Black Belt Poker Boot Camp

After the announcement of Neil Channing and Nik Persaud’s exciting new venture Black Belt Poker last month, the guys have revealed details for an exclusive boot camp aimed at turning talented prospects into poker ‘black belts’. Not only that but there’s a special guest from across the pond joining them to help out…

He may be renowned for his eccentric personality and impromptu press-ups, but this May, Phil ‘Unabomber’ Laak will be deadly serious as he swaps hoodie and sunglasses for camouflage attire and braces himself for a weekend of hardcore poker drills.

Taking place on Saturday May 16 and Sunday, May 17, 2009 at the Loose Cannon Sports Club in London, Black Belt Poker are proud to announce our first ever Live Boot Camp, in which US superstar Phil Laak will be sharing his pearls of poker wisdom and revealing some of those secrets that have helped him become a titan of the green baize.

With almost $ 1.5 million in tournament winnings including a WPT invitational title, multiple WSOP final tables and a £150,000 win in the 2005 William Hill Grand Prix, Laak is regarded as one of the game’s most talented players, and has enjoyed several spells on the highly acclaimed cash game show, High Stakes Poker.

Joining Laak at the Boot Camp will be Black Belt Poker founders and established poker pros Neil Channing and Nik Persaud, as well as PokerPlayer’s Nick Wealthall who will be on hand to deal out his trademark witty banter as prestigious host of the weekend.

Tickets for the Boot Camp are selling at £700 and will include food, drink and two night’s accommodation. What’s more, a tournament will be staged on the Saturday evening in which participating players will fight it out for a $ 5,000 Vegas package including flight, accommodation and entry into a $ 1,500 WSOP event of their choosing.

There will be limited space on the Boot Camp, so for your chance to work closely with some of the game’s leading pros, be sure to register your interest at bootcamp@blackbeltpoker.com.

For more information regarding Black Belt Poker, please visit their preview page at blackbeltpoker.com and be sure to check out the site when it launches on Monday, April 27, 2009.