Belt-Up: Black Belt Poker's rewards system
Overview
Black Belt Poker's unique belt system rewards your progression
both as a player and contributor to the site. Each belt level, from
White to Black, comes with its own rewards. Learn, progress, teach
and play!
White Belt
Join the Black Belt Poker community and interact on the social
network whilst sharing your views on the boards. Follow exclusive
pro blogs, articles and interviews and start a
bankroll from scratch with the weekly White Belt freerolls.
Yellow Belt
Orange Belt
Begin earning. Use
Spending Points for online tournament tokens or
merchandise. Win exclusive prizes in the Orange Belt
freerolls including league season tickets, exclusive
training, special merchandise and shares in Black Belt players.
Earn 4 Belt Points for every $
raked.
Purple Belt
Purple Belts receive a free copy of Hold'em Manager and a free
month's subscription with DeucesCracked.
Allow your personal Sensei to analyse your stats with a
Database Keihatsu (after three months) and invite you to a
monthly Dojo
Session. Earn 5 Belt Points for
every $ raked.
Green Belt
Blue Belt
Brown Belt
Receive $4,000 each month in live
tournaments and and play the UK's major tournaments as a Black Belt
Pro. Become a Sensei yourself and train other players to earn up to
25% of your belt points target as.
Earn 10 Belt Points for every $
raked.
Black Belt
Receive $10,000 each month in live
tournaments and travel the continent as a face of Black Belt Poker.
Train and submit editorial content to earn up to 33% of your belt
points target as .
How do I enrol in the Belt-Up rewards program?
Simply sign up to the Black Belt Poker cardroom and link your
account to your Community profile. Click here to
download the Black Belt Poker software.
How do I gain belts?
Higher belts are attained when you reach certain Belt Points
thresholds. Once met, each belt level has a monthly belt
maintenance, which is automatically transferred from your Belt
Points balance to your Spending Points. For belts blue and higher,
these Spending Points are then usable for the monthly live
tournament buy-ins which come with those belt levels. Green belts
can turn Spending Points into live tournament entries in special
circumstances.
Click here for
a video interview with David Gentry who worked his way through the
Belts to become Blue Belt and a Black Belt Poker sponsored pro.
Monthly Tournament Package
Join Black Belt Poker's online community.
Sign up and make a deposit in the Black Belt Poker cardroom.
Spending Points
buy-ins unlocked.
What are Belt Points and how do I earn them?
Belt Points form the basis of the rewards system at Black Belt
Poker. They are awarded in four main categories open to all belt
levels, and their accumulation results in the attainment and
retention of higher belts.
Everyone who joins the online community at Black Belt Poker is
automatically given White Belt status. Downloading the Black Belt
Poker client and linking your account with the Community Site (click here for more
information) results in gaining Yellow Belt. Thereafter the number
of Belt Points you gain over a month determines when you gain a
higher belt. You can keep track of the number of Belt Points you
currently have, and in which categories you have earned them
here:
Play Points
Every time you play a raked hand on the Black Belt Poker site,
you earn Belt Points. The rate at which you earn these is
determined by your current Belt level - the higher Belt you are,
the faster you earn Belt Points. Your Play Points total for the
month is updated daily.
*
Note that the
Belt Boost first time
deposit promotion can increase the rate at which points are earned
at Yellow Belt up to 6 Play Points per $ raked.
(The Belt
Boost rate is only applied for a maximum of 30 days, to a maximum
of 6 Play Points per dollar raked, depending on the initial deposit
amount. Click
here for detailed information on our Belt Boost
promotion.
Community Points
Black Belt Poker provides a unique opportunity for members to be
rewarded for activity on and contribution to the learning
community. From new sign-ups to the top Belt levels, all players
can earn Belt Points through their personal contribution. As you
gain higher Belts, different options for earning Community Points
become available, from posting hands for analysis to writing
strategy content, mentoring other players, or keeping blogs. Black
Belt Poker's Community site is at its core a poker social
networking platform for the exchange of ideas, where members can
raise their game through interacting with all Belt levels, gaining
tuition and learning from each other. The Belt Up rewards scheme is
the only one on any network to directly reward you for taking part
in the life of the Community, which in turn exists to help, direct
and fine-tune your own game, taking it to a higher level.
All belt levels of Orange and higher will be
eligible for 10% or more of their monthly Belt Maintenance target
awarded as community points if they fulfil certain criteria:
Monthly (Community) Belt Points awarded when you
...
10% of your belt maintenance target will be awarded if you make
at least 10 constructive posts or comments and extend your network
to a minimum of 1 buddy.
10% of your belt maintenance target will be awarded if you make
at least 15 constructive posts or comments and extend your network
to a minimum of 2 buddies.
10% of your belt maintenance target will be awarded if you make
at least 25 constructive posts or comments, extend your network to
a minimum of 3 buddies and publish at least one blog entry.
