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Aussie pro takes New Zealand Poker Championship title and $100 000
Christchurch Casino in New Zealand was the setting this week for the final table in the New Zealand Poker Championship, which turned out to be a hard-fought contest with some fine poker skills on display.
An Australian and a New Zealander confronted each other in the final heads up when Kiwi househusband Richard Grace and his Australian opponent poker pro Eric Assadourian finished off the game.
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Assadourian ran out the winner after a tough contest, and returned to the land of Oz with the $100 000 main prize, the trophy and a sponsored seat in the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event.
"I used all my experience to win the tournament," Assadourian said in a press release after his win, "but I was made to really work for it. When I made it to the final table, I only had one thing on my mind and that was to win the tournament. People kept folding around me and I was able to build up a decent amount of chips."
Wellington, New Zealand resident Grace picked up $60 000 for his second placing.
Christchurch Casino Poker Operations Manager Mick Ryan said the event was a brilliant climax to a week of scintillating poker. "There were people trying to knock each other out right from the start, it was great to see a Kiwi there at the end, but Eric 'The Voice' Assadourian has shown throughout the tournament he is a very shrewd player and knows when to take a risk," he said.
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