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

10-17-2009 14:01 UTC-12

Play Resumes

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The cards are once again in the air and play has resumed. Unfortunately for Gerome Guitteau his last minute dash to the table failed as he arrived too late to receive the first hand. To make matters worse, he tripped on one of the side tables and has spilled coffee all over the floor. Oops!

Tags: Gerome Guitteau

10-17-2009 14:12 UTC-12

Simon Watt Settling In

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Simon Watt is settling into the routine getting very aggressive from his late positions. In a recent orbit Watt opened from the cutoff, hijack, and middle position taking down two of those pots and folding to a three bet from Gerome Guitteau in the other.

Tags: Gerome Guitteau Simon Watt

10-17-2009 14:22 UTC-12

Assadour Assadourian Eliminated In 7th Place (NZ$23,670)

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Assadour Assadourian eliminated in 7th place

Preflop, Gerome Guitteau opened to 52,000 and Richard Lancaster called from the button. Ke Sijia and Assadour Assadourian also got in on the action from the blinds and they went four handed to a {7-Hearts}

flop.

Sijia checked as first to act, and then Assadourian moved all in for about 135,000. Guitteau was the next to act and he made it 500,000. Lancaster wanted no part of it and he folded, before Sijia went into the tank.

After a while he announced, "Fold" before flipping over {a-Hearts}

for an ace high flush draw. The crowd was amazed.

Guitteau rolled over {7-Clubs}

for two pair, and Assadourian turned over {Q-Clubs}

for top pair.

"Give us an a jack or a queen please dealer," said Eric Assadourian from the rail. The dealer turned the {2-Clubs}

.

"Ok then another two please," Eric pleaded.

The dealer wasn't obliging flipping the {4-Spades}

on the river.

Assadour Assadourian will depart with NZ$23,670. Gerome Guitteau is up to 1,700,000.

Tags: Assadour Assadourian Gerome Guitteau Ke Sijia Richard Lancaster

10-17-2009 14:30 UTC-12

Action Flop But Small Pot

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Jason Brown opened to 55,000 from under the gun, with both Simon Watt on the button and Gerome Guitteau in the small blind, making the call.

They saw a flop of {9-Diamonds}

and play checked around to Watt who fired 100,000. Guitteau quickly called as Brown stepped aside.

The turn was the {K-Clubs}

and Guitteau checked to Watt who checked behind. The river bricked the {3-Clubs}

and once again both players checked.

Guitteau revealed {A-Clubs}

but Watt held {K-Diamonds}

to take it down and climb up over the one million chip mark.

Tags: Gerome Guitteau Simon Watt

10-17-2009 14:34 UTC-12

Jens Walther Eliminated In 6th Place (NZ$31,560)

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Play folded around to Gerome Guitteau in the small blind and he once again moved all in on the short-stacked Jens Walther in the big blind, and once again Walther made a dramatic call and splashed his chips into the middle.

Guitteau: {5-Clubs}

Walther:

The board bricked out {7-Diamonds}

and the pair of Guitteau holds as he sends another to the rail. Germany's Jens Walther finishes in 6th place for NZ$31,560 in prize money.

Tags: Gerome Guitteau Jens Walther

10-17-2009 14:44 UTC-12

Not On My Blinds Bro

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Simon Watt had recently taken down back to back pots without showdown, and had just opened to 46,000 from the button.

Action was on Jason Brown in the big blind and he look up at Watt and announced, "All in".

"You have a lot of chips," commented Watt as he folded his hand.

"Not on my blinds bro," came the response from Brown.

Tags: Jason Brown Simon Watt

10-17-2009 14:53 UTC-12

Watt Kicks It Up A Gear

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Simon Watt is starting to move some chips as he steps up the aggression with his big stack as the table gets short-handed.

He just took down consecutive hands from the blinds. Firstly, Ke Sijia raised from the small blind to 70,000 and Watt defended in the big blind. On the {4-Spades}

flop, Sijia checked and then folded to Watt's bet of 80,000.

Next hand Jason Brown raised from under the gun to 55,000 and Watt popped it to 165,000 from the small blind. The table folded around and Watt collected another nice pot without confrontation.

He's now up to over 1.25 million chips.

Tags: Simon Watt

10-17-2009 14:55 UTC-12

Optical Illusion

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Gerome Guitteau has been paying his blinds using the smaller denomination yellow 1,000 chips, while most of the other table have been using the orange 5,000 chips.

After Richard Lancaster dragged a recent pot, he look at the pile of yellow chips, and said to Guitteau humerously, "Can you stop paying your blinds with these?".

"But Richie they make you look more impressive," came the quick fire response from Gitteau.

Tags: Gerome Guitteau Richard Lancaster

10-17-2009 14:59 UTC-12

Watt Moving Up

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Preflop, Ke Sijia limped in from the small blind and Simon Watt checked the option from the big blind.

The flop came {2-Hearts}

and Sijia check-raised to 100,000 over a 30,000 chip bet from Watt. Watt called and they took the {j-Hearts}

turn.

On the turn Sijia again checked, and this time Watt fired 140,000. After some thought Sijia laid his hand down.

Watt's stack continues to build as the most aggressive player at the table.

Tags: Ke Sijia Simon Watt

Level: 22

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000