APPT Macau - $15k High Rollers Event | 2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour - Macau

11-27-2007 20:01 UTC+8

Hand #67 - Emad Tahtouh Eliminated in 5th Place ($64,512)

David Paul Steicke has the button in seat 9. The action folded around to Emad Tahtouh in the small blind who kicked it up to 22,000. Bo Sehlstedt then moved all in over the top of Tahtouh's raise from the big blind, putting Emad to a decision for all of his chips. Emad makes the call and turns over the {K-Hearts}

; Sehlstedt reveals the {A-Hearts}

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Flop: {Q-Spades}

Turn:

River:

Bo took down the pot with a pair of aces, eliminating former tournament chip leader Emad Tahtouh in 5th place.

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11-27-2007 19:55 UTC+8

Hand #66 - David Paul Steicke

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Tony Ng has the button in seat 7. The action folds around to David Paul Steicke in the small blind, who min-raises to 16,000, effectively stealing Emad Tahtouh's big blind and the antes.

11-27-2007 19:53 UTC+8

Hand #65 - Tony Ng, David Paul Steicke

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Eric Assadourian has the button in seat 6. Tony Ng completed the bet from the small blind and David Paul Steicke checked his option from the big blind.

The flop came {8-Clubs}

and Tony led out with a 8,000 bet. Steicke then raised all in over the top of Ng's bet, putting him to a decision for all of his chips. After some thought, Ng made the call and turned over the {K-Spades}

; Steicke tabled {K-Diamonds}

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The turn and river filled out {8-Diamonds}

,

and the players chopped the pot with two pair, kings and eights.

Tags: Tony Ng

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

11-27-2007 19:47 UTC+8

Hand #64 - Eric Assadourian

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11-27-2007 19:46 UTC+8

Hand #63 - Eric Assadourian

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Emad Tahtouh has the button in seat 3. The action folded around to Bo Sehlstedt in the small blind who completed the bet; Eric Assadourian checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came down {2-Diamonds}

and both players checked. The {J-Diamonds}

fell on the turn and Bo led out with a 13,000 bet. Assadourian then kicked it up to 40,000 and Bo made the call.

The river brings the {10-Diamonds}

and Bo passed the first option to Eric, who announced a 65,000 bet. Bo made the call and Eric turned over the {10-Clubs}

for trip tens, which were good enough to take down the pot.

With the win, Eric increased his chip lead over the field and is currently sitting with over 400,000 in chips.

Tags: Eric Assadourian

11-27-2007 19:42 UTC+8

Hand #62 - David Paul Steicke

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David Paul Steicke has the button in seat 8 and opens for a 12,000 raise. Bo Sehlstedt was the lone caller in the big blind.

The flop comes {Q-Clubs}

and Bo checks to David, who leads out with a 10,000 bet, and Bo let go of his hand.

11-27-2007 19:40 UTC+8

Play Resumes

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11-27-2007 19:34 UTC+8

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11-27-2007 19:32 UTC+8

Hand #61 - Emad Tahtouh Doubles Up

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Tony Ng has the button in seat 7 and opens the pot for a 17,000 raise. David Paul Steicke folds his small blind and when the action falls to Emad Tahtouh in the big, he announces "All in." Ng calls the additional 38,000, only to find himself dominated holding the {Q-Spades}

against Tahtouh's {A-Spades}

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Flop: {4-Hearts}

Turn:

River:

Tahtouh ended up with a heart flush on the river and successfully doubled through to 118,000 in chips.

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