Simon Watt wins The 2009 FOP

After a fantastic Festival of Poker, Simon Watt from Auckland’s North Shore took out the main event and won for himself over $200,00!

It was another brilliant festival this year with many of the big names in the Australasian poker scene making the effort to compete in what has been the most successful festival yet.

The final standings and payouts were as follows:

The final standings and monies earned are as follows:

1. Simon Watt – Auckland, New Zealand – $209,085.00 NZD

2. Gerome Guitteau – Paris, France – $142,020.00 NZD

3. Jason Brown – Auckland, New Zealand – $82,845.00 NZD

4. Ke Sijia– China – $55,230.00 NZD

5. Richard Lancaster – Auckland, New Zealand – $42,606.00 NZD

6. Jens Walther – Germany – $31,560.00 NZD

7. Assadour Assadourian – Sydney, Australia – $23,670 NZD

8. Lance Climo – Hamilton, New Zealand – $18,936.00 NZD

9. Michael Shinzaki – Los Angeles, United States of America – $14,202.00 NZD