$3,250 Championship Main Event Day 2 | 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

10-15-2009 17:06 UTC-12

Top Five Chip Counts

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Simon Watt - 331,000
Jason Brown - 310,000
Michael Shinzaki - 190,000
Jens Walther - 185,000
Shilton Smith - 180,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 300

10-15-2009 16:52 UTC-12

Moussa Doubles Through Bulle

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George Moussa has just doubled through Arnaud Bulle.

Moussa pushed with {A-Spades}

and Bulle went into the tank as the last to act holding {Q-Hearts}

.

In the end Bulle made the call and the board ran out {j-Spades}

.

A relieved Moussa then began to run the smack on his opponent.

"Nice call there buddy," said Moussa, before pausing and adding "You're real good" sarcastically.

Tags: Arnaud Bulle George Moussa

10-15-2009 16:35 UTC-12

Huntly On The Slide

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Catching the action on the river on a board of {6-Spades}

, Dennis Huntly led out with a bet of 11,000 from the big blind and Simon Watt gave the decision some thought on the button before tossing out calling chips.

Huntly tabled {K-Diamonds}

for a pair of fives as Watt's {8-Clubs}

was good. Huntly slips to 40,000 chips.

Tags: Dennis Huntly Simon Watt

10-15-2009 16:25 UTC-12

It's not often you'll see a five-bet preflop, but with the deep stacks and quality structure here at the APPT, it allows a true test of psychological warfare as players test each other preflop, especially when we are within sight of the money.

In a recent example Arnaud Bulle opened to 6,100 from early position and found one call, before Sean Wilson made it 16,200 from the big blind. Bulle wasn't convinced and decided to put in the four-bet to 38,000 to force the third player from the hand. Wilson went into the tank before declaring himself all in for over 100,000. Bulle didn't need a count, as he quickly passed and Wilson collected a huge pot without even seeing a flop!

Wilson moves up to 155,000 with Bulle back to 80,000.

Tags: Arnaud Bulle Sean Wilson

10-15-2009 16:17 UTC-12

The End Of Eriksen

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2009 NZ Poker Championships champion Soren Eriksen has been eliminated.

In the crucial hand Eriksen lost most of his stack after calling the all-in bet of Louisy-Gabriel Mathieu.

Mathieu was holding {k-Spades}

when he moved all in on the {A-Spades}

flop. Eriksen called with {A-Diamonds}

, but would fall behind on the {Q-Spades}

turn. The river blanked the {k-Hearts}

.

Eriksen dropped to under 5,000 and was eliminated very soon after.

Tags: Gabriel Mathieu Soren Eriksen

10-15-2009 16:07 UTC-12

Climo's Lack Of Faith In Mike King Pays Off

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Preflop, Mike King made an opening raise and took two callers including Lance Climo to the flop.

On the {3-Clubs}

flop Climo and the other player checked to King who bet 6,000. Climo was the only caller to the {k-Hearts}

turn. On the turn King fired out 8,000 and Climo check-called.

The river brought the {6-Hearts}

and King bet 15,000. Climo didn't even think about it, he just pushed out the call amount and tabled {5-Diamonds}

.

King was gobsmacked. "Brave call brother," said King as he mucked his hand.

King drops to 35,000. Climo is up to 120,000.

Tags: Lance Climo Mike King

10-15-2009 15:57 UTC-12

The Rich Get Richer!

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Both chip leaders, Simon Watt and Jason Brown, have added to their stack to increase their advantage over the field after both taking out an opponent.

Brown's pocket queens survived against an opponent's {A-Spades}

, while Simon Watt ended the run of local celebrity Joe Lonie. Watt made the call on the {9-Clubs}

flop with

after Lonie had pushed his {A-?}

. The

turn and

river, left with a mountain of chips.

Watt is up to 320,000 as Brown is now at 280,000.

Tags: Jason Brown Simon Watt

10-15-2009 15:45 UTC-12

Kings Everywhere As Tahtouh Implodes

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We've just discovered that on the final hands before the break, that Emad Tahtouh has incredibly gone from one of our chip leaders to the rail in a matter of moments.

We found his seat empty following the break and his table recalled to us the gory details. It was a limped pot to Tahtouh's big blind and he raised it up to 10,000. Play folded back to Jason Brown in the small blind who then re-raised to 25,000. Tahtouh shoved and Brown quickly called and tabled pocket kings to have Tahtouh's pocket sixes in deep, deep trouble. Another king on the flop was more than enough to send the 250,000-chip pot to Auckland local Brown.

Next hand Tahtouh committed the remainder of his chips on a king-high flop holding {K-?}