastiemanCnaC -- $63.00
2nd  sprinterz -- $42.00
3rd  NPStars1 -- $21.00
4th  CaptainJack5 -- $14.00

Previous Reports:

Celebrate Christmas with League XXII

High, Wide & 'Russellhansen'

 
It's time to return to the shadows as Ninja reached its exciting conclusion this weekend with its latest champion crowned.

A total of 57 entered the Main Event battlefield, a $50+5 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout with a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.

A plethora of names from the community donned their hood including Jerome Bradpiece, Green Belt Peter Brown and reigning League Champion Bob Bulman.

However, when the dust had settled and the smoke cleared it was Mark russellhansen Brassington who captured the illustrious title and claimed his throne.

His final opponent was none other than Black Belt Poker co-founder and former Irish Open Champion Neil Channing.

"Mark played a great game," complimented Channing in defeat. "He bashed me up heads-up and deserved to win. Not bad work from a satellite."

Mark earned $912 from a mere $8.80 investment, having emerged as one of seven qualifiers from Saturday's Mega satellite.

Fifth place PLWashy took the same route, while KBV1TALS created $287.85 from dust after winning a Ninja Season Ticket in the League Second Chance SNG.

Ninja was a mini-series of affordable tournaments exclusive to Black Belt Poker. Each tournament was hosted by a Black Belt Poker pro with assassins earning a free seat into Sunday's $50+5 Main Event.

Orange Belt Derek PastiemanCnaC Pascoe took an impressive two scalps, while AlbusBB scooped both the bounty and first prize in Friday's Ninja #5 Omaha event.

Many thanks to everyone who joined the party, but don't forget that the action doesn't end there. Tonight at 19:30 is the opening leg of League XXII with entry available via Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > League XXII.

Ninja Main Event:

1st  russellhansen -- $912.00
2nd  NeilChanning -- $598.50
3rd  HoltenederCnaC -- $427.50
4th  KBV1TALS -- $287.85
5th  PLWashy234 -- $216.60
6th  bornTOflirt -- $159.60
7th  lionrampant27 -- $131.10
8th  2napkins -- $116.85

Ninja #1:

1st  BoraBoraBoy -- $179.20
2nd  JimmyTheBhoy -- $117.60
3rd  raffelite -- $84.00
4th  0LuckBeerLady0 -- $56.56
5th  WiseOwlBB -- $42.56
6th  ourkidsid -- $31.36
7th  S0lution -- $25.76
8th  Touagorimou -- $22.96

Ninja #2:

1st  Phobaphobia -- $349.80
2nd  HammerHorror -- $222.60
3rd  S0lution -- $153.70
4th  Elysiumjay -- $116.60
5th  nickhem1 -- $84.80
6th  TheSimian -- $58.30
7th  beltdarkjf -- $37.10
8th  BoraBoraBoy -- $37.10

Ninja #3:

1st  bas2604 -- $257.27
2nd  PhilNe2Q -- $165.37
3rd  PastiemanCnaC -- $110.25
4th  jfdiwins -- $73.50
5th  Touagorimou -- $55.12
6th  AlbusBB -- $40.42
7th  UliKoko -- $33.07

Ninja #4:

1st  GrumpyNemo -- $84.81
2nd  AlbusBB -- $55.65
3rd  lionrampant27 -- $39.75
4th  PastiemanCnaC -- $26.76
5th  39477880 -- $20.14
6th  2LAMCHOP2 -- $14.84
7th  tristiano -- $12.19
8th  LegendKing1 -- $10.86

Ninja #5:

1st  AlbusBB -- $123.96
2nd  UliKoko -- $83.75
3rd  reffelite -- $50.25
4th  13kendo13 -- $33.50
5th  S0lution -- $25.12
6th  tandy26 -- $18.42

Bounty Winners:

Ninja #1: Touagorimou
Ninja #2: PastiemanCnaC
Ninja #3: scousemanc11
Ninja #4: PastiemanCnaC
Ninja #5: AlbusBB

Toon Time for Black Belt Live

Pop on you woolly jumper and fill up a thermos flask; Black Belt Poker are heading north for the winter with our latest live extravaganza.

This December 07-08 will see players ambush the popular Aspers Casino for the inaugural Newcastle Live and another weekend of poker festivity.

The Main Event will be a £180+20 Hold'em Freezeout with a 15,000 starting stack and 40-minute clock, meaning players can enjoy a deep-stacked tournament at an affordable price.

Registration is available exclusively via the Black Belt Poker cardroom at Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > Newcastle Live.

If you don't already have an account, then opening one is easy: simply click here to download the client and follow the step-by-step process provided.

To cater for bankrolls of all sizes we're hosting a weekly £25+2.50 satellite every Thursday at 20:00. There will also be £5+0.50 feeders on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

"I'm delighted to finally be bringing our events into the North of England," commented Neil Channing. "I'm looking forward to seeing a lot of new faces and introducing them to the fun and friendly atmosphere of a Black Belt Live event.

"The weather might be cold" he continued, "but if there's one thing you're guaranteed in Newcastle it's a warm reception… not to mention a big bar bill and a sore head in the morning!

At our last event 40-year-old sales director Nik Stylianou bested a field of 287 to capture the title. This time it could be you taking the throne.

So don't waste your time sitting in sleazy snack bars and sucking' sickly sausage rolls; register now and join us at Aspers for the first ever Newcastle Live.

Check out our promotions page for further details.

Celebrate Christmas with League XXII

Black Belt Poker are getting into the festive spirit early this year and adding a little tinsel and a few baubles to our latest League event.

To celebrate the 22nd League we're inviting you down to the Black Belt Poker grotto to dip into Neil Channing's Christmas sack and grab yourself a free gift.

For League XXII there will be nine eclectic prizes on offer ranging from a traditional box of Quality Street to a brand spanking new high-definition Kindle Fire.

For the first time ever, you'll get to choose which prize you want with the Champion receiving first dibs, then the runner-up, and so on until the sack is empty.

The contents of Channing's sack are as follows:

James Bond DVD Boxset
Socks
Black Belt Poker League XXIII season ticket
Grand Theft Auto V video game
Sesame Street Tickle Time Elmo
Kindle Fire HD
Box of Quality Street
Monopoly Board Game
Apple iPod Shuffle

As well as the aforementioned treasures, we're also inviting one player to gamble on our special prize: a fancy, badass desktop computer with monitor and speakers.

To win the star prize, you'll have to defeat the Black Belt Poker pros in an online six-max Sit 'N' Go. Win and you'll be playing Black Belt Poker on a shiny, new desktop; lose, and you go home with nothing.

If that's not enough for you to feast on, then the top 10 will receive a complimentary 100 Belt Points while anyone who finishes in positions 11 to 20 will get to feed their sweet tooth with a Terry's Chocolate Orange.

If you can't make all the legs, then don't worry as all individual winners will be invited to compete for a Black Belt Poker tournament goodie bag in our Second Chance SNG, meaning even if you only play one event, you can still win a prize.

For those who can make all eight legs, you'll be rewarded with an additional 150 Belt Points credited into your account. That's extra value just for turning up, regardless of your final position in the standings.

