| Jan 24, '11 |
2011 Aussie Millions |
Aussie Millions Main Event |
2 |
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| Jan 22, '11 |
2011 Aussie Millions |
Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge |
2 |
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Two More Bite the Dust
Jan 22, '11
 The two newest victims are Erick Lindgren Billy Jordanou. Lindgren made his final stand with A 9 against the K 10 of high-stakes stalwart David Steicke.
The flop gave Lindgren some hope when it fell 10 4 3 but he was unable to get to a flush thanks to the 2 and 8 that fell on the turn and river.
Down to 13 players here in Melbourne.
Player Tags: Erick Lindgren, David Steicke
David Steicke Eliminated in Fourth Place ($325,000)
Jan 22, '11
 The board read J 5 2 4 when David Steicke decided to move all in and Erik Seidel made the call. Their cards:
Steicke: K 4
Seidel: 5 3
River: 9
Steicke was eliminated in fourth place and he took home $325,000 in prize money. Seidel grew his stack to more than 2 million heading into three-handed play.
Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Steicke
Erik Seidel Doubles Up
Jan 22, '11
Erik Seidel was in trouble when he was all in with pocket queens and David Steicke had him covered with pocket kings. The board read J 9 5 7 when the money got all in. The river brought the third queen that Seidel needed to survive and play continued four handed.
Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Steicke
Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated in Seventh Place
Jan 22, '11
 Jeffrey Lisandro made his last stand on a flop that read K 3 3 and David Steicke made the call. Their cards:
Lisandro: 10 10
Steicke: A A
Turn and River: Q and 2
Lisandro is the last player to walk away from the tournament without any prize money in seventh place. The next player to bust will leave with $150,000. Steicke grew his stack to 400,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro, David Steicke
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| Jan 22, '11 |
2011 Aussie Millions |
Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge |
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Two More Bite the Dust
Jan 22, '11
The two newest victims are Erick Lindgren Billy Jordanou. Lindgren made his final stand with A 9 against the K 10 of high-stakes stalwart David Steicke.
The flop gave Lindgren some hope when it fell 10 4 3 but he was unable to get to a flush thanks to the 2 and 8 that fell on the turn and river.
Down to 13 players here in Melbourne.
Player Tags: Erick Lindgren, David Steicke
David Steicke Eliminated in Fourth Place ($325,000)
Jan 22, '11
The board read J 5 2 4 when David Steicke decided to move all in and Erik Seidel made the call. Their cards:
Steicke: K 4
Seidel: 5 3
River: 9
Steicke was eliminated in fourth place and he took home $325,000 in prize money. Seidel grew his stack to more than 2 million heading into three-handed play.
Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Steicke
Erik Seidel Doubles Up
Jan 22, '11
Erik Seidel was in trouble when he was all in with pocket queens and David Steicke had him covered with pocket kings. The board read J 9 5 7 when the money got all in. The river brought the third queen that Seidel needed to survive and play continued four handed.
Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Steicke
Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated in Seventh Place
Jan 22, '11
Jeffrey Lisandro made his last stand on a flop that read K 3 3 and David Steicke made the call. Their cards:
Lisandro: 10 10
Steicke: A A
Turn and River: Q and 2
Lisandro is the last player to walk away from the tournament without any prize money in seventh place. The next player to bust will leave with $150,000. Steicke grew his stack to 400,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro, David Steicke
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| Oct 02, '10 |
2010 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season VII |
EPT London Main Event |
4 |
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Steicke vs. Raymer
Sep 29, '10
 The cutoff bet 900 preflop and David Steicke made the call from the middle position and Team PokerStars pro Greg Raymer also made the call from the late position. The flop fell 9 5 3 and all three players checked.
The 8 fell on the turn, Steicke bet 1,750, and Raymer made the call. The cutoff mucked and the 5 fell on the river. Both players checked and Steicke turned over A 10. Raymer mucked and his stack is still strong with 45,000. Steicke was up to 36,500 after the hand.
