2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 2
Gill Likes the River
The board fell giving Gill some life on the river as he doubles through to 50,000 in chips.
ElkY Eliminated Just Out of the Money
Grospellier:
Tahtouh
The board ran out to make three kings for Tahtouh and cripple Grospellier to just 10,000 chips. "I get there," said Charles Chua dejectedly. "I make a flush."
Shortly thereafter, Grospellier was all in with . Chua called with . Grospellier had some outs on the flop but missed them all with the turn and the river. He's out.
"Give Me the Money!"
Tahtouh is up to 144,000; Choi is down to 160,000.
Some Steicke Magic
They saw a flop of and Steicke checked to Hicks who fired 9,000. Steicke then check-raised to 20,000 and Hicks made the call.
The turn was the and Steicke checked to Hicks who slid another 30,000 into the middle. Steicke deliberated for a long time before making the call.
By this stage all of the other tables had finished and a massive crowd had gathered around table one as the river landed the . Steicke checked to Hicks who quickly and quietly announced he was all in.
Steicke went into the tank. Steicke was already near the top of the chip count leaderboard and with so much in the pot already this was a make-or-break decision that took many minutes. Out of nowhere the murmurs of the crowded were broken by Steicke's voice declaring "I call!"
Hicks reluctantly flipped over for nothing but imagination as remarkably Steicke tabled . On a double-paired board, with straight and flush possibilities, on the tournament bubble, in a clash of the big stacks, David Steicke had made one of the most amazing calls you will see to collect the biggest pot of the tournament to claim the chip lead with over 300,000 chips.
Lights, Camera...
The Armenian Express Bursts The Bubble
They all checked down a board of .
Grigorian showed but with four hearts on board it was the of a player in middle position which took down the pot.
Grigorian is our bubble boy and all remaining 56 players are now in the money!
Clock Adjustment
Tahtouh Surrenders
When the river came , it appeared that Tahtouh surrendered, realizing he could not win the hand. Choi checked behind and tabled for the nut flush. Tahtouh had a complete air ball with and sinks in the chip counts to just 60,000.
Choi has 295,000.
Quads Again for Chua; Tahtouh Over and Out
It was Tahtouh who earlier told Chua that Chua is "a machine" and "a juggernaut," so no surprise that the board ran out to make quad sixes for Chua. Tahtouh didn't even stick around long enough to collect his payout. Presumably he'll come back to get it tomorrow.
Chua now has 360,000.