League XXII will run over eight legs with tournaments taking place every Tuesday at 19:30. Each event can be located in the cardroom lobby under Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments and costs just $5+0.50 to enter.

The first leg will take place this Tuesday, October 29.

Tokens are available in the Store for the price of 165 Spending Points. If you're a new player then opening an account is easy: simply click here and follow the step-by-step process provided.Last time Bob 'myteamouse' Bulman won his second title and a free pass into every single Ninja event. This time - as the giant finger would say - it could be you...

See our promotions page for more information.

Hoist a Host in Ninja III

 
Like a hooded mercenary lurking patiently in the shadows, Ninja is coiled and ready for action as we kick off Black Belt Poker's exclusive mini-series.

Ninja Week will serve up six exciting tournaments including an Omaha rebuy and a Hold'em bounty. What's more: buy-ins start from just $5+0.50!

Check our our promotions page to view the complete schedule.

The first tournament takes place tonight at 20:00, and will be a $10+1 No Limit Hold'em freezeout with a 2,000 starting stack and 10-minute clock.

To enter, all you have to do is locate the event in Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > Ninja #1 and hit 'register'.

Alternatively, you can purchase a token from the Black Belt Poker Store in exchange for Spending Points earned through our Belt-Up Rewards system.

If you don't already have an account, then setting one up is easy: simply click here to download the client and follow the step-by-step process provided.

As added value, each Ninja event will feature a special host with their assassin earning free entry into Sunday's $50+5 Main Event.

Tonight's opening bounty will be Brown Belt Jerome 'GONGONONGO' Bradpiece, who boasts $854,208 in live tournament winnings including a GUKPT title and WPT runner-up finish.

The lineup for the rest of the week is as follows.

Ninja #2           Neil 'NeilChanning' Channing
Ninja #3           Kevin 'Kevish47' Williams
Ninja #4           Jamie 'StilettoMafiosa' Burland
Ninja #5           T.B.C.

Ninja is a great chance to compete against both amateurs and pros alike, and enjoy the friendly atmosphere of a Black Belt Poker event for an affordable price.

And remember, if you manage to hoist a host, then you'll be competing for a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool in Sunday's Main Event.

Green Belt Spreads the Wealth

This Monday seven Black Belt Poker players turned a profit without having to turn on their computer or click their mouse.

It started last Thursday, as Purple and Green Belts locked horns for the latest value-added freeroll: Spread the Wealth.

The winner was Green Belt Chris jfdiwins Nichol, who earned himself free entry into the $500+30 High-Roller.

Meanwhile, every single other contestant received a share of his action with second place Peter Touagorimou Brown picking up 50 percent.

"I was actually pleased when Chris beat me heads-up," beamed Peter in the aftermath, "as I always fancied he would do well in the High-Roller."

Peter's predictions were justified as Chris finished in seventh place for $1,870.

As a result, players received the following amounts:

1st  jfdiwins -- $935.00 (50 percent share)
2nd  Touagorimou -- $467.50 (25 percent share)
3rd  2LAMCHOP2 -- $187.00 (10 percent share)
4th  Papasnook -- $93.50 (5 percent share)
5th  Elysiumjay -- $46.75 (2.5 percent share)
6th  0LuckBeerLady0 -- $46.75 (2.5 percent share)
7th  NPStars1 -- $46.75 (2.5 percent share)
8th  cheekyweeguy -- $46.75 (2.5 percent share)

A 44-year old amateur from Lancashire, Chris has been a mainstay Green Belt for over a year, and is one of the most promising talents on Black Belt Poker with several impressive results to his name.

He's also just become one of the most popular members of the community.

'Spread the Wealth' is one of several Purple Belt Freerolls that take place every two weeks, exclusive to Purple and Green Belts.

If you would like to take advantage of the value on offer, then all you have to do is reach Purple Belt (1,500 Belt Points) and you can join the party.

'Spread the Wealth' returns next month on November 07, so if you would like the chance to win money for nothing, then make sure you reach Purple by November 01.

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

See our promotions page for more information.

Play Ninja for Just One Dollar

Get ready to polish your shuriken and slice up the Ninja buy-ins as we introduce a week of satellite sunshine.

Starting tonight at 19:30 we're hosting two satellites every day with each satellite corresponding with the following week's Ninja event.

Satellites will be available from as little as $1+0.10, meaning you can get involved in Black Belt Poker's exclusive online poker series for just a single buck!

The schedule is as follows:

Monday, October 21 (19:30 & 20:30)
$2+0.20 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout (into Ninja #1)

Tuesday, October 22 (19:30 & 20:30)
$4+0.40 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout (into Ninja #2)

Wednesday, October 23 (19:30 & 20:30)
$3+0.30 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout (into Ninja #3)

Thursday, October 24 (19:30 & 20:30)
$2+0.20 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout (into Ninja #4)

Friday, October 25 (19:30 & 20:30)
$1+0.10 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout (into Ninja #5)

Saturday, October 26 (19:30 & 20:30)
$2+0.20 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout (into Mega)

Tomorrow at 20:00 there will also be a satellite into the Main Event. The buy-in is just $3 with unlimited rebuys for the first 60 minutes and one seat guaranteed.

To play, simply locate the satellites in the Black Belt Poker lobby under Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments.

If you don't already have an account, then opening one is easy: click here to download the poker client and follow the step-by-step process provided.

Ninja III is a series of fun, yet competitive tournaments exclusive to Black Belt Poker and running from October 21-27.

There are six events in total, kicking off with a $10+1 No Limit Hold'em freezeout and culminating in the $50+5 Main Event with a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.

So don't miss out; make sure you earn your route into Ninja by ambushing our many satellites and taking advantage of the many opportunities on offer.

See our promotions page for more details.

Cold Call a Belt Freeze

October sees the birth of a brand new feature on Black Belt Poker: Belt Freeze.

We understand that players have downtime due to various factors, so for the first time ever we're given you the opportunity to purchase Belt Maintenance.

This means that if you're running bad, jetting off on holiday, or simply want to take a break from the tables, you can do so without the risk of losing your Belt.

With a Belt Freeze, you'll be able to hold onto your Belt for another month regardless of Belt Points, and any points earned during the month of purchase will carry over to the following month.

What's more, you'll still remain eligible for all the rewards and benefits of your frozen Belt Level.

To order your Belt Freeze, simply log in to your community account and select the Belt Freeze that corresponds to your current Belt from the 'Merchandise' section of the Store.

A Belt Freeze costs 50% of your maintenance target. For example, if you are Purple Belt, and don't think you can reach the 1,500 Belt Points required for Belt maintenance but would like to remain at your current Belt level, then you can purchase a Belt Freeze for 750 Spending Points.

We'll then manually maintain your Belt on the first of the month.

So, there's no need to leave yourself out in the cold by dropping down a Belt; order a Belt Freeze and guarantee yourself another month of poker fun and frolics. 

After all, a cold deck doesn't always have to be bad...

Please see our promotions page for more information.

