David Steicke has just picked up a nice pot to see his stack to increase to one of the biggest in the room.
We caught the action with a flop showing and with Steicke checking the action to his opponent on the button who bet 11,500. Steicke made the call and the landed on the turn. Both players checked this card as the completed the board on the river.
This time Steicke decided to lead, throwing out 15,000. His opponent made it 40,000 and Steicke made the call. His opponent sheepishly turned over for a whole lot of nothing, while Steicke took down the pot with .
From early position, David Hrdlicka raised to 9,000. Team PokerStars Pro Nacho Barbero called from the cutoff seat, Fabian Spiedelmann called from the button and Tommy Wong called from the big blind.
The four players saw the flop come down . Action checked to the preflop raiser Hrdlicka. He bet 27,000. One by one, each player folded and Hrdlicka won the pot.
The action was opened to 9,000 by Sangeeth Mohan in early position whereby play was sent to Gianpaulo Bini a couple of places to Mohan's left. Bini popped it to 20,200 and a flurry of cards were sent into the muck as it was back on Mohan.
Mohan didn't hesitate as he made a four-bet to 32,000. Bini looked at Mohan for a few moments before shrugging and getting rid of his hand. As Mohan raked in his new chips he confidently flung his onto the felt.
Action folded to Grant Levy in the cutoff seat. He raised to 8,600. In the big blind, Manami Hayamizu reraised to 16,000. Levy took his time and then four-bet things to 25,300. Hayamizu made the call and would have to play out of position from here on.
The flop came down and Hayamizu checked. Levy slid out a bet worth 19,800. Hayamizu took a minute, but eventually folded her hand. Levy showed the .
Jeff Rossiter has picked up some early chips here on Day 3, adding to his stack in the following hand.
The play was folded around to Rossiter in the cutoff seat and he opened the pot, managing a call from only Wing Kwok Tang on the button.
Flop:
Rossiter softly tapped the felt and sent the action to Kwok Tang who threw out 12,000. It didn't take long for Rossiter to make the call and watch as the hit the turn. At this point both players checked and then checked again when another king hit the river, this time the .
Kwok Tang tabled his and they were quickly sent into the muck as Rossiter turned over his .
Alexandre Perreault raised all in from under the gun for his last 10,000 or so and action folded to Wing Kwok Tang in the big blind. He called with the . Perreault held the .
The flop, turn and river ran out and Perreault was eliminated.
Here we are again in the Grand Lisboa Hotel and Casino as PokerNews' coverage of Day 3 begins at the 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau Main Event!
It was 304 players who returned to the felt yesterday and by the time it was all in the bag, only 96 will be returning to the tables today.
Of those players it is Nathaniel Seet who is the best position to make a run at the final table, with him unbagging a staggering 774,500. The next closest player is Dan Park who will start the day with 450,000.
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and with Steicke checking the action to his opponent on the button who bet 11,500. Steicke made the call and the 
landed on the turn. Both players checked this card as the 
completed the board on the river.
for a whole lot of nothing, while Steicke took down the pot with 
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and Hayamizu checked. Levy slid out a bet worth 19,800. Hayamizu took a minute, but eventually folded her hand. Levy showed the 
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hit the turn. At this point both players checked and then checked again when another king hit the river, this time the 
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