First Sequence of the 12 months, first event win for WPT International Ambassador Angel Guillen, who should make house within the nursery for a shiny new Aussie Thousands and thousands trophy.
Guillen is anticipating his second son with WPT presenter Lynn Gilmartin in September this 12 months, who watched on by a stay stream to witness her husband safe victory.
The $3,000 Tremendous Turbo Bounty noticed 167 gamers enter, with Guillen taking house $71,690. He defeated Honglin Jiang heads-up, handy Jiang a second runner-up end in two days, after he completed second within the Groups Occasion alongside spouse Sosia yesterday.
He joins fellow WPT International Ambassador Diego Ponce in successful an Aussie Thousands and thousands aspect occasion title.
Aussie Thousands and thousands Occasion #15: $3,000 Tremendous Turbo Bounty Last Desk Outcomes
1Angel Guillen$71,690
2Honglin Jiang$44,145
3Yunsong Ge$29,100
4John-Paul Saad$22,995
5Ankit Ahuja$17,600
6Connor Walters$14,195
7Sergio Barrios$11,640
8Sarah Bilmey$9,655
9Alan Yu$7,665
Guillen on “Discovering His Luck”
The Tremendous Turbo Bounty ultimate desk was performed out with a median stack of fewer than 20 massive blinds, with Guillen holding the chip lead for lengthy durations. He says that his model of play was the right match for such a fast-paced event.
“You do not have to at all times make the suitable choice, however it’s a must to journey the wave”
“In any event it’s a must to run very properly, particularly to win,” he informed PokerNews. “It would not matter if it is 2-hour ranges or 15-minute ranges, it’s a must to run properly. And also you additionally should continually decide and simply hope for the perfect.
“You do not have to at all times make the suitable choice, however it’s a must to journey the wave.”
Within the final hand, Guillen held 9♣2♥ towards the imposing Okay♥Okay♦ of Honglin Jiang. Guillen pair his 9 on the ten♠10♦9♠ flop and spike the two-outer on the 9♥ flip to safe victory, with the A♥ river bricking. Luck, says Guillen, at all times performs an element.
“When you have the momentum going for you, you simply hold going, and fortunately for me, I simply stored going, and the final hand was an excellent instance of how good I used to be operating. It is only a mixture of enjoyment and discovering your luck.”
The momentum has seen Guillen win three of the final six tournaments he is cashed in, together with two victories at WPT Australia six months in the past. This 12 months’s Aussie Thousands and thousands was his first poker pageant of the 12 months, one thing he says is in stark comparability to his days as knowledgeable poker participant.
“I believe the primary factor is that I am far more relaxed in comparison with once I was taking part in for a residing. [Back then] there was a component of monetary stress, just a bit bit. Now I play as a passion, I get pleasure from it a lot. So I am simply dedicated to taking part in for the win.”
Throw within the fast-paced bounty construction together with Guillen’s modern-day method to poker tournaments, and it is an ideal match.
“I am prepared to sacrifice sure EV spots, simply because I believe they’re proper within the second. I am trusting my instinct fairly much more today. Prior to now, I used to be simply following the mathematics and the formulation and the EV. And that is all good — I imply, it is a successful technique once you’re placing in a variety of quantity.
“However the fact of the matter is I am taking part in perhaps 30 tournaments a 12 months. It is not a lot in any respect. So, I am simply specializing in the enjoyable of it and trusting myself within the second.”
The Household Man
Whereas many poker gamers from all around the world can be heading to Las Vegas on the finish of the month, Guillen’s consideration is firmly mounted elsewhere as he is awaiting the beginning of his second youngster with WPT presenter Lynn Gilmartin. Guillen calls household his “pillar” in all of his decision-making.
“I would not be having fun with this as a lot as I do if I did not have my stunning household ready at house for me”
“No matter I am doing, household is at all times behind my head,” says Guillen. “If I am taking part in poker, if I am working — household is the primary factor for me. I would not be having fun with this as a lot as I do if I did not have my stunning household ready at house for me.”
A trophy within the cupboard — an early current for the newborn — however now again to his priorities as a father.
“I do not suppose I’ll play one other collection for a lot of months. Our second boy is on the best way in September. So I’ll deal with that and simply play the tournaments that I can every time I can, and simply hold having fun with it.”
Will Shillibier
Managing Editor
He graduated from the College of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He additionally holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports activities Journalism.
