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, . He quickly checked to Greenstein, who bet 2,300. Buchanan quickly called.
Both players quickly checked the turn. On the 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.
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 . Danny Wong made a quick call out of the small blind and showed . Deeb was practically drawing dead after the 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 and the .
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 hand that was ahead of Kay's . Unfortunately for Cheong he didn't connect with the board, and Kay did when it came to make a king-high straight for Kay. He doubled up to 20,000, sending Cheong back to 17,000 in the process.
David Steicke is on fire. He has eliminated another opponent with another big hand. The board read 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 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."
Emad Tahtouh will not cash in the APPT Macau High Rollers event. With the board showing , 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 for a full house, jacks full of eights, and did not improve on the river.
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:
Kay:
McDonald:
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 . Both pots were shipped to McDonald. He now sits on 100,000 chips; Kay was left with just 9,000; and Schreiber was eliminated.
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 . Greenstein came out firing for 6,000. Steicke, working his magic, made the call. The turn brought the and a bet of 10,000 from Greenstein. Again Steicke called.
Greenstein finally slowed down on the river, the . 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.