Bulman Locks Up League XXI

Earlier this week Purple Belt Bob myteamouse Bulman became League Champion, collecting his second title and a Season Ticket into the upcoming Ninja.

Having triumphed in League XI two years ago, myteamouse joins an elite group of two-time victors that also includes werrrrd, JHobbit1 and bornTOflirt.

Consequently, myteamouse will be playing every single Ninja event for free. Meanwhile, 26 other seats were given out to the other players who finished in the top 20.

Ninja III takes place on October 21-27 and features six affordable events, culminating in a $50+5 Main Event with a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.

A second consecutive fifth place finish was enough to seal the deal for myteamouse, who finished 26 points ahead of runner-up Steve HoltenderCnaC Udell.

The final leg saw Karl KBV1TALS Briggs top a field of 51 for an $81.61 first prize. This elevated him into the top 20 where he finished in 15th place.

1st  KBV1TALS -- $81.61
2nd  mavperth -- $53.55
3rd  CheckNorris76 -- $38.25
4th  HoltenderCnaC -- $25.75
5th  myteamouse -- $19.38
6th  CareybearBBP -- $14.28
7th  TheSimian -- $11.73
8th  flipfone -- $10.45

A total of 116 players competed in League XXI. The top four was a Belt rainbow with Purple, Orange, Yellow and Green all represented.

1st  myteamouse -- Ninja Season Ticket & Personalised Hoodie (469 points)
2nd  HoltenderCnaC -- Entry into Ninja events #1, #2, #3, #4 & #6 (443 points)
3rd  JHobbit1 -- Entry into Ninja events #2, #3 & #6 (407 points)
4th  Touagorimou -- Entry into Ninja events #2 & #6 (398 points)
5th  mavperth -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (395 points)
6th  1894IAIN -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (389 points)
7th  CheckNorris -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (371 points)
=8th  Papasnook -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (368 points)
=8th  TheSimian -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (368 points)
10th  BoraBoraBoy -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (364 points)
11th  WiseOwlBB -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (360 points)
12th  ourkidsid -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (356 points)
13th  liquidpoker101 -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (349 points)
14th  eixip50 -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (344 points)
15th  KBV1TALS -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (329 points)
16th  ChipRead77 -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (326 points)
17th  insider66666 -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (317 points)
=18th  Barty1uk -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (314 points)
=18th  CareybearBBP -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (314 points)
20th  nickhem1 -- Entry into Ninja event #6 (311 points)

The next League will kick off on Tuesday, October 15 at the usual time of 19:30. But before then, be sure to check out our Ninja satellite next Tuesday at 20:30.

The buy-in is just $3+0.30 with unlimited rebuys for the first hour, and one seat guaranteed into the Ninja Main Event.

Other results:

Turbo Takedown (Monday, 20:30) - 14 runners:

1st  JosseWales -- $63.00
2nd  UliKoko -- $42.00
3rd  1894IAIN -- $21.00
4th  flipfone -- $14.00

Nifty at Nine (Monday, 21:00) - 24 runners:

1st  liquidpoker101 -- 500 Belt Points
2nd  cikarang5 -- 350 Belt Points
3rd  1894IAIN -- 225 Belt Points
4th  eixip50 -- 125 Belt Points
5th  LillJem -- 50 Belt Points

'The Season Ticket Giveaway' Orange Belt Freeroll (Wednesday, 19:30) - 29 runners:

1st  aaarggghhh -- Full League Season
2nd  UliKoko -- 7 League Matches
3rd  cikarang5 -- 6 League Matches
4th  thehingster -- 5 League Matches
5th  S0lution -- 4 League Matches
6th  dionysian -- 3 League Matches
7th  worldwarten -- 2 League Matches
8th  themackem1968 -- 1 League Match

Deepstack Mulligan (Wednesday, 20:30) - 16 runners:

1st  liquidpoker101 -- $108.00 (50 Belt Points)
2nd  worldwarten -- $72.00 (30 Belt Points)
3rd  2LAMCHOP2 -- $36.00 (20 Belt Points)
4th  nickhem1 -- $24.00 (5 Belt Points)
5th  dionysian (5 Belt Points)

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack (Thursday, 20:00) - 43 runners:

1st  Bartukbb -- $31.00
2nd  7onyB -- $21.00
3rd  Mor1hei -- $13.50
4th  kippery -- $10.50
5th  D0l14hyd3 -- $8.50
6th  BlackMadonna26 -- $7.00
7th  AlbusBB -- $6.00
8th  BeatTheDonk123 -- $5.00
9th  ajb456 -- $4.00
10th  1PedroMex -- $3.50

Deepstack Mulligan satellite (Thursday, 21:00) - 5 runners:

1st  NPStars1 -- Deepstack Mulligan seat ($15+1.50)
2nd  PastiemanCnaC
3rd  Touagorimou
4th  CareybearBBP
5th  worldwarten


Previous Reports:

The League Goes Ninja
Week 1 - Simple For SimonWeek 2 - Meaty Win for 'Veg41'
Week 3 - 'Forgot 2piknik' Remembers to Win Leg 3
Week 4 - Not a Hab-Bad Day for ThompsonWeek 5 - Great Scott! 'Aspersmick' Wins Leg 5
Week 6 - 'Liquidpoker' Makes a Splash
Week 7 - Craig Tops the List

Craig Tops the List

The Black Belt Poker League witnessed its penultimate leg of the season this Tuesday as 57 hopefuls took to the cyber felt.

The final table produced a fresh lineup, but one that included three former Champions, one of whom took top honours.

The top dog of League XIV, Craig ChipRead77 McKelvie rekindled that form with a first place finish, overcoming second place Iain 1984IAIN Brassell for a $91.21 prize.

Meanwhile, poor BoraBoraBoy felt the unwanted splash of the bubble in 9th and last week's sole survivor, David liquidpoker101 Manders, crashed out in 32nd.

1st  ChipRead77 -- $91.21
2nd  1894IAIN -- $59.85
3rd  bornTOflirt -- $42.75
4th  TheSimian -- $28.78
5th  myteamouse -- $21.66
6th  Barty1uk -- $15.96
7th  Papasnook -- $13.11
8th  JosseWales -- $11.68

With just one leg remaining, it's turned into a three-horse race with former League Champion Bob myteamouse Bulman leading the way after a fifth place finish.

A 21st for JHobbit1 means he slots into second place, while last week's leader HoltenderCnaC has dropped to third after stumbling in 38th.

1st  myteamouse -- 412 points
2nd  JHobbit1 -- 386 points
3rd  HoltenderCnaC -- 383 points
4th  Touagorimou -- 366 points
5th  BoraBoraBoy -- 359 points
6th  1894IAIN -- 352 points
7th  liquidpoker101 -- 346 points
8th  ourkidsid -- 336 points
=9th  mavperth -- 327 points
=9th  Papasnook -- 327 points
11th  ChipRead77 -- 322 points
=12th  TheSimian -- 317 points
=12th  WiseOwlBB -- 317 points
14th  eixip50 -- 309 points
=15th  Barty1uk -- 307 points
=15th  CheckNorris -- 307 points
17th  lionrampant27 -- 300 points
18th  2LAMCHOP2 -- 297 points
19th  nickhem1 -- 289 points
20th  insider66666 -- 284 points

October's set to be another exciting month at Black Belt Poker, starting with Monkey Magic on October 03. If you're Orange Belt or above, then all you have to do is hold onto your Belt for October and you'll get to compete for $500 in online tournament entries.

