APT Macau Main Event | 2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau

08-23-2009 14:26 UTC+8

Three Pair No Good

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J.C Tran raised to 30,000 and Adrien Allain made the call. They saw a flop of {a-Clubs}

and both players checked. The turn was the {A-Spades}

and Allain checked to Tran who fired 30,000. Allain quickly called.

The river brought the {Q-Diamonds}

and Allain checked and again quickly called the 50,000-chip bet from Tran.

Tran flipped {K-Diamonds}

for a rivered pair of queens as his king kicker gave him the pot as Allain flashed {Q-?}

. Tran is now up to around 700,000 and starting to look very threatening.

08-23-2009 14:26 UTC+8

We've seen very few walks at this final table. Almost every hand is going to a flop and often a turn. That was the case when Adrien Allain opened for 35,000 and David Steicke called from the big blind. Both players checked the {k-Spades}

flop. Steicke took the pot down with a bet of 33,000 after the turn came {A-Spades}

.

Tags: Adrien Allain David Steicke

08-23-2009 14:33 UTC+8

Allain Can't Get Value

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It was a curious hand between J.C. Tran and Adrien Allain. Tran opened for 30,000, then called Allain's preflop re-raise to 120,000 from the small blind. The action checked all the way down on a board of {k-Spades}

, with Allain's {9-?}

being enough to drag the pot.

Tags: Adrien Allain JC Tran

08-23-2009 14:37 UTC+8

Chips Head Straight To Steicke

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Inwook Choi completed from the small blind and David Steicke checked his option in the big blind.

{A-Clubs}

was the flop and Choi took a stab with a minimum bet of 12,000. Steicke made the call.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds}

and both checked before the {4-Hearts}

landed on the river to put a straight on board. Choi checked and Steicke fired 40,000 to force a fold from his opponent and take it down.

08-23-2009 14:41 UTC+8

Another Unusual Hand

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It looks like David Steicke thought he might have been able to bluff Inwook Choi out of a pot. Steicke called Choi's raise to 26,000 and then acted first on all streets. Each player checked the {k-Clubs}

flop. When the turn came {5-Diamonds}

, Steicke checked again. Choi fired for 32,000 but couldn't shake the sticky Steicke.

The river was the {Q-Diamonds}

, a card that filled a number of draws. Steicke led out for 54,000 and was quickly called by Choi. Steicke did not seem to have much of anything. Choi showed {Q-Spades}

for a pair of queens to win the pot.

Tags: David Steicke Inwook Choi

08-23-2009 14:42 UTC+8

Allain Tries The Check-Raise

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Inwook Choi raised it up to 30,000 with David Steicke and Adrien Allain making the call.

The flop fell {Q-Spades}

and all three players checked to see the {5-Hearts}

fall on the turn. Allain checked and Choi fired 60,000. Steicke folded but Allain put in the check-raise to 200,000. Choi quickly folded and Allain rakes in another nice pot.

Tags: Adrien Allain Inwook Choi