2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour - Macau
APPT Macau - $15k High Rollers Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour - Macau
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$14,400
Entries
64
Level
19
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000
Players Left 1 / 64
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It’s a long way from the sleepy town of Murray Bridge, about an hour east of the South Australian capital Adelaide to the bright lights of Hong Kong, but it’s proven a highly successful step for this 45-year-old trader.
A lifelong poker player, it was not until news of the PokerStars.net APPT reached him that he decided to sharpen up his skills and try his luck at the Walker-hill Casino in South Korea at the APPT Seoul main event back in September. He earned a spot in the last eight of the $15,000 APPT Macau High Roller Event (and a minimum payout of $US27,648) the hard way. With 10 players to go, he was the short stack but made a set of 10s against fellow Australian Gary Benson to kick-start his run to the line.
The flop came down
and Steicke checked to Tahtouh, who fired a bet of 18,000. Steicke then min-raised to 36,000 prompting Emad to lay it down.
Flop:
Steicke leads out with a bet from the small blind, making it 6,000 to go. Juanda then moved all in over the top of Steicke's bet for a total of 28,000 and Steicke laid it down.
The flop comes down
and Emad checks to Eric who fires a 23,000 bet; Emad made the call.The turn brought the
and Emad again passed the first action to Eric who fired a second bullet - this time for 55,000, prompting Emad to lay it down.