Player Tags: Greg Raymer, David Steicke
David Steicke Eliminated
Oct 02, '10
 David Steicke has bused out of the tournament.
Player Tags: David Steicke
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| Sep 29, '10 |
2010 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season VII |
EPT London Main Event |
1 |
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Steicke vs. Raymer
Sep 29, '10
The cutoff bet 900 preflop and David Steicke made the call from the middle position and Team PokerStars pro Greg Raymer also made the call from the late position. The flop fell 9 5 3 and all three players checked.
The 8 fell on the turn, Steicke bet 1,750, and Raymer made the call. The cutoff mucked and the 5 fell on the river. Both players checked and Steicke turned over A 10. Raymer mucked and his stack is still strong with 45,000. Steicke was up to 36,500 after the hand.
Player Tags: Greg Raymer, David Steicke
David Steicke Eliminated
Oct 02, '10
David Steicke has bused out of the tournament.
Player Tags: David Steicke
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| Sep 24, '10 |
2010 World Series of Poker Europe - London |
WSOPE No-Limit Hold'em Championship |
2 |
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Level 3 Update: Barry Shulman Doubles Up
Sep 24, '10
 Blinds: 150-300
Players Remaining: 189 out of 210 (unofficial)
Chip Counts:
1. Andrew Pantling — 85,000
2. Markus Golser — 82,000
3. Antonio Esfandiari — 66,000
4. Brian Powell — 60,000
5. Nikolay Evdakov — 59,000
6. Eli Elezra — 58,000
7. Jim Collopy — 55,000
8. Steve Brecher — 54,000
9. Carlos Mortensen — 53,000
10. JP Kelly — 53,000
Card Player Family Chip Counts:
Barry Shulman — 50,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman — 25,000
Average Chip Count: 33,333
Notable Eliminations:
Richard Ashby
Dan Heimiller
Frank Kassela
Robert Mizrachi
Vanessa Rousso
Big Hands:
Barry Shulman Doubles Up
Barry Shulman doubled up during the third level of the day when he flopped a set of sixes on an 8-7-6 flop. An opponent tried to make a move against Shulman with nothing in the hole but blanks and Shulman snapped him off. Shulman doubled up to 50,000 after the hand, which sets him up for a nice run through the rest of day 1B.
Dan Heimiller Eliminated
Dan Heimiller limped from the small blind and Dan Shak raised to 1,100 from the big blind. Heimiller made the call and the flop ran out 4-3-2 with two spades. Hemiller bet 1,200 and Shak raised to 3,500.
Heimiller made the call and the turn brought another 4. Heimiller checked, Shak bet 6,000, and Heimiller called. The river brought a 10 and Heimiller checked again. Shak bet enough to put Heimiller all in and he made the call for his final 12,000.
Shak flipped over pocket tens and Heimiller was knocked out of tournament.
David Steicke Takes a Hit
Brian Powell raised to 800 from the cutoff and David Steicke reraised to 2,000 from the button. Both players checked through a J 9 9 10 board before Steicke bet 3,600 on the turn and Powell made the call.
The 9 fell on the river and both players checked. Powell flipped over J 7 for a full house and Steicke mucked. Powell grew his stack to 60,000 after the hand while Steicke fell back to where he started with 30,000.