A bit further along is Ninja III, an exclusive online mini-series culminating in a $50+5 Main Event. The opening event is a $10+1 freezeout kicking off on Monday, October 21.

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

Unbelievable Jeff (Friday, 20:00) - 16 runners:

1st  generalshifty -- $72.00
2nd  99Ranny -- $48.00
3rd  Splinterboy82
4th  flipfone -- $16.00 ($32.00)

Turbo Takedown (Monday, 20:30) - 11 runners:

1st  PastiemanCnaC -- $55.00
2nd  dionysian -- $33.00
3rd  NPStars1 -- $22.00

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

1st  HammerHorror -- 500 Belt Points
2nd  habbad -- 350 Belt Points
3rd  WiseOwlBB -- 225 Belt Points
4th  dionysian -- 125 Belt Points
5th  Elysiumjay -- 50 Belt Points

'Mental Mayhem' Orange Belt Freeroll* (Wednesday, 19:30) - 28 runners:

1st  LegendKing1 -- 1-to-1 with Jared Tendler
2nd  7onyB -- Book: Mental Game of Poker 2
3rd  Touagorimou -- Book: Mental Game of Poker 2
4th  jfdiwins -- Stress Ball
5th  S0lution -- Stress Ball

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

1st  2LAMCHOP2 -- $18.75 (100 Belt Points)
2nd  Touagorimou -- $58.50 (60 Belt Points)
3rd  veg41 -- $29.25 (10 Belt Points)
4th  worldwarten -- $19.50 (5 Belt Points)
5th  nickhem1 (5 Belt Points)

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack (Thursday, 20:00) - 44 runners:1st  losbert40 -- $31.00
2nd  Usttantanoldu -- $21.00
3rd  ajb456 -- $13.50
4th  1mightfold -- $10.50
5th  BlackyTen -- $8.50
6th  Barty1uk -- $7.00
7th  Wally19 -- $6.00
8th  shaolin4aces -- $5.00
9th  BlackCB -- $4.00
10th  elijah66 -- $3.50

Turbo Takedown satellite (Thursday, 20:30) - 5 runners:

1st  Touagorimou -- Turbo Takedown seat ($10+1)
2nd  stevegw
3rd  2LAMCHOP2
4th  1mightfold
5th  kippery

Deepstack Mulligan satellite (Thursday, 21:00) - 4 runners:

1st  2LAMCHOP2 -- Deepstack Mulligan seat ($15+1.50)
2nd  stevegw
3rd  Touagorimou
4th  kippery


Previous Reports:

The League Goes Ninja
Week 1 - Simple For SimonWeek 2 - Meaty Win for 'Veg41'
Week 3 - 'Forgot 2piknik' Remembers to Win Leg 3
Week 4 - Not a Hab-Bad Day for ThompsonWeek 5 - Great Scott! 'Aspersmick' Wins Leg 5
Week 6 - 'Liquidpoker' Makes a Splash

'Liquidpoker101' Makes a Splash

This week David liquidpoker101 Manders hit them for six by winning his first ever League event.

Leg 6 was met by 58 participants; all the usual suspects were present, yet aspersmick12 was missing, presumed lost, passing like a ghost in the night having triumphed the week prior.

Nevertheless, the final table was rather star-studded, with Adam JHobbit1 Saunders and Lord of the Samurai Ken NPStars1 Johnston completing the podium.

1st  liquidpoker101 -- $92.80
2nd  JHobbit1 -- $60.90
3rd  NPStars1 -- $43.50
4th  My3igBlind -- $29.29
5th  bas2604 -- $22.04
6th  shaolin4aces -- $16.24
7th  mavperth -- $13.34
8th  scousemanc11 -- $11.89

With the final table boasting a fresh lineup from Leg 5, it's of no surprise that the overall standings are tighter than a violin string with HoltenderCnaC just about holding onto the top spot by 14 points.

Breathing down his neck like a starved alligator are former Champions JHobbit1 and myteamouse, both on 349 points with the former vying for an unprecedented third title.

1st  HoltenderCnaC -- 363 points
=2nd  JHobbit1 -- 349 points
=2nd  myteamouse -- 349 points
4th  Touagorimou -- 324 points
5th  liquidpoker101 -- 320 points
6th  BoraBoraBoy -- 308 points
7th  ourkidsid -- 304 points
=8th  mavperth -- 292 points
=8th  eixip50 -- 292 points
10th  2LAMCHOP2 -- 281 points
=11th  1894IAIN -- 278 points
=11th  WiseOwlBB -- 278 points
13th  nickhem1 -- 277 points
14th  Papasnook -- 270 points
15th  CheckNorris -- 267 points
16th  LillJem -- 263 points
17th  lionrampant27 -- 253 points
18th  mikeymixitup -- 252 points
=19th  veg41 -- 251 points
=19th  TheSimian -- 251 points

Despite liquidpoker101's success, the star of the week was undoubtedly Kevin S0lution Birt who won both the Turbo Takedown and Nifty at Nine events to earn a bonus Ninja Season Ticket.

If that wasn't impressive enough, he proceeded to capture a second Season Ticket courtesy of the Orange Belt Freeroll, which marked S0lution's third consecutive tournament victory.

If you think you've got what it takes to echo his achievement, then make sure you join us this Monday from 20:30. If you can top both events, you'll receive free entry into every single Ninja event.

But before then, be sure to check out tonight's returning Unbelievable, Jeff! event.

The buy-in is $10+1 with Black Belt Poker doubling the winnings of any player who correctly predicts the first team to score in tomorrow's 3pm Premiership fixtures.
To make your prediction, simply post on the official thread on the boards at Blackbeltpoker.com before kick-off (20:00).

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

Results from this week:

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

1st  S0lution -- $76.50
2nd  nickhem1 -- $51.00
3rd  StilettoMafiosa -- $25.50
4th  LastShotLobotomy -- $17.00

Nifty at Nine (Monday, 21:00) - 25 runners:1st  S0lution -- 500 Belt Points
2nd  ChipRead77 -- 350 Belt Points
3rd  Mrdroodle -- 225 Belt Points
4th  PastiemanCnaC -- 125 Belt Points
5th  Elysiumjay -- 50 Belt Points

'Ninja Nuttiness' Orange Belt Freeroll* (Wednesday, 19:30) - 31 runners:

1st  S0lution -- Ninja Season Ticket
2nd  Ourkid888 -- Entry into Ninja Event #6 ($50+5)
3rd  flipfone -- Entry into Ninja Event #6 ($50+5)
4th  cheekyweeguy -- Entry into Ninja Event #2 ($20+2)
5th  dionysian -- Entry into Ninja Event #3 ($15+1.50)
6th  habbad -- Entry into Ninja Event #1 ($10+1)
7th  ourkidsid -- Entry into Ninja Event #4 ($7+1)
8th  Sarannedipity -- Entry into Ninja Event #5 ($5+0.50)
9th  sceaga2 -- Entry into Ninja Event #5 ($5+0.50)

