Some Steicke Magic

An amazing hand has just taken place on the money bubble that stopped the room for many minutes. Chip leader Kenny Hicks opened with a raise from the button to 5,000 and David Steicke made the call from the small blind.

They saw a flop of {K-Diamonds}

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 {10-Clubs}

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 {9-Hearts}

. 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 {J-Clubs}

for nothing but imagination as remarkably Steicke tabled {A-Clubs}

. 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.

Tags: David Steicke Kenny Hicks

2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

Some Steicke Magic