Lacay Takes a Hit
Ludovic Lacay bets 800 from the hijack and the cut-off raises it to a little more than 2,000. Lacay calls and the chips are quickly pulled into the pot. The flop falls A Q 10 and Lacay bets 3,150. The cut-off calls and the turn is the 9. Lacay bets 6,600 and the cut-off goes into the tank. He counts out 6,600 and puts it to one side. He then counts the rest of his chips and takes the 6,600 up in his hand. Suddenly he moves all in and Lacay looks bewildered. He gestures as if to say, “What the ??!!â€
After a minute of thought he calls, flipping over Q Q. His opponent shows A A for the better set, and then an unnecessary K is dealt on the river, giving him a straight. Lacay has 26,000 and his opponent exhales deeply while counting out his 64,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Barry Shulman, Dan Shak, Ludovic Lacay, David Steicke, Dan Heimiller
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| Jun 13, '10 |
2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 25 - $10,000 Omaha 8 or Better Championship |
2 |
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Level 11: Adams And Greenstein Double
Jun 13, '10
Blinds: 1,300-2,500
Players Remaining: 99 out of 212
Average Chip Count: 64,242
Card Player Chip Counts:
Phil Hellmuth – 34,000
Jennifer Harman – 62,000
Steve Zolotow – 53,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Mike Watson – 166,000
2. Eugene Katchalov – 158,000
3. Eric Baldwin – 137,000
4. Tony Guoga – 135,000
5. Michael Jarmark – 130,000
6. Daniel Fuhs – 127,000
7. Brock Parker – 123,000
8. Chino Rheem – 115,000
9. John D’Agostino – 112,000
10. Alexander Kostritsyn – 108,000
Notable Eliminations:
Mel Judah
Mike Matusow
Big Hands:
 Brandon Adams Doubles Up
Brandon Adams raised to 5,000 preflop and Robert Mizrachi three-bet to 7,500. Alexander Kostritsyn made the call and Adams did the same.
The flop came down J 77 and Adams wound up all in against Mizrachi after Kostritsyn folded.
Adams tabled A 5KQ while Mizrachi held A2Q 2.
The turn was the 9 and the river was the 10, giving Adams a broadway straight and he was able to double up to 34,000.
 Greenstein Doubles Up
Barry Greenstein raised to 5,000 and David Steicke made the call. The flop came down J85 and Greenstein bet 2,500. Steicke called and the 5 came on the turn.
Greenstein bet 5,000 and Steicke called. It was the same action on the 8 when Greenstein moved all in.
Greenstein turned over KK42. Steicke mucked and Greenstein doubled to 34,000.
Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, David Steicke
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| Jan 17, '09 |
2009 Aussie Millions |
$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge - Event 8 |
2 |
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Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated in Sixth Place
Jan 16, '09
 Jeffrey Lisandro raised to 20,000 preflop and David Steicke made the call. The flop was dealt KQ3 and Steicke bet 25,000. Lisandro made the call and the turn fell K. Steicke moved all in and Lisandro made the all-in call. Their cards:
Lisandro: AA
Steicke: K9
River: J
Lisandro was eliminated in seventh place and he was the final player to fall on day 1. Steicke moved up to 635,000.
Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro, David Steicke
You Win Some - You Lose Some
Jan 16, '09
It has been hard times at Crown Casino for the chip leaders in the last couple of minutes. J.C. Tran lost a large pot on the stage table and then Patrik Antonius lost the chip lead almost simulataneously. David Steicke moved all in against Antonius on a flop of 1098 and Antonius called him down. Their cards:
Antonius: QQ
Steicke: J7
Turn and River: 5A
Steicke doubled up on the hand and he is now the chip leader in the tournament.
Player Tags: Patrik Antonius, David Steicke
Chris Ferguson Eliminated in 13th Place
Jan 16, '09
 Chris Ferguson and Patrik Antonius got involved in a large pot where a series of raises and reraises preflop built such a large pot during pot-limit hold'em that Ferguson found himself all in and 440,000 chips found their way into the middle. Their cards:
Antonius: JJ
Ferguson: QQ
Board: K535J
Ferguson was crippled after the hand and Antonius was a huge chip leader with over 440,000.
After another series of raises and reraises built the pot large enough for a short-stacked Chris Ferguson to move all in, he did so against David Steicke. Steicke made the call and they turned up their hands:
Steicke: AQ
Ferguson: K10
Board: Q1093A
Ferguson was eliminated in 13th place and Stecike added to his large stack.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Patrik Antonius, David Steicke
Bill Jordanou Doubles Up
Jan 16, '09
 David Steicke bet 24,000 on a flop of KJ5 from middle position and Andrew Robl raised 78,000 more in late position. Bill Jordanou called all in from the small blind and Steicke got out of the way. The two players then turned up their hands:
Robl: A9
Joradnou: K5
Turn and River: 8A
Jordanou almost tripled up on the hand and Robl's stack was once again low.
