2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau

APT Macau Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$391,556
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,400
Entries
326
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000

Tran Gathering Steam

A second pot in a row has been shipped to J.C. Tran. Tran completed his option from the small blind in front of Adrien Allain, who declined his option. The flop came all small cards, {6-Spades} {3-Clubs} {2-Hearts}. Tran bet 15,000, then called Allain's raise to 40,000.

The turn seemed not to change much, falling {8-Diamonds}. Tran checked to Allain's aggression, then called a bet of 45,000. Both player checked the {A-Diamonds} river, with Tran tabling {10-?} {10-?} to take down the pot.

Tags: Adrien AllainJC Tran

Tran Takes One From Steicke

Steicke V Tran
Steicke V Tran
David Steicke limped from the small blind and J.C. Tran checked his option in the big blind.

They took a flop of {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and both players checked. The free card on the turn was the {9-Diamonds} and Steicke took a stab at the pot with a bet 12,000. Tran made the call.

The river brought the {7-Hearts} and Steicke checked to Tran who fired a bet of 16,000 which was good to take it down.

Tags: David SteickeJC Tran

Runner-Runner Straight for Steicke

When you have chips to burn you can afford to speculate with some less-than-stellar cards. That appeared to be David Steicke's strategy after Inwook Choi opened to 22,000. Steicke was in the big blind and called the extra 12,000 to a flop of {Q-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}. Both players checked, with Steicke then betting 24,000 on the {A-Clubs} turn. Choi called.

Both players checked the {K-Hearts} river. Steicke showed down {10-Clubs} {6-Diamonds}, having rivered a Broadway straight. It was good enough to take down the pot.

Tags: David SteickeInwook Choi

Michael Woo Eliminated in 6th Place ($52,223)

Michael Woo - 6th Place
Michael Woo - 6th Place
The mayhem continues at this APT Macau final table with our fourth elimination of the day within the first twenty minutes of play.

Adrien 'zlatan35' Allain has now been responsible for three of those after Michael Woo pushed his short stack with {Q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} into the {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} of Allain.

The flop gave Woo some hope but ultimately the {6-Clubs}{J-Spades}{7-Hearts}{3-?}{8-?} board left Allain's kings in front to eliminate Woo in 6th place for $52,223 in prize money. Allain is now up over 800,000 chips.

Tags: Adrien AllainMichael Woozlatan35

Christer Hallberg Eliminated in 7th Place ($39,167)

Christer Hallberg - 7th Place
Christer Hallberg - 7th Place
With five players having fewer than 15 big blinds in their starting stacks we expected play to move rapidly to start the day. But we didn't expect three eliminations in the first twenty minutes!

Christer Hallberg is the third player eliminated. He opened preflop to 30,000 and was called by Adrien Allain out of the blinds. Allain checked on a flop of {A-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {3-Spades}. Hallberg moved in for 79,000 and Allain called without much deliberation.

Allain: {4-Hearts} {5-Hearts}
Hallberg: {8-Hearts} {8-Diamonds}

Hallberg was ahead with a pair of eights but had to sweat two cards, with Allain looking for a deuce, four or five. He caught a {2-?} on the turn to make a five-high straight. The river was a harmless {3-?}, bouncing Hallberg from the tournament in 7th place.

Tags: Adrien AllainChrister Hallberg

Casey Kastle Eliminated in 9th Place ($16,966)

Casey Kastle - 9th Place
Casey Kastle - 9th Place
After David Steicke took down the first two pots of the day, Casey Kastle opened the third pot to 24,000. Action passed to Adrien Allain, who re-raised to 60,000. When everyone folded back to Kastle he moved in for 128,000 total. Allain quickly called with pocket nines but found himself in poor shape against Kastle's pocket kings.

It wasn't to be Kastle's day. The board rolled out {8-Spades} {10-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {a-?} {j-?} to make a jack-high straight for Allain. Kastle, who final-tabled the previous two APT events, is the first player eliminated today. He walks away with $16,966.

Tags: Adrien AllainCasey Kastle

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000