$3,250 Championship Main Event | 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

10-17-2009 16:26 UTC-12

Ke Sijia Gets His Chips In

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Simon Watt raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and Jason Brown called in the small blind before Ke Sijia squeezed all in from the big blind for around 570,000. It worked as both opponents folded.

Next hand, Brown raised the button to 80,000 before Sijia tried again with another all in bet. Once again it worked as Brown folded. Sijia flashed the {K-Hearts}

as he now finds himself back up to 840,000 chips.

Tags: Ke Sijia

10-17-2009 16:16 UTC-12

Chip Count Update

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The chip counts at the break are as follows:

Jason Brown - 1,520,000
Simon Watt - 1,501,000
Gerome Guitteau - 1,327,000
Ke Sijia - 548,000

10-17-2009 16:13 UTC-12

We're Back

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Play has restarted.

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,000

10-17-2009 16:01 UTC-12

Break

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The four players are now taking another ten-minute break.

10-17-2009 16:01 UTC-12

Watt Applies Max Pressure To Chip Leader

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Simon Watt raised the button to 60,000 and Gerome Guitteau called in the small blind.

Guitteau checked in the dark as the flop landed {J-Hearts}

and Watt fired 100,000. Guitteau then announced a check-raise to 250,000 but Watt responded by moving all in!

Suddenly we were potentially seeing the biggest pot of the tournament as our two chip leaders collided. Guitteau thought for a minute or so and then asked for the clock to be called on himself! Sixty seconds ticked down and Guitteau made a reluctant fold as Watt flashed {K-Spades}

for a big draw.

Watt takes the chip lead with 1.5 million chips as Guitteau slips to 1.4 million.

Tags: Gerome Guitteau Simon Watt

10-17-2009 16:00 UTC-12

Brown On A Tear

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After shipping back to back pots, Jason Brown was in the thick of the action calling a 60,000 chip bet from Simon Watt to take a flop.

The flop came {3-Hearts}

and both players checked. The {A-Diamonds}

hit the turn and after Brown checked, Watt led out 65,000. Brown made the check call.

On the river {k-Diamonds}

both players checked and Brown tabled {A-Clubs}

good for the pot, much to the delight of the sizable crowd on the rail.

Jason Brown's recent run of pots has taken him right back into the fold with the leaders.

Tags: Jason Brown Simon Watt

10-17-2009 15:55 UTC-12

Brown Grabs Another Pot

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Simon Watt raised to 60,000 and found two callers in Jason Brown and Ke Sijia in the blinds.

They all checked the {7-Clubs}

flop before the {4-Clubs}

hit the turn. Brown led out for 60,000 which was enough to take it down.

Tags: Jason Brown Simon Watt

10-17-2009 15:46 UTC-12

Jason Brown Puts The Pressure On

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Preflop, Ke Sijia opened to 60,000. Next to act was Simon Watt who called from the button, as did Gerome Guitteau who called from the small blind.

Jason Brown then spoiled the calling party by moving all in from the big blind. Sijia and Watt both got out of the way and action was on Guitteau.

"Are you squeezing again?" asked Guitteau. Brown didn't respond.

"You have six-seven again?" asked Guitteau referring to an earlier hand they played.

This time Brown felt like chatting. "That's exactly what I have," he said.

Guitteau eventually laid his hand down and Brown then said "I actually had seven-eight," as he pitched his cards into the muck.

Brown is up to 1,100,000 in chips.

Tags: Gerome Guitteau Jason Brown Ke Sijia Simon Watt

10-17-2009 15:39 UTC-12

Brown Overbets With Success

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Ke Sijia opened to 70,000 from under the gun and play folded around to Jason Brown in the big blind who declared himself all in! It was a massive overbet in the vicinity of 900,000 which covered the stack of Sijia.

Sijia thought for a moment and then folded his {10-Diamonds}

- a big fold in a four-handed game. Brown then let his opponent pick one of his cards and the {K-Hearts}

was flashed.

Tags: Jason Brown Ke Sijia