2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

High Rollers Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
$474,358
Event Info
Buy-in
$19,250
Prize Pool
$1,282,051
Entries
61
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000

A Few Chips for Greenstein

Action checked to Barry Greenstein in the cutoff, who made it 2,000 to go. Shawn Buchanan called out of the big blind to see a flop of all picture cards, {J-Spades} {J-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}. He quickly checked to Greenstein, who bet 2,300. Buchanan quickly called.

Both players quickly checked the {8-Diamonds} turn. On the {10-Hearts} river, Buchanan checked for a third time. Greenstein studied the board, then bet 4,500, leaving himself just 2,000 behind. Buchanan squeezed both of his cards one last time and, satisfied with what he saw, sent them into the muck.

Greenstein now has 15,500.

Tags: Barry GreensteinShawn Buchanan

Deeb Busto

Shaun Deeb only had one move upon being dealt a playable hand -- shove all in for 6,600. That's what he did when he picked up {A-Spades} {10-Clubs}. Danny Wong made a quick call out of the small blind and showed {K-Spades} {K-Hearts}. Deeb was practically drawing dead after the {K-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {7-Hearts} flop. He needed a running queen-jack for a Broadway straight and didn't get it when the turn and river were both sixes, the {6-Diamonds} and the {6-Spades}.

Tags: Danny WongShaun Deeb

Cheong's Great Call Goes Unrewarded

Chong Wing Cheong
Chong Wing Cheong
Chong Wing Cheong hasn't had the best of luck today. He raised a recent pot to 1,300 preflop before Matt Kay shoved from the small blind for a total of 10,000. Cheong made the call with {A-Hearts} {2-Clubs}, a hand that was ahead of Kay's {K-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}. Unfortunately for Cheong he didn't connect with the board, and Kay did when it came {6-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {J-Spades} {9-Clubs} to make a king-high straight for Kay. He doubled up to 20,000, sending Cheong back to 17,000 in the process.

Tags: Chong Wing CheongMatt Kay

Steicke the Card Rack

David Steicke is on fire. He has eliminated another opponent with another big hand. The board read {K-Spades} {2-Spades} {10-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} when our reporter walked up to the table. Steicke made the first bet, to 3,500. His opponent raised him to 15,000. Steicke tanked for a minute, then moved all in. His opponent immediately called and said, "I have a set." That was no problem for Steicke. He turned over a set of his own with {K-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} and knocked out another player.

Steicke has 145,000 chips after that hand, prompting Joe Hachem to say, "We love you, David." Steicke responded, "You can all go home now if you want."

Tags: David SteickeJoe Hachem

Emad Tahtouh Doesn't Make Day 2

Emad Tahtouh will not cash in the APPT Macau High Rollers event. With the board showing {J-?} {J-?} {8-?} {J-?}, he check-raised all in for 11,000 after a player had led out for 4,000. That player made the call with pocket tens for a full house, jacks full of tens. Tahtouh held {Q-?} {8-?} for a full house, jacks full of eights, and did not improve on the river.

Tags: Emad Tahtouth

Greenstein Eliminates Saab

Saab Busto
Saab Busto
David Saab has been eliminated after moving all in for his last 6,100 from the cutoff with {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} but Barry Greenstein made the call on the button with {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}.

The board bricked out to eliminate Saab from today's event. Greenstein is hanging in there as he sits with about 16,000.

Tags: Barry GreensteinDavid Saab

Just in Timex

Mike "Timex" McDonald picked a great time to catch pocket aces. Daniel Schreiber opened with an all-in shove to 8,000 from under the gun. Matt Kay called that bet before McDonald moved all in himself for 47,000. Kay, who had McDonald covered, called again and the hands were opened.

Schreiber: {6-Clubs} {6-Hearts}
Kay: {K-Clubs} {A-Hearts}
McDonald: {A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds}

Even if Schreiber were to spike a six, McDonald was still in a commanding position to win the much larger side pot against Kay. No need to worry about that, however. The board ran out {2-Clubs} {9-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {K-Hearts}. Both pots were shipped to McDonald. He now sits on 100,000 chips; Kay was left with just 9,000; and Schreiber was eliminated.

Tags: Daniel SchreiberMatt KayMike McDonald

Steicke Cracks the Century Mark

Barry Greenstein is clinging to life.
Barry Greenstein is clinging to life.
We have our first hundred-thousandaire. David Steicke came in for a raise from the button and was reraised by a name we haven't mentioned much during the APPT Macau tournament series, Barry Greenstein. Steicke called to a flop of {3-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {10-Hearts}. Greenstein came out firing for 6,000. Steicke, working his magic, made the call. The turn brought the {J-Spades} and a bet of 10,000 from Greenstein. Again Steicke called.

Greenstein finally slowed down on the river, the {8-Spades}. When he checked, it was Steicke's turn to bring out the pressure, and bring it he did when he moved all in, a bet of effectively 11,000 chips (the rest of Greenstein's stack). Greenstein decided he couldn't call and mucked his hand.

Steicke now has 110,000.

Tags: Barry GreensteinDavid Steicke

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75