2008 PokerStars.net APPT Macau
High Rollers Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Ma and Chua folded before Do, out of nowhere, moved all in! Steicke went back into the tank for a minute or two before making the call.
Do:
Steicke:
The board fell and Do more than doubled through Steicke to move up to around 150,000!
The poker being played seems to reflect the mood on display: tight and cautious. Flops are becoming an endangered species at this final table.
The flop came and the action checked through. The turn brought the and Steicke led out for 6,000. Ma then announced a raise to 18,000. Chan folded and Steicke snap-called.
The river fell the and Steicke led out again, this time for 14,500. Ma stared and the board and ruffled his chips before folding his hand. Steicke collects another pot to move up to close to half a million chips!
They took a flop. Steicke led out for 4,000 to take it down.
Chua:
Tan:
The flop gave Tan some optionality. It came down , giving him club outs in addition to his ten, as well as potential running cards for a straight. He missed the turn when it was the , but that put the possibility of a split pot on board with a nine or a deuce. He missed all of his outs when the river fell . Tan is out, and Chua now moves to about 150,000 in chips.