2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
David Steicke Eliminated in 9th Place (HKD 263,300)
From middle position, David Steicke raised to 155,000 with just 5,000 behind. Action folded a few spots over to Daniel Nordstrom in the hijack seat and he reraised to 300,000. Everyone else folded.
Steicke:
Nordstrom:
The flop made things a bit interesting when the fell and gave Steicke an open-ended straight draw. One problem was that Nordstrom held two of the aces he could use to make his straight.
The turn was the and river the . Steicke missed everything and Nordstrom's aces held up. Steicke took home HKD 263,300 for his finish.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Nordstrom | 1,550,000 | |
David Steicke | Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Here is how the 8 remaining stacks are currently looking here at the 2011 APPT Macau Main Event Final Table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fabian Spielmann |
4,400,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
Kai Yat Fam |
2,900,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
Jeff Rossiter |
2,600,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Zuo Wang |
1,600,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Randy Lew |
1,600,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Daniel Nordstrom |
1,500,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Zheng Tai Tan |
850,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
Jimmy Pan |
800,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Rossiter in a Sea of Chips
Jeff Rossiter has just seen his stack increase to incredible heights and we caught all the action on the massive hand which recently played out.
The play started when Jimmy Pan opened from middle position. Rossiter flatted from the cutoff seat and Kai Yat Fam came along for the ride from the big blind.
The flop saw the action check to Rossiter who threw out 225,000. Pan got out of the way, while Fam stayed involved as the was dealt on the turn. Again it was checked to Rossiter and this time he bet 460,000. Another call would see an dealt on the river.
Another check from Fam would see Rossiter go to value town, sending out a bet of 855,000. Fam made the call and immediately sent his cards into the muck as Rossiter turned over for a rivered set.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeff Rossiter |
4,100,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
Kai Yat Fam |
1,250,000
-1,650,000
|
-1,650,000 |
Big Double for Nordstrom
Daniel Nordstrom just found a lovely lady on the river to spike a big double up through chip leader Fabian Spiedelmann. Spiedelmann had raised, Nordstrom reraised and Spiedelmann shoved. Nordstrom quickly called with the . Spiedelmann held the .
The flop came down big for Spiedelmann with the falling. It gave him top pair and the nut flush draw. The turn added a straight draw for Nordstrom and then the landed on the river to give Nordstrom a set of queens to win the hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fabian Spielmann |
3,200,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
Daniel Nordstrom |
2,675,000
1,175,000
|
1,175,000 |
Break Time #2
It's another 10-minute break for the 8 remaining players here at the 2011 APPT Macau Main Event.
Level: 30
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 5,000
Zheng Tai Tan Eliminated in 8th Place (HKD 373,000)
Zheng Tai Tan is the latest elimination, with his chips adding to the monster stack of Jeff Rossiter.
Tan was all in preflop holding against the of Rossiter and there was no help for Tan on a board which ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeff Rossiter |
5,200,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
Zheng Tai Tan | Busted |
Three-Bet from Pan
Zuo Wang raised to 120,000 before Jimmy Pan reraised to 280,000. Action folded back to Wang and he also gave it up.
One for Spiedelmann
From under the gun, Fabian Spiedelmann raised to 125,000. Jeff Rossiter called from the big blind and he flop came down . Both players checked.
The turn was the and both players checked again. The river then completed the board with the . After Rossiter checked, Spiedelmann fired 250,000. Rossiter quickly gave it up and Spiedelmann won the pot.