Deepstack Mulligan (Wednesday, 20:30) - 16 runners:1st  aspersmick12 -- $108.00 (50 Belt Points)
2nd  dionysian -- $72.00 (30 Belt Points)
3rd  veg41 -- $36.00 (10 Belt Points)
4th  2LAMCHOP2 -- $24.00 (10 Belt Points)
5th  stevegw (5 Belt Points)

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack (Thursday, 20:00) - 43 runners:

1st  AlbusBB -- $31.00
2nd  Darkneo01 -- $21.00
3rd  PastiemanCnaC -- $13.50
4th  scousemanc11 -- $10.50
5th  bluborg316 -- $8.50
6th  Wally19 -- $7.00
7th  JimmyTheBhoy -- $6.00
8th  elijah66 -- $5.00
9th  losbert40 -- $4.00
10th  xxrichwashxx -- $3.50


Previous Reports:

The League Goes Ninja
Week 1 - Simple For SimonWeek 2 - Meaty Win for 'Veg41'
Week 3 - 'Forgot 2piknik' Remembers to Win Leg 3
Week 4 - Not a Hab-Bad Day for ThompsonWeek 5 - Great Scott! 'Aspersmick' Wins Leg 5

British Poker Awards: Vote Black Belt Poker

Polish your best shoes and spin your dickie bow... the British Poker Awards are back.

Celebrating their fourth consecutive year, the BPA (in conjunction with Bluff Europe Magazine) will once again be honouring poker's finest soldiers, from the tournament maestros to the cash stalwarts.

For the 2013 outing, Black Belt Poker boast five nominations.

A permanent fixture in any awards ceremony, 2008 Irish Open Champion Neil Channing has snuck his way into no fewer than three categories: Best Blogger, Best Social Media User and Poker Personality of the Year.

Although defending Champion of the blogging crown, the personality title inexplicably eluded him last year, but I can assure you that in the last 12 months Neil has come on in leaps and bounds and is now more scintillating than ever.

2012 APT Player of the Year Sam Razavi, meanwhile, will be giving him a run for his money as he joins him in the personality and social media brackets. With his musical outbursts and repertoire of catchphrases, he could be the dark horse of the bunch.

If you would like to see either of our Black Belts reach the finishing line before the competition, then casting your vote is easy: simply go to thebritishpokerawards.com and tick the relevant boxes.

Once you've submitted your vote, then you'll be thrown into a free draw in which five lucky voters will win a free subscription to Bluff Europe Magazine.

This means you'll get to read my column every single month!

It's been a while since Black Belt Poker prised open the trophy cabinet, so if you'd like to see our staff running the duster through some silverware, then vote now.

Great Scott! 'Aspersmick12' Wins Leg 5

This week's Black Belt Poker League was swamped with familiar names, but it was a fresh face who captured the fifth leg.

Out of the 62 participants it was Michael aspersmick12 Scott who witnessed the congratulatory pop-up, netting $93.00 and a spinning logo for his troubles.

Two players appear to have stayed in their seat from last week: HoltenderCnaC improved on his fourth place by one notch, while BoraBoraBoy followed up his seventh with an eighth place finish this time around.

1st  aspersmick12 -- $93.00
2nd  veg41 -- $62.00
3rd  HoltenderCnaC -- $46.50
4th  CheckNorris76 -- $31.00
5th  BoatDrink -- $23.25
6th  mikeymixitup -- $17.05
7th  Papasnook -- $13.95
8th  BoraBoraBoy -- $12.40
9th  ourkidsid -- $10.85

It's like a Fruit Pastilles lolly in the standings with players of all colours dominating the top 10. A second consecutive final table means HoltenderCnaC is the new leader, while ninth place ourkidsid moves up from fifth to third.

A quick glance at the rest of the competition suggests this may be the tightest League to date, with just 23 points separating positions seventh to twentieth.

1st  HoltenderCnaC -- 317 points
2nd  myteamouse -- 308 points
3rd  ourkidsid -- 294 points
4th  BoraBoraBoy -- 282 points
5th  Touagorimou -- 277 points
6th  JHobbit1 -- 274 points
7th  lionrampant27 -- 250 points
8th  CheckNorris76 -- 249 points
9th  1894IAIN -- 244 points
10th  eixip50 -- 242 points
11th  nickhem1 -- 240 points
12th  veg41 -- 239 points
=13th  WiseOwlBB -- 238 points
=13th  Barty1uk -- 238 points
15th  liquidpoker101 -- 237 points
16th  2LAMCHOP2 -- 236 points
17th  LillJem -- 235 points
18th  mavperth -- 234 points
19th  mikeymixitup -- 231 points
20th  Papasnook -- 227 points

Don't forget that Ninja is heading your way this October 21-27 with another series of six eclectic tournaments. Buy-ins range from $5+0.50 right up the $50+5 Main Event.

Every Monday we're giving you the chance to win free entry into every single Ninja event. If you can win both the Turbo Takedown and Nifty at Nine tournaments, you'll receive a Ninja Season Ticket.

Two players have already come close, but no cigar: Takedown winners S0lution and most recently Touagorimou both finished third in the Nifty later in the night.

Next week, you could go that little bit further and pick up our exclusive bonus.

See our promotions page for the full schedule.

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

Results from this week:

Turbo Takedown (Monday, 20:30) - 15 runners:

1st  Touagorimou -- $67.50
2nd  TheZartog -- $45.00
3rd  dionysian -- $22.50
4th  HoltenderCnaC -- $15.00

Nifty at Nine (Monday, 21:00) - 24 runners:

1st  lionrampant27 -- 500 Belt Points
2nd  WiseOwlBB -- 350 Belt Points
3rd  Touagorimou -- 225 Belt Points
4th  dionysian -- 125 Belt Points
5th  1894IAIN -- 50 Belt Points

'Taste of Paradise' Orange Belt Freeroll* (Wednesday, 19:30) - 28 runners:

1st  TeeDeeEye1 -- 3 x $7.44+0.70 Bounty tokens
2nd  Ourkid888 -- DVD: Dog The Bounty Hunter
3rd  dionysian -- Book: Mutiny on the Bounty
4th  S0lution -- Bounty Kitchen Roll
5th  wendygee54 -- Bounty Chocolate Bars
* $5 bounties on every participant.