Up to 20% of your belt maintenance target will be awarded if you
are an effective presence on the site and write a strategy/feature
article each month or regular blog at the request of the site
editor.
Up to 25% of your belt maintenance target will be awarded if you
are an effective presence on the site and write a strategy/feature
article each month and regular blog at the
request of the site editor.
Up to 33% of your belt maintenance target will be awarded if you
are an effective presence on the site, write a strategy article
each month and regular blog at the request of the site editor, and
contribute at Academies.
Referral Points
Our referral points scheme is now up and running, and is open to
all our community members.
Click here for detailed
information on our scheme and how to get started.
Prize Points (Blue Belt and Higher)
Belt Points can be earned by Blue, Brown and Black Belts through
winning in the live tournaments which come as part of their Belt
packages. Belt Points will be awarded based on the gross amount in
USD of the amount to which you were sponsored by Black Belt Poker
(before subtraction of make-up and division). Belt Points are
awarded upon the return to Black Belt Poker of any monies due after
a live tournament cash.
Prize Points will be awarded in all events where players are
wearing Black Belt branding for the duration of the event.
Special Points
These are Belt Points awarded on an individual basis for
exceptional contribution to the community or for rewards which do
not fall under any of the four major categories.
Transferred Points
These are points which you have manually transferred from your
Belt Points bank to your Spending Points. This can only be done
when your Belt Points total is above your monthly Belt Maintenance
level. This figure is deducted from your current Belt Point
balance.
What is the difference between Belt Points and Spending Points?
Belt Points form the basis of Black Belt Poker's rewards scheme.
They are awarded in four main categories: Play, Community, Referral
and Prize (see above). As you reach certain Belt Points thresholds,
you attain higher belts (see How do I gain Belts?). Each Belt level
has its own Belt Maintenance, a cost in Belt Points, which must be
met each month in order to remain at that level. This is done via
the monthly automatic transfer of Belt Points to Spending Points.
Your total numbers of Belt Points and Spending Points are visible
here:
Spending Points can then be used for different
purposes,
dependant on your current Belt level.
At Yellow Belt, use Spending Points to purchase merchandise* and
access restricted content*.
At Orange and Purple Belt levels, Spending Points can also be
used for online satellite entries to special live events, and to
purchase places on Black Belt Poker boot camps.
At Green Belt, the ability to use Spending Points to buy in
directly to selected live tournaments (at the discretion of Black
Belt Poker, up to a maximum buy-in of $500) is unlocked.
At Blue Belt, $1,500 per month is available to use via the Black
Belt Poker Live Backing System. Players may choose from a list of
live events of a buy-in of $1,000 or less, and the corresponding
number of Spending Points is then deducted from their total
available (after approval).
At Brown Belt, $4,000 per month is available to use via the same
system (live events with a buy-in of up to $2,000 can now be
selected).
At Black Belt, $10,000 per month is available.
Using Spending Points in the Black Belt Poker Shop
Spending points can be used by any Belt level to
purchase merchandise in the Black Belt
Poker Shop
(find it under the 'My
Account' tab).
Simply click the 'Buy' tab next to
the item you wish to order, fill out a postal address for shipping,
and the Spending Points value of the item will be deducted from
your Account. You'll receive notification that your order has been
placed and also when your order has been shipped.
Tournament
tokens may also be purchased by any Belt level up to
and including Green Belt. Tournament tokens are available for
specific tournaments run on the Black Belt Poker cardroom.
Simply select the token for the online tournament you wish to
play, click 'Buy,' and the Spending
Points cost of the token will be deducted from your account. You
will receive notification that your order has been placed. When
your token has been delivered into your Black Belt Poker cardroom
account, you will receive notification that it is ready for
use.
To use your token, simply open the corresponding tournament
lobby and click 'Register.'You will
find 'token' instead of the usual cash
buy-in for the tournament.
N.B. Please allow 24
hours between the time of purchasing a tournament token and its use
for processing.
You can also purchase training from
our online shop. For more information, visit Enlightenment - the
Black Belt Poker Training Programme.
Using Spending Points for Live Tournament Entries
When you attain a Belt level high enough (Green Belt and higher)
you will be able to use Spending Points to buy-in to live events,
subject to terms and conditions click here for
full description and instructions).
Green Belt
Individual buy-in up to $500
(optional - Tournament $ purchased with Spending Points - see
below).
Blue Belt
$1,500 per month, individual buy-in up
to $1,000.
Brown Belt
$4,000 per month, individual buy-in up
to $2,000.
Individual requests will be handled on a monthly basis
by tournaments@blackbeltpoker.comuntil
the full Backing Request Form becomes available. For Blue, Brown
and Black Belts, monthly tournament allowances are subject to a
50/50 plus make-up ongoing staking contract (click
here to view.)