Player Tags: Andrew Robl, David Steicke, Bill Jordanou
Tran vs. Steicke Round II
Jan 16, '09
 On a flop of 843 David Steicke bet 16,000 from the big blind and J.C. Tran made the call in middle position. The 10 fell on the turn and Steicke checked. Tran bet 20,000 and Steicke made the call. The Q fell on the river and Steicke checked to Tran again. Tran bet 27,000 and Steicke made the call. Tran flipped up A10 and he took down the large pot from Steicke. Tran held 225,000 after the hand while Steicke was dragged down to 250,000.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Steicke
Largest Hand so Far
Jan 16, '09
 J.C. Tran bet 12,000 on a flop of 1092 and both John Juanda and David Steicke made the call. The turn fell 9 and both callers checked to Tran, who bet 26,000. Juanda mucked and Steicke made the call with his 30 seconds expiring. The river fell K and Steicke let the clock almost expire once again before he checked. Tran then pondered how much to bet and he moved all in as the clock was expiring on his decision. Steicke called instantly and he turned up pocket nines for quads. Tran pocket threes were no good and Steicke doubled up right before dinner.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Steicke
David Steicke Wins the Aussie Millions $100,000 AUD No-Limit Hold'em Challenge ($1,200,000 AUD)
Jan 17, '09
 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.
Player Tags: Tony Bloom, David Steicke
J.C. Tran Eliminated in Third Place ($300,000)
Jan 17, '09
 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.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Steicke
Nice Bluff by Steicke
Jan 17, '09
All three remaining players saw a flop of K84 for 60,000 a piece thanks to Tony Bloom. Steicke bet 100,000 and Bloom made the call. Tran mucked and the turn fell 6. Steicke bet 150,000 and Bloom made the call. The river fell 9 and Steicke bet 200,000. Bloom mucked and Steicke turned up J10 for the bluff.
Player Tags: Tony Bloom, David Steicke
Dan Shak Eliminated in Fourth Place ($200,000 AUD)
Jan 17, '09
 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 and he will take home $200,000 AUD.
Player Tags: Dan Shak, David Steicke
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| Jan 16, '09 |
2009 Aussie Millions |
$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge - Event 8 |
1 |
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Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated in Sixth Place
Jan 16, '09
Jeffrey Lisandro raised to 20,000 preflop and David Steicke made the call. The flop was dealt KQ3 and Steicke bet 25,000. Lisandro made the call and the turn fell K. Steicke moved all in and Lisandro made the all-in call. Their cards:
Lisandro: AA
Steicke: K9
River: J
Lisandro was eliminated in seventh place and he was the final player to fall on day 1. Steicke moved up to 635,000.
Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro, David Steicke
You Win Some - You Lose Some
Jan 16, '09
It has been hard times at Crown Casino for the chip leaders in the last couple of minutes. J.C. Tran lost a large pot on the stage table and then Patrik Antonius lost the chip lead almost simulataneously. David Steicke moved all in against Antonius on a flop of 1098 and Antonius called him down. Their cards:
Antonius: QQ
Steicke: J7
Turn and River: 5A
Steicke doubled up on the hand and he is now the chip leader in the tournament.
Player Tags: Patrik Antonius, David Steicke
Chris Ferguson Eliminated in 13th Place
Jan 16, '09
Chris Ferguson and Patrik Antonius got involved in a large pot where a series of raises and reraises preflop built such a large pot during pot-limit hold'em that Ferguson found himself all in and 440,000 chips found their way into the middle. Their cards:
Antonius: JJ
Ferguson: QQ
Board: K535J
Ferguson was crippled after the hand and Antonius was a huge chip leader with over 440,000.
