2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

High Rollers Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
$474,358
Event Info
Buy-in
$19,250
Prize Pool
$1,282,051
Entries
61
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000

Van Marcus Eliminated in 9th Place ($25,641)

Van Marcus - 9th Place
Van Marcus - 9th Place
Andrew Scott raised to 11,000 from under the gun and Van Marcus, next to speak, cut down his last 32,500 chips and slid them into the middle. The table folded around and Scott made the call.

Scott: {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Marcus: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{3-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{A-Clubs} and the kings of Scott held up to eliminate Marcus from the final table in ninth place for a payday of $25,641.

Tags: Andrew ScottVan Marcus

Ma Squeezes Marcus

The short stacks have a daunting challenge today -- playing against big stacks who know how to wield those stacks effectively. Van Marcus just opened a pot to 9,500, but had to fold when Wei Will Ma moved all in on him, having him covered.

Playing for Second?

The action folded to Quinn Do who completed from the small blind before David Steicke raised it up to 12,000 from the big blind. Do made the call.

The flop landed {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Do checked to Steicke who made a continuation bet of 12,000. It was enough to force Do off his hand as Steicke continues to wield the big stack.

"We're all playing for second place!" laughed Johnny Chan.

Tags: David Steicke

Steicke Calls Scott's Bluff

David Steicke
David Steicke
Andrew Scott and David Steicke have shown no qualms about tangling with each other, despite the presence of several short stacks at the table. After Steicke and Charles Chua limped into the pot, Andrew Scott popped it up to 20,000. Only Steicke called.

The flop was all diamonds, {K-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}. Steicke led out for 17,500, a bet that Scott called. Both players checked the {4-Hearts} turn. The river brought the fourth diamond to the board, the {Q-Diamonds}. Steicke peeked at his cards, then checked to Scott, who made it 35,000 to go. Steicke didn't take long to call. Scott had the nut no-pair: {A-Clubs} {J-Hearts}. Steicke opened red tens, {10-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} for a flush to take down the pot. That pot increased his chip stack to 420,000.

Tags: Andrew ScottDavid Steicke

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Chuck Truck Gathers Momentum

Wei Will Ma opened with a raise to 8,000 from the cutoff and Charles Chua quickly bumped it up to 25,000 from the small blind with his newly-found chips. It folded back to Ma who deliberated before letting his hand go.

The very next hand Chua raised to 8,000 from the button to steal the blinds and antes.

The "Chuck Truck" is gathering some momentum!

Tags: Charles Chua

Charles Chua Doubles Up

Charles Chua
Charles Chua
Charles "The Chuck Truck" Chua found a spare tire in the trunk. After Quinn Do raised to 8,500 and David Steicke called, Chua moved all in for 34,000 from the big blind. Do folded, but Steicke tanked for over a minute before making the call, getting 2-to-1 on his money.

Chua: {A-Hearts} {J-Hearts}
Steicke: {A-Clubs} {6-Clubs}

Chua must have been delighted to see Steicke open a smaller ace, even more so when the flop contained no six and no clubs, {9-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {2-Spades}. The turn card was the {J-Clubs}, cinching the hand for Chua. The {3-Clubs} completed the board.

Chua now has about 85,000.

Tags: Charles ChuaDavid Steicke

Le Collects Early Pot

Charles Chua was the first into the pot with a raise to 9,000 from early position. Nam Le made the call in the cutoff as did David Steicke in the small blind.

They saw a flop of {2-Spades}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades}. The action checked to Le who bet out 14,000. Steicke and Chua both folded and Le takes it down.

Tags: Nam Le

Chatterboxes

The players have started off today's final table in an extremely chatty mood. Leading the charge is Johnny Chan, who has had several things to say during each of the first five hands we've played. This stands in stark counterpoint to the APPT Macau Main Event final table, which was played in almost total silence. Unfortunately, from our spot in media row, it is difficult to clearly discern what the players are discussing.