The blinds have gone up again, however. Perhaps that will help stimulate play.
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
High Rollers Event
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The blinds have gone up again, however. Perhaps that will help stimulate play.
. He was far ahead of Silverman's
, but a seven on the
flop and the
on the turn made an unbeatable hand for Silverman. The river
completed the board.Silverman now has 73,000 and new life. Marcus slips to 84,000.
. On the turn
, Steicke bet 20,000 and McDonald, with only 28,000 total in his stack, shipped it in. Steicke called (naturally) and tabled
. McDonald had
and needed an ace or king to stay alive. The river was the
.With that pot, Steicke is the first player to cross the 300,000-chip mark.
The flop came


and Steicke led out with a bet of 5,000. McDonald made the call. The turn was the
and Steicke fired a healthy 20,000. McDonald called once more. The river brought the
and Steicke bet out another 20,000. McDonald called with 
for top pair, top kicker, but Steicke held the best hand with his 
.Andrew Scott summed it up best when he said "Steicke you can do no wrong!" as Steicke now holds about 270,000 chips. McDonald is now one of the short stacks with 42,000.
. Le made a continuation bet of 8,500 that was called only by Ma. Both players checked the
that hit the turn. Le again checked the river
, but couldn't get Ma to fire at the pot. Ma checked behind, then mucked when Le showed
.
We'll be playing 45 minutes of this level until the next break.