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

1st  flipfone -- $90.00 (100 Belt Points)
2nd  Touagorimou -- $54.00 (60 Belt Points)
3rd  woldwarten -- $36.00 (10 Belt Points)
4th  veg41 (5 Belt Points)
5th  2LAMCHOP2 (10 Belt Points)

'Going Live' Purple Belt Freeroll (Thursday, 19:30) - 11 runners:

1st  NPStars1 -- Black Belt Live Main Event seat (£180+20)
2nd  papasnook -- Black Belt Live Main Event seat (£180+20)

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack (Thursday, 20:00) - 40 runners:

1st  BoraBoraBoy -- $31.00
2nd  aspersmick12 -- $21.00
3rd  ajb456 -- $13.50
4th  BlackCB -- $10.50
5th  D0l14hyd3 -- $8.50
6th  Wally19 -- $7.00
7th  coziwant2 -- $6.00
8th  Barty1uk -- $5.00
9th  insider66666 -- $4.00
10th  ROBCATLIN -- $3.50

Turbo Takedown Satellite (Thursday, 20:30) - 5 runners:

1st  ourkidsid -- Turbo Takedown seat ($10+1)
2nd  stevegw
3rd  Touagorimou
4th  HoltenderCnaC
5th  goneflushfishing

Deepstack Mulligan Satellite (Thursday, 21:00) - 4 runners:

1st  stevegw -- Deepstack Mulligan seat ($15+1.50)
2nd  Touagorimou
3rd  goneflushfishing
4th  HoltenerCnaC

Previous Reports:

The League Goes Ninja
Week 1 - Simple For SimonWeek 2 - Meaty Win for 'Veg41'
Week 3 - 'Forgot 2piknik' Remembers to Win Leg 3
Not a Hab-Bad Day for Thompson

Not a Hab-Bad Day for Thompson

 
Tuesday's Black Belt Poker League was as hotly contested as usual as Tom habbad Thompson took top honours ahead of Simon TheSimian Herrick.

The 67 participants created a $335 prize pool with $100.52 going to the eventual winner. Also receiving a share were JHobbit1 and lee189fan, both of whom were competing in their second consecutive final.

Meanwhile, last week's winner Jim forgot2piknik Parberry exited in 45th, while runner-up Steve stevegw Westcott finished high once again with a 14th place finish.

1st  habbad -- $100.52
2nd  TheSimian -- $67.00
3rd  slapdash1248 -- $50.25
4th  HoltenderCnaC -- £33.50
5th  lee189fan -- $25.12
6th  JHobbit1 -- $18.42
7th  BoraBoraBoy -- $15.07
8th  nickhem1 -- $13.40
9th  Mrdroodle -- $11.72

Habbad's victory sees him break into the top 20. The top 9 all adorn Belts of the Orange or Purple ilk with Bob myteamouse Bulman moving into pole position by 16 points.

1st  myteamouse -- 267 points
2nd  JHobbit1 -- 251 points
3rd  HoltenderCnaC -- 242 points
4th  1894IAIN -- 241 points
5th  ourkidsid -- 238 points
6th  eixip50 -- 235 points
7th  LillJem -- 230 points
8th  nickhem1 -- 228 points
9th  Touagorimou -- 226 points
10th  BoraBoraBoy -- 223 points
11th  Barty1uk -- 220 points
12th  AMANESS13 -- 205 points
13th  2LAMCHOP2 -- 204 points
=14th  WiseOwllBB -- 198 points
=14th  lionrampant27 -- 198 points
16th  liquidpoker101 -- 192 points
=17th  StuartSan -- 190 points
=17th  KBV1TALS -- 190 points
19th  mavperth -- 185 points
20th  habbad -- 184 points

The schedule starts once again tomorrow with the Turbo Takedown at 20:30 and the Nifty at Nine at 21:00. Remember, if you win both events, you'll receive free entry every single Ninja event.

Ninja III takes place from October 21-27 with players battling it out across six eclectic events. Buy-ins start from as little as $5+0.50 with a $50+5 Main Event.

See our promotions page for the full schedule.

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

Results from this week:

Unbelievable Jeff (Friday, 20:00) - 16 runners:

1st  1894IAIN -- $72.00
2nd  forgot2piknik -- $48.00
3rd  Elysiumjay -- $24.00
4th  dionysian -- $16.00

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

1st  S0lution -- $58.50
2nd  StilettoMafiosa -- $39.00
3rd  NPStars1 -- $19.50
4th  1894IAIN -- $13.00

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

1st PastiemanCnaC -- 500 Belt Points
2nd JosseWales -- 350 Belt Points
3rd S0lution -- 225 Belt Points
4th RedKiteBlackBelt -- 125 Belt Points
5th 1894IAIN -- 50 Belt Points

'Slice of the Action' Orange Belt Freeroll (Wednesday, 19:30) - 32 runners:

1st  TheSimian -- $100 sponsorship
2nd  Ourkid888 -- $50 sponsorship
3rd  JHobbit1 -- $25 sponsorship
4th  TeeDeeEye1 -- $25 sponsorship

Deepstack Mulligan (Wednesday, 20:30) - 19 runners:

1st  eixip50 -- $128.25 (100 Belt Points)
2nd  TheSimian -- $85.50 (30 Belt Points)
3rd  worldwarten -- $42.75 (10 Belt Points)
4th  paul6543 -- $28.50 (5 Belt Points)
5th  veg41 (5 Belt Points)

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

1st  LillJem -- 5 x Purple Patch tokens
2nd  NPStars1 -- 4 x Purple Patch tokens
3rd  2LAMCHOP2 -- 3 x Purple Patch tokens
4th  generalshifty -- 2 x Purple Patch tokens
5th  ourkidsid -- 1 x Purple Patch tokens

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack (Thursday, 20:00) - 34 runners:

1st  xxrichwashxx -- $31.00
2nd  PastiemanCnaC -- $21.00
3rd  1mightfold -- $13.50
4th  bluborg316 -- $10.50
5th  FLYNGPROFISH-- $8.50
6th  shaolin4aces -- $7.00
7th  vinvgo -- $6.00
8th  gazthechippy -- $5.00
9th  jmpoker2006 -- $4.00
10th  elijah66 -- $3.50

Previous Reports:

The League Goes Ninja
Week 1 - Simple For SimonWeek 2 - Meaty Win for 'Veg41'
Week 3 - 'Forgot 2piknik' Remembers to Win Leg 3

Win a Ninja Season Ticket... Tonight!

 
Ninja is returning from the shadows this autumn for another mini-series of exclusive tournaments. The series will run from October 21-27.

Every Monday we're giving players the chance to fast track their way to Ninja and win free entry into every single event, including the £50+5 Main Event.

If you can win both the Turbo Takedown and Nifty at Nine, you'll receive the much-sought after Ninja Season Ticket!

The Turbo Takedown leaves the starting blocks at 20:30 and is the perfect solution for those who have a need for speed. Entry is just $10+1.

Not too far behind is the Nifty at Nine at… 21:00 with a 1,250-point guaranteed prize pool. Entry is through token only, which can be purchased from the Store for just 50 Belt Points.

Both tournaments can be located in the Black Belt Poker cardroom lobby via Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments.

If you win the Takedown, then you'll be freerolling for a Ninja Season Ticket, so if you're yet to make your debut, then this is the perfect opportunity to show us what you've got.

Don't miss out on your chance to showcase your mad ninja skillz and become a true poker ninja.

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

See our promotions page for the full Ninja schedule.

'Forgot2piknik' Remembers to Win Leg 3

 
It was third time lucky for Jim forgot2piknik Parberry this week as he triumphed in the latest Black Belt Poker League event.

