2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
From middle position, David Steicke raised to 155,000 with just 5,000 behind. Action folded a few spots over to Daniel Nordstrom in the hijack seat and he reraised to 300,000. Everyone else folded.
Steicke: 

Nordstrom: 

The flop made things a bit interesting when the 

fell and gave Steicke an open-ended straight draw. One problem was that Nordstrom held two of the aces he could use to make his straight.
The turn was the
and river the
. Steicke missed everything and Nordstrom's aces held up. Steicke took home HKD 263,300 for his finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Here is how the 8 remaining stacks are currently looking here at the 2011 APPT Macau Main Event Final Table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,400,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
2,900,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,500,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
850,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
|
800,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Jeff Rossiter has just seen his stack increase to incredible heights and we caught all the action on the massive hand which recently played out.
The play started when Jimmy Pan opened from middle position. Rossiter flatted from the cutoff seat and Kai Yat Fam came along for the ride from the big blind.
The 

flop saw the action check to Rossiter who threw out 225,000. Pan got out of the way, while Fam stayed involved as the
was dealt on the turn. Again it was checked to Rossiter and this time he bet 460,000. Another call would see an
dealt on the river.
Another check from Fam would see Rossiter go to value town, sending out a bet of 855,000. Fam made the call and immediately sent his cards into the muck as Rossiter turned over 
for a rivered set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,100,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
1,250,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
Daniel Nordstrom just found a lovely lady on the river to spike a big double up through chip leader Fabian Spiedelmann. Spiedelmann had raised, Nordstrom reraised and Spiedelmann shoved. Nordstrom quickly called with the 
. Spiedelmann held the 
.
The flop came down big for Spiedelmann with the 

falling. It gave him top pair and the nut flush draw. The turn
added a straight draw for Nordstrom and then the
landed on the river to give Nordstrom a set of queens to win the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
2,675,000
1,175,000
|
1,175,000 |
It's another 10-minute break for the 8 remaining players here at the 2011 APPT Macau Main Event.
Level: 30
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 5,000
Zheng Tai Tan is the latest elimination, with his chips adding to the monster stack of Jeff Rossiter.
Tan was all in preflop holding 
against the 
of Rossiter and there was no help for Tan on a board which ran out 



.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,200,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Zuo Wang raised to 120,000 before Jimmy Pan reraised to 280,000. Action folded back to Wang and he also gave it up.
From under the gun, Fabian Spiedelmann raised to 125,000. Jeff Rossiter called from the big blind and he flop came down 

. Both players checked.
The turn was the
and both players checked again. The river then completed the board with the
. After Rossiter checked, Spiedelmann fired 250,000. Rossiter quickly gave it up and Spiedelmann won the pot.