2008 Asian Poker Tour - Macau

APT Macau Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2008 Asian Poker Tour - Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
257
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000

Steicke Sticks It to His Table

David Steicke has been busy pushing his stack around today. After the under-the-gun player opened with a raise to 700 and one person called, Steicke deliberated his action from the big blind, calmly shuffling chips the whole time. His decision was to push all in for 8,400. Neither of his opponents had the stomach for that kind of bet. They both quickly folded.

"Good bet, good bet," one person said to Steicke as he collected the pot.

Tags: David Steicke

Dunst Dusts Beattie

With two limpers in the pot, Kelvin Beattie moved all in from the cutoff for his last 3,325. The action was then with Tony Dunst on the button, who made the call as the table folded around.

Beattie: {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Dunst: {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}

The board fell {2-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{A-Hearts}{7-Clubs} giving Dunst a pair of aces and the pot to send Beattie to the rail. Dunst now sits with 31,000.

Tags: Kelvin BeattieTony Dunst

Kinkade Doubles Opponent

Jay Kinkade's stack just took a hit On a board of {A-Clubs} {4-Spades} {J-Spades}, he got all in against a short-stacked opponent. Kinkade flopped top pair with {A-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds}, but his opponent had him out-kicked with {A-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}. Things got uglier and uglier when the turn and river came {4-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}.

After the hand, Kinkade was left with roughly 11,000 in chips.

Tags: Jay Kinkade

Grunter Claims Yoyo

Yoyo Eliminated
Yoyo Eliminated
On a flop of {7-Clubs}{K-Spades}{Q-Clubs}, Jonny Vincent checked to Grant Levy who bet out for 675. Vincent made the call. The turn was the {5-Spades} and Vincent moved all in for his last 5,400 chips. Levy snap-called with another set, this time {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}, but Vincent had plenty of outs with {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for big flush and straight draws.

The river was the {K-Hearts} giving Levy a full house and sending "Yoyo" back to the cash games.

Tags: Grant LevyGrunterJonny VincentYoyo

Steicke Survives

David Steicke
David Steicke
David Steicke has doubled up to stay alive in the tournament. The board read {3-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Clubs}{J-Hearts} with his opponent tabling {A-Spades}{J-Spades} for top pair, top kicker, but Steicke flipped {8-Clubs}{6-Spades} for two pair to double back to 7,000 chips.

Tags: David Steicke

Pocket Pairs Working for Kluber

Don't mess with Ron Kluber
Don't mess with Ron Kluber
Action folded to Ron Kluber in the small blind. He raised to 1,200 and told the big blind, "You know exactly what I have."

"Yep," said the big blind as he folded {9-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} face-up.

The very next hand, Kluber opened the pot from the button for 1,200. The big blind called for a flop of {5-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {4-Spades}. He checked the action to Kluber, who fired out 3,000. That was enough to end the hand and win the pot. Kluber tabled {10-Clubs} {10-Hearts} as the dealer pushed him a second pot in a row.

Kluber now has about 19,000 in chips.

Tags: Ron Kluber

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Flush Over Flush Spells Doom for Chan

Julian Powell eliminates Terrence Chan
Julian Powell eliminates Terrence Chan
We missed the action, but we saw the result. On a board of {4-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {5-Clubs}, Terrence "Not Johnny" Chan was all in against Julian Powell. Chan tabled a flush with {10-Clubs} {9-Clubs}, but Powell tabled a bigger flush with {Q-Clubs} {J-Clubs}. Powell had Chan covered, sending Chan to an early exit from today's event.

Powell is near the top of the leaderboard with about 31,500.

Tags: Julian PowellTerrence Chan

Levy Doubles Up

Grant Levy
Grant Levy
Grant Levy has just doubled up. We caught the action on the turn with the board reading {A-Hearts}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{J-Clubs}. Levy checked and his opponent bet 1,500. Levy then check-raised to 5,000 and his opponent moved all in. Levy snap-called and tabled {J-Hearts}{J-Spades} for a turned set, as his opponent was left drawing dead with his {A-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}.

The river was the {Q-Clubs} and Levy doubles up to 22,000 chips.

Tags: Grant Levy