Aussie Millions -- David Steicke Wins the $100,000 ChallengeSteicke Wins his First Major Title and $1.2 Million AUD |
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David Steicke won the $100,000 AUD no-limit hold’em challenge at the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championships hosted at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia late Sunday night. He survived a minefield of the world’s best on the first day of the tournament, as the impressive field shrank from 23 players down to the final six. He outlasted everyone at the final table, including J.C. Tran, who had become his nemesis. Tran fell in third place, leaving Steicke to do battle with Tony Bloom heads up for the championship. Things did not last too long between the final two, Steicke held a chip lead that was too dominant to overcome. Steicke walked away with $1.2 million AUD to add to the high-roller event success he found at the Asia Pacific Poker Tour $25,000 event in Macau where he finished in fifth place. Steicke now has $1,207,950 USD in career tournament winnings.
Here is a look at the highlights from the final table, as featured in CardPlayer.com’s live updates:
Final-Table Chip Counts
David Steicke: 631,000
J.C. Tran: 528,000
John Juanda: 480,000
Dan Shak: 356,000
Tony Bloom: 181,000
Bill Jordanou: 139,00
John Juanda Eliminated in Sixth Place
John Juanda raised to 32,000 preflop and J.C. Tan made the call. The flop was dealt Q
Q
10
and Tran checked. Juanda bet 33,000 and Tran raised to 72,000. Juanda decided to move all in and they turned up their cards:
Juanda: JJ
Tran: Q4
Turn and River: 410
Tran's set improved to a full house and he eliminated Juanda in sixth place.
Bill Jordanou Eliminated in Fifth Place
David Steicke raised to 30,000 preflop and Bill Jordanou reraised the pot. Steicke moved all in and Jordanou made the all-in call. Their cards:
Jordanou: QQ
Steicke: KK
Board: 7
3269
Jordanou was eliminated in fifth place and he just missed the money. Steicke now holds over 1 million.
Dan Shak Eliminated in Fourth Place ($200,000 AUD)
David Steicke raised to 55,000 preflop and Dan Shak reraised the pot. Steicke moved all in and Shak made the call for his tournament life. Their cards:
Shak: 33
Steicke: 77
Board: 9779K
Dan Shak was eliminated in fourth place when Steicke flopped quads and he will take home $200,000 AUD.
J.C. Tran Eliminated in Third Place ($300,000 AUD)
David Steicke raised to 72,000 preflop and J.C. Tran raised all in. Their cards:
Tran: K6
Steicke: KJ
Board: 742A8
Tran was eliminated in third place and Steicke will take a huge chip lead into heads-up play.
Heads-Up Chip Counts
David Steicke: 2,094,000
Tony Bloom: 206,000
David Steicke Wins the Aussie Millions $100,000 AUD No-Limit Hold'em Challenge ($1,200,000 AUD)
David Steicke raised to 72,000 preflop and Tony Bloom reraised all-in for 30,000 on top. Steicke made the call and they turned up their cards:
Steicke: 103
Bloom: A4
Board: 776610
Bloom was eliminated in second place and he took home $600,000 AUD in prize money. That made Steicke the champion of the Aussie Millions $100,000 AUD no-limit hold'em challenge. He took home $1.2 million AUD in prize money for the first major title win of his career.
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