After another series of raises and reraises built the pot large enough for a short-stacked Chris Ferguson to move all in, he did so against David Steicke. Steicke made the call and they turned up their hands:
Steicke: AQ
Ferguson: K10
Board: Q1093A
Ferguson was eliminated in 13th place and Stecike added to his large stack.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Patrik Antonius, David Steicke
Bill Jordanou Doubles Up
Jan 16, '09
David Steicke bet 24,000 on a flop of KJ5 from middle position and Andrew Robl raised 78,000 more in late position. Bill Jordanou called all in from the small blind and Steicke got out of the way. The two players then turned up their hands:
Robl: A9
Joradnou: K5
Turn and River: 8A
Jordanou almost tripled up on the hand and Robl's stack was once again low.
Player Tags: Andrew Robl, David Steicke, Bill Jordanou
Tran vs. Steicke Round II
Jan 16, '09
On a flop of 843 David Steicke bet 16,000 from the big blind and J.C. Tran made the call in middle position. The 10 fell on the turn and Steicke checked. Tran bet 20,000 and Steicke made the call. The Q fell on the river and Steicke checked to Tran again. Tran bet 27,000 and Steicke made the call. Tran flipped up A10 and he took down the large pot from Steicke. Tran held 225,000 after the hand while Steicke was dragged down to 250,000.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Steicke
Largest Hand so Far
Jan 16, '09
J.C. Tran bet 12,000 on a flop of 1092 and both John Juanda and David Steicke made the call. The turn fell 9 and both callers checked to Tran, who bet 26,000. Juanda mucked and Steicke made the call with his 30 seconds expiring. The river fell K and Steicke let the clock almost expire once again before he checked. Tran then pondered how much to bet and he moved all in as the clock was expiring on his decision. Steicke called instantly and he turned up pocket nines for quads. Tran pocket threes were no good and Steicke doubled up right before dinner.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Steicke
David Steicke Wins the Aussie Millions $100,000 AUD No-Limit Hold'em Challenge ($1,200,000 AUD)
Jan 17, '09
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.
Player Tags: Tony Bloom, David Steicke
J.C. Tran Eliminated in Third Place ($300,000)
Jan 17, '09
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.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Steicke
Nice Bluff by Steicke
Jan 17, '09
All three remaining players saw a flop of K84 for 60,000 a piece thanks to Tony Bloom. Steicke bet 100,000 and Bloom made the call. Tran mucked and the turn fell 6. Steicke bet 150,000 and Bloom made the call. The river fell 9 and Steicke bet 200,000. Bloom mucked and Steicke turned up J10 for the bluff.
Player Tags: Tony Bloom, David Steicke
Dan Shak Eliminated in Fourth Place ($200,000 AUD)
Jan 17, '09
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 and he will take home $200,000 AUD.
Player Tags: Dan Shak, David Steicke
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| Jun 14, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 23 - No-Limit Hold'em |
3 |
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No Limit Hold 'Em - Level 15 Recap
Jun 13, '08
Blinds: 3,000-6,000 ante 500
Players Left: 39-1,344
Average Chip Stack: 137,846
Chip Leaders:
Andrew Jeffreys: 580,000
Matthew Lagarde: 360,000
Tim Phan: 290,000
David Steicke: 250,000
Dustin Dirksen: 230,000
Paul Smith: 200,000
Matthew Erlich: 200,000
Conor Tate: 195,000
Blair Hinkle: 187,000
Eric Lucas: 185,000
Big Hands:
Celeste Doubles Through Steicke
Eric Celeste doubled through David Steicke when his A8 made a straight on the river against Steicke's pocket queens: 1097 - 10 - 6. Celeste is up to 107,000 and Steicke was down to about 90,000.
Steicke Wreaks Revenge Against Lee
Steicke wreaked his revenge a few hands later when his all was called by Andrew Ly, who held AK and was in a dominating position against Steicke's A9. Alas, the board ran out 976 - 8 - Q and Lee was crippled, down to 11,000. A few hands later Lee was eliminated. Steicke, meanwhile, is up to about 250,000.
