2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

APPT Macau Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2009 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10k
Prize
$541,089
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,081,000
Entries
429
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 50

Chan Won't See Day 2

Johnny Chan
Johnny Chan
The Table of Death has produced a second death in less than thirty minutes. Johnny Chan couldn't get {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} to hold up against David Steicke, who got in there with {K-Hearts} {3-Diamonds}. At the river, the board read {9-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {2-Spades} {10-Hearts}. Chan was already all in at some previous street and was well-covered by Steicke.

"You see the action I'm getting!" said Chan, pointing to Steicke's hand.

"Sorry," said Steicke, offering a hand to shake as Chan departed. "You've still got the High Rollers."

The next hand Steicke was the small blind. There was a raise in front of him. He squeezed out his cards.

"Tempting but dangerous," he remarked. He folded. After the big blind also folded, he added, "It's getting worse. Queen-deuce. I might have needed to get a queen and a deuce. That's extra work."

Tags: David SteickeJohnny Chan

Assadourian Rolling

A nice call on the river has netted Eric Assadourian a healthy pot as he's progressing very well through this Day 1a flight.

Dan Schreiber raised it up to 1,600 from early position with Assadourian calling in the big blind.

They saw a {J-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{K-Spades} flop and both players checked. The turn was the {Q-Diamonds} and Assadourian checked again as Schreiber took a stab for 1,800. Assadourian made the call.

The river was the {4-Spades} and Assadourian checked again as Schreiber released a hefty bet of 6,300 to send Assadourian into the tank.

He eventually pulled out a call and it was good as Schreiber tapped the table, allowing Assadourian to table his {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades} to scoop the pot.

Assadourian is up to 43,000 with Schreiber slipping back to 53,000.

Tags: Dan SchreiberEric Assadourian

Ewing Outflops Cornwell

Dave Ewing was down to his last 13,000 but has just doubled up at the expense of Mark Cornwell. The chips went into middle on the flop of {K-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} with Cornwell's {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for top pair in trouble against the {K-Hearts}{7-Spades} of Ewing for top two pair.

The turn was the {3-Clubs} and river the {5-Diamonds} and Ewing doubles through to 27,000 with Cornwell now down to 40,000.

Tags: Dave EwingMark Cornwell

Steicke Mowin' 'em Down

David Steicke
David Steicke
David Steicke is known for playing a wide range of hands, and playing them creatively. The thing that best allows a player to do that is a large chip stack. Steicke has that now after eliminating yet another player from the Table of Death.

Steicke acted first on a {3-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {4-Clubs} flop. He bet 2,200. His opponent studied the board, studied Steicke and then raised to 6,500. Mr. Steicke was undeterred.

"I'm all in," he said, waving his hands over his chips twice. The effective raise back to Steicke's opponent was the remainder of that player's stack, about 15,000 total. He opted to call.

Steicke: {9-Hearts} {9-Spades}
Opponent: {6-Hearts} {6-Spades}

Steicke's opponent was dismayed to see that he was far, far behind. He bricked the turn and river, {7-Clubs} and {j-Spades}, and reported to the rail. Steicke stacked up the pot, increasing his count to 90,000.

"David, take it easy mate," called Eric Assadourian from a neighboring table. "You're scaring everyone off!"

Tags: David Steicke

Foo Flushes Ma

Ricky Foo eliminates Will Ma
Ricky Foo eliminates Will Ma
Ricky Foo and Will Ma went to war preflop, with Ma once again finding himself in a dominated position preflop with his {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} in trouble against the {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} of Foo.

The board fell {8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} giving Foo a flush to eliminate Ma from the tournament.

Tags: Ricky FooWill Ma

Steicke Loses Hand

Sandy Wang
Sandy Wang
David Steicke has lost a pot. Yes it's true. It was a limped pot that got Steicke into trouble as he check-raised the bet of Sandy Wang on a flop of {A-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Spades} to make it an additional 5,000 to play.

Wang thought for a long time before calling and the {8-Clubs} hit the turn. Steicke sat motionless for some time before sliding his entire stack into the middle. Wang snap-called and flipped {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds} for the rockets for a full house as Steicke sat in shock. He took a moment to stare at the board and eventually figured out that he was drawing dead and he mucked his cards.

The pot was pushed to Wang without a river being dealt as she doubled to 46,000 with Steicke down to 73,000.

Tags: David SteickeSandy Wang

Lucky Seven

Commissioner Danny McDonagh has just informed the players that play will end at the completion of Level 7. Originally a maximum of eight levels were scheduled but apparently McDonagh is comfortable that an eighth level is not needed today. When it comes to tournament structure, he has rarely been wrong before.

Curly In Form

Emanuel "Curly" Seal raised from early position to 1,800 and the table folded around to the player in the big blind who made the call.

The flop came down {10-Spades}{3-Spades}{8-Hearts} and the play checked to Seal who fired 2,300. His opponent made the call and the turn landed the {K-Hearts}.

Again the action checked to Seal who fired again for 4,500. His opponent released and Seal continues his good form from the APT event last week as he chips up to 30,000.

Tags: Emanuel Seal