Tony Bloom Eliminated in 2nd Place (AU$600,000); David Steicke Wins!
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A moment or two later Bloom made a stand. Steicke raised to 72,000 from the button before Bloom moved all for around 30,000 more. Steicke called and players showed their holdings.
Bloom:
Steicke:
Bloom held the best hand but Steicke had live cards for a shot at the title. The flop was
giving Steicke no assistance. The turn was a repeat 
which provided outs for a chop, however Steicke didn't have to worry about a chop when the river landed the 
to pair up Steicke as he throws his cap into the air in delight at winning the event and AU$1.2 million!Congratulations to Tony Bloom who was short stacked for long periods of this tournament but fought his way until the very end to finish in 2nd place. We think that AU$600,000 should ease his pain a little.