Greenstein Unsheathes Pen
Greenstein looked almost amused after his all in from early position was reraised by Chris "CDBR799" Dombrowski on the button. Dombrowski tabled 88, and Greenstein, who showed K2, had already unsheathed his pen by the time the board ran out AQ6- 6 - 2 to end the bracelet winner's day.
No, Barry, it's Queen on the River
Dustin Dirksen made almost the exact same play Greenstein did, but with slightly better results: Dirksen was all in from the same position holding Q8 and was immediately called by online pro Russell "rdcrsn" Carson, who showed AA. The flop brough some help to Dirksen, both a pair and a gutshot straight draw, as it hit 1098. The 4 on the turn helped neither player, but the Q on the river made two pair, and gave him new life in the tournament. Dirksen's stack shot up to about 110,000, while Carson is down to about 50,000.
Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Dustin Dirksen, Russell Carson, David Steicke
$2,000 NLHE - Final Table - David Steicke Eliminated in 4th Place
Jun 14, '08
Blinds/Antes: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,344
Chip Counts:
Blair Hinkle: 3,950,000
Daniel O'Brien: 2,015,000
Mark Brockington: 565,000
Average Stack: 1,792,000
Eliminations:
4th Place: David Steicke ($166,333)
Big Hands/Storylines:
 David Steicke Eliminated in Fourth Place ($166,333)
Blair Hinkle raised to 100,000 preflop and everyone made the call. The flop was dealt Q86 and David Steicke moved all in. Hinkle reraised all in and everyone else folded. Their cards:
Hinkle: 86
Steicke: 102
Turn and River: 510
Steicke was eliminated in fourth place, and he took home $166,333 in prize money.
Daniel O'Brien Doubles Up
Daniel O'Brien raised all in for 840,000 preflop and Hinkle made the call. Their cards:
Hinkle: A9
O'Brien: AQ
Board: KK10J7
O'Brein doubled up on the hand to survive.
Mark Brockington Doubles Up
Mark Brockington shoved his small stack into the middle preflop and Hinkle called him down. Their cards:
Brockington: JJ
Hinkle: AQ
Board: 108432
Brockington doubled up on the hand to survive. Although doubling up both of his opponents Hinkle continued to dmoinate play by winning almost all of the small pots. He still held almost 4 million after the hand.
Player Tags: Blair Hinkle, David Steicke, Mark Brockington
$2,000 NLHE - Final Table - Stuck at Four
Jun 14, '08
Blinds/Antes: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,344
Chip Counts:
Blair Hinkle: 2,450,000
David Steicke: 1,490,000
Daniel O'Brien: 935,000
Mark Brockington: 520,000
Average Stack: 1,344,000
Eliminations:
none
Big Hands/Storylines:
 The Blair Hinkle Show
Action has been stuck at four handed for quite some time this past level. Blair Hinkle has been master of ceremonies and to say he is running the show is an understatement. Seventy-seven hands into things he had taken down 26 pots. With Hinkle taking down one out of every three hands, it is obvious that his opponents are trying to stay away. Just two double up hands by Daniel O'Brien and Mark Brockington are the only thing standing between Hinkle and total domination at this point.
Mark Brockington Doubles Up
Mark Brockington raised all in preflop for 380,000 and Blair Hinkle made the call. Their cards:
Brockington: A4
Hinkle: Q9
Board: 10742J
Brockington doubled up on the hand and prolonged four-handed play.
Player Tags: Blair Hinkle, David Steicke, Mark Brockington
$2,000 NLHE - Final Table - France and Australia Out
Jun 14, '08
Blinds/Antes: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,344
Chip Counts:
David Steicke: 1,510,000
Blair Hinkle: 1,300,000
Dustin Dirksen: 798,000
Mark Brockington: 607,000
Daniel O'Brien: 397,000
Chris Bjorin: 174,000
Dominik Kulicki: 131,000
Average Stack: 768,000
Eliminations:
9th Place: Stephane Tayar ($45,252)
8