Earlier in the year Jim finished third in East End Live II for $5,700, and on Tuesday he added a further $93 to the bankroll courtesy of Leg 3.

A Yellow Belt on Black Belt Poker, Jim topped a field of 62, including final opponents stevegw and two-time League Champion JHobbit1.

Last week's winner, veg41, lost momentum with a 54th place finish, but runner-up AMANESS13 managed a second consecutive final table in 9th.

1st  forgot2piknik -- $93.00
2nd  stevegw -- $62.00
3rd  JHobbit1 -- $46.50
4th  lee189fan -- $31.00
5th  PastiemanCnaC -- $23.25
6th  myteamouse -- $17.05
7th  ToddCoxeter -- $13.95
8th  wendygee54 -- $12.40
9th  AMANESS13 -- $10.85

In the overall standings, 17th for LillJem means she's leading the way after three events, while myteamouse lies in second having finished sixth for the second week running.

1st  LillJem -- 216 points
2nd  myteamouse -- 210 points
3rd  ourkidsid -- 202 points
4th  1894IAIN -- 201 points
5th  eixip50 -- 189 points
6th  JHobbit1 -- 181 points
7th  Touagorimou -- 176 points
8th  lionrampant27 -- 174 points
9th  2LAMCHOP2 -- 171 points
=10th  mikeymixitup -- 166 points
=10th  HoltenderCnaC -- 166 points
=10th  WiseOwlBB -- 166 points
13th  ChipRead77 -- 165 points
=14th  nickhem1 -- 164 points
=14th  Barty1uk -- 164 points
16th  AMANESS13 -- 161 points
=17th  BoraBoraBoy -- 156 points
=17th  Papasnook -- 156 points
19th  SturtSan -- 152 points
20th  liquidpoker101 -- 149 points

As always, there are plenty of tournaments throughout the week on Black Belt Poker, and you don't have to wait long to get back in the thick of the action…

Our 'Unbelievable, Jeff!' tournament was so well-received the first time around that we've decided to bring it back for a return leg.

Ticket price costs $10+1 with the starting whistle sounding tonight at 20:00.

As before, if you can predict the first team to score in tomorrow's 3pm Premiership games then we'll double your winnings.

To make your prediction simply post on the official thread on the boards (click 'Groups' in the above menu) before tonight's kick off.

Last time, Samurai Champion Ken NPStars1 Johnston doubled his fourth-place winnings after selecting Arsenal, who scored after just six minutes.

The event can be found in the Black Belt Poker cardroom lobby via Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > Unbelievable Jeff.
To download the software, simply click here and follow the step-by-step process provided.

Results from this week:

Turbo Takedown (Monday, 20:30) - 5 runners:

1st  2LAMCHOP2 -- $50.00
2nd  Touagorimou
3rd  HammerHorror
4th  7onyB
5th  sprinterz

Nifty at Nine (Monday, 21:00) - 20 runners:

1st  HoltenderCnaC -- 500 Belt Points
2nd  eixip50 -- 350 Belt Points
3rd  kippery -- 225 Belt Points
4th  PhilDee64 -- 125 Belt Points
5th  Touagorimou -- 50 Belt Points

'Ninja Nuttiness' Orange Belt Freeroll (Wednesday, 19:30) - 35 runners:

1st  LegendKing1 -- Ninja Season Ticket
2nd  themackem1968 -- Entry into Ninja Event #6 ($50+5)
3rd  liquidpoker101 -- Entry into Ninja Event #6 ($50+5)
4th  ourkidsid -- Entry into Ninja Event #2 ($20+2)
5th  HammerHorror -- Entry into Ninja Event #3 ($15+1.50)
6th  Papasnook -- Entry into Ninja Event #1 ($10+1)
7th  WiseOwlBB -- Entry into Ninja Event #4 ($7+1)
8th  JHobbit1 -- Entry into Ninja Event #5 ($5+0.50)
9th  dionysian -- Entry into Ninja Event #5 ($5+0.50)

Deepstack Mulligan (Wednesday, 20:30) - 17 runners:

1st  myteamouse -- $114.75 (150 Belt Points)
2nd  2LAMCHOP2 -- $76.50 (60 Belt Points)
3rd  Touagorimou -- $38.25 (20 Belt Points)
4th  thehingster -- $25.50 (5 Belt Points)
5th  HoltenderCnaC (5 Belt Points)

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack (Thursday, 20:00) - 39 runners:

1st  AlbusBB -- $31.00
2nd bluborg316 -- $21.00
3rd  BlackMadonna26 -- $13.50
4th  DarkPrincess13 -- $10.50
5th  cikarang5-- $8.50
6th  FLYINGPROFISH -- $7.00
7th  ajb456 -- $6.00
8th  Wally19 -- $5.00
9th  shaolin4aces -- $4.00
10th  elijah66 -- $3.50

Turbo Takedown satellite (Thursday, 20:30) - 5 runners:

1st  Touagorimou -- Turbo Takedown seat ($10+1)
2nd  Mo33a
3rd  ourkidsid
4th  2LAMCHOP2
5th  PastiemanCnaC

Previous Reports:

The League Goes Ninja
Week 1 - Simple For SimonWeek 2 - Meaty Win for 'Veg41'

'NPStars1' Shines in Samurai

 
Swords clashed on the Black Belt Poker battlefield this week as Samurai returned for another night of poker warfare.

The last warrior sitting was Ken NPStars1 Johnston who slew Elysumjay heads-up to capture the illustrious title and $4,000 first prize.

In total, 38 players polished their armour to create a $550 overlay. Among the lineup were Richard Ashby, Jerome Bradpiece, David Pomroy and defending Champion Owen Ruaction Robinson.

Having missed out by one spot last time around, Neil Channing came close once again in seventh (aces cracked by fives). The splash of the bubble, however, was felt by Orange Belt PastiemanCnaC.

Making the money, and consequently the final table, were Black Belt Poker sponsored pro Jamie StilettoMafiosa Burland and East End Live II Champion Nik NikStilly Stylianou.

However, it was NPStars1 who reigned supreme. Hailing from Carlisle, Ken qualified for free courtesy of the Purple Belt Freeroll, and then continued momentum with victory in Monday's Nifty at Nine.

Ken also runs popular poker club Northern Poker Stars for players in the North of England and hosts a weekly online League event on Black Belt Poker every Tuesday at 19:30.

"It was indeed a fantastic tournament," beamed Ken, "and that is not a biased opinion. That [the tournament] was tough to take down and I must say that Jason [Elysiumjay] took some getting rid of.

"It was great to see all of the cash remain in the community, with players that support Black Belt week in, week out. $4,000 from a seat won in the PBF [Purple Belt Freeroll] - I love Black Belt!"

The next Samurai will arrive later in the year, but before then we have the return of Ninja this October 21-27. Check out our promotions page for the complete schedule.

1st  NPStars1 -- $4,000
2nd  Elysiumjay -- $2,300
3rd  NikStilly -- $1,600
4th  eixip50 -- $1,200
5ht  StilettoMafiosa -- $900

Meaty Win for 'Veg41'

 
It was Round 2 this week as the Black Belt Poker League returned to Super Tuesday for another knockout night.

