BPT Event 2: Wild and Wooly

The $30,000 Blogger Poker Tour's Season #2 has thus far completed two events and it's way too early to declare any of the 70+ participants a clear favorite. The second installment, Royal's Bluff Till You Drop Bender, took place October 7th at Poker.com.

Quackpot and brodoughno both made their second consecutive final table, finishing 8th and 5th, respectively. But their consistency was overshadowed by natsdad, who followed up a strong 5th place finish by winning event #2 with a combination of good solid play, and a small gift from the poker gods. With just three players remaining and a slight chip lead, natsdad pushed all-in with pocket nines. The bet was quickly called by number two chip man damriver, who was dealt Ace-King. The flop, a King and two blanks, was very favorable for Big Slick. But Slick got sick when natsdad caught 2 runners to complete an unlikely jack high straight, sending the aptly named damriver to the rail. That left only one player standing between natsdad and the $125 first prize. iyatoni had been "laying low" for most of the tournament before coming to life at the final table in an impressive display of grit and determination. natsdad was up to the final challenge, however, and had just enough momentum to score the win.

After a three week hiatus, the BPT will be back in action this Saturday at Poker.com, which firmly supports and welcomes players from the U.S.A. This week's tourney will be hosted by the Ultimate Poker Forum.com Tournament Blog, so drop in and check them out. The season is still young, so everyone has bloggin' good chance to win it all. Here is the current top 20 heading into event #3:

natsdad 321
ViezeMan 320
DawgRoyal 300
ReplicantPoker 241
Michael1965 238
brodoughno 218
DamRiver 211.5
Quackpot 201
BobbyOlsen 196
elc3105 189
Irongirl 185.25
iyatoni 177.5
JCL514 151.25
Hacksaw2000 148
booboy119543 144
Mada1970 116
Porkrind333 116
astinaguy 112.5
purechaos 112
xScrewballx 112