The winner was Yellow Belt Trevor veg41 Kinsey who took the meat of the prize pool for a $114.00 payday. Darius AMANESS13 Demetriou finished second.

From the 76 field, just one would feel the splash of the bubble; that player was mikeymixitup who just missed out on the final after finishing seventh the week prior.

Meanwhile, Leg 1 winner Simon ourkidsid Herrick exited in 40th while defending League Champion Andrew LegendKing1 Dwyer fared better in 21st.

1st  veg41 -- $114.00
2nd  AMANESS13 -- $76.00
3rd  SturtSan -- $57.00
4th  eixip50 -- $38.00
5th  LillJem -- $28.50
6th  myteamouse -- $20.90
7th  ASSASSIN1111 -- $17.10
8th  shaolin4aces -- $15.20
9th  kippery -- $13.30

Stephen eixip50 Andrews' second consecutive final table means he now leads the standings with 177 points. Just 7 points behind lies Purple Belt LillJem.

1st  eixip50 -- 177 points
2nd  LillJem -- 170 points
3rd  mikeymixitup -- 166 points
4th  ourkidsid -- 160 points
5th  HoltenderCnaC -- 155 points
6th  1894IAIN -- 152 points
7th  nickhem1 -- 146 points
8th  myteamouse -- 145 points
9th  BoraBoraBoy -- 142 points
10th  ChipRead77 -- 141 points
11th  SturtSan -- 139 points
12th  Touagorimou -- 135 points
13th  thegaryc -- 134 points
14th  insider66666 -- 131 points
=15th  lionrampant27 -- 130 points
=15th  liquidpoker101 -- 130 points
=15th  HermantheHermit -- 130 points
18th  WiseOwlBB -- 129 points
19th  Barty1uk -- 124 points
20th  scousemanc11 -- 122 points

The League will return next Tuesday at 19:30. With just two legs played, there's still plenty of time for you to make your debut and challenge for the title.

Don't forget that we also hold plenty of other exclusive tournaments, including Monday's double whammy: Turbo Takedown and Nifty at Nine.

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

Results from this week:

Samurai Mega Satellite (Sunday, 18:00) - 20 runners:

lee189fan -- Samurai seat ($250+25)
4KSuited -- Samurai seat ($250+25)
Usttantanoldu -- Samurai seat ($250+25)

Turbo Takedown (Monday, 20:30) - 9 runners:

1st  CheckNorris76 -- $45.00
2nd  PastiemanCnaC -- $27.00
3rd  bagpussrocks -- $18.00

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

1st  NPStars1 -- 476 Belt Points
2nd  2LAMCHOP2 -- 476 Belt Points
3rd  Saraanedipity -- 252 Belt Points
4th  PhilDee64-- 140 Belt Points
5th  baligirl13 -- 56 Belt Points

Samurai Mega Satellite (Tuesday, 20:00) - 45 runners:

CroadYuk -- Samurai seat ($250+25)
flipfone -- Samurai seat ($250+25)
Ruaction -- Samurai seat ($250+25)
nickhem1 -- Samurai seat ($250+25)
2LAMCHOP2 -- Samurai seat ($250+25)
wacko92 -- Samurai seat ($250+25)
worldwarten -- Samurai seat ($250+25)

'Sunday Sizzler' Orange Belt Freeroll (Wednesday, 19:30) - 30 runners:

1st  S0lution -- $150K GTD token
2nd  bagpurssrocks -- $150K GTD Mega token
3rd  JHobbit1 -- $150K GTD Mega token
4th  paul6543 -- $150K GTD Mega token

Deepstack Mulligan (Wednesday, 20:30) - 21 runners:

1st  flipfone -- $126.00 (100 Belt Points)
2nd  JHobbit1 -- $85.05 (30 Belt Points)
3rd  7onyB -- $47.25 (10 Belt Points)
4th  HoltenderCnaC -- $31.50 (5 Belt Points)
5th  1894IAIN -- $25.20 (5 Belt Points)

Samurai (Thursday, 20:00) - 38 runners:

1st  NPStars1 -- $4,000
2nd  Elysiumjay -- $2,300
3rd  NikStilly -- $1,600
4th  eixip50 -- $1,200
5ht  StilettoMafiosa -- $900

Yellow Belt No-Lose Deepstack (Thursday, 20:00) - 38 runners:

1st  Bambury -- $31.00
2nd  insider66666 -- $21.00
3rd  aaarggghhh -- $13.50
4th  BeatTheDonk123 -- $10.50
5th  1PedroMex -- $8.50
6th  Essxhg -- $7.00
7th  HoltenderCnaC -- $6.00
8th  banin78 -- $5.00
9th  jmpoker2006 -- $4.00
10th  vinvgo -- $3.50

Turbo Takedown satellite (Thursday, 20:30) - 7 runners:

1st  Touagorimou -- Turbo Takedown seat ($10+1)
2nd  7onyB -- $3.00
3rd  kippery
4th  HoltenderCnaC
5th  ourkidsid
6th  1mightfold
7th  AMANESS13

Deepstack Mulligan satellite (Thursday, 21:00) - 7 runners:

1st  Touagorimou -- Deepstack Mulligan seat ($15+1.50)
2nd  HoltenderCnaC -- $4.50
3rd  7onyB
4th  bagpussrocks
5th  kippery
6th  ourkidsid
7th  Snotterz

Previous Reports:

The League Goes Ninja
Week 1 - Simple For Simon

$10,000 GTD Samurai - Tonight

 
Greetings, noble warriors. It's that time again when we ask you to polish your armour and sharpen your Bushido blade…

Samurai is back!

Battle commences tonight at 20:00, only on Black Belt Poker, with players fighting it out over a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool.

As always, the buy-in is $250+25 and registration is now available in the Black Belt Poker lobby via Scheduled > Black Belt Tournaments > Samurai.

Alternatively, if you've got a few points gathering dust, then you can use them tonight by purchasing a token in the Black Belt Poker Store.

If you don't yet have an account, then opening one couldn't be easier: simply click here to download the poker client and follow the step-by-step process provided.

Last night, seven players took advantage of a $575 overlay in our $30+3 Mega Satellite, including worldwarten who qualified from a $5+0.50 feeder:

1st  CroadYuk -- Samurai seat ($250+25)
2nd  flipfone -- Samurai seat ($250+25)
3rd  Ruaction -- Samurai seat ($250+25)
4th  nickhem1 -- Samurai seat ($250+25)
5th  2LAMCHOP2 -- Samurai seat ($250+25)
6th  wacko92-- Samurai seat ($250+25)
7th  worldwarten-- Samurai seat ($250+25)

The Samurai is a high level tournament exclusive to Black Belt Poker, which attracts both amateurs and pros alike. Previous participants include Praz Bansi, Toby Lewis and Black Belt Neil Channing.

Reigning Samurai Champion is former Grader Owen Ruaction Robinson, who topped a 36-strong field for $4,000.

You've all heard of the Seven Samurai… are you going to be number five?

See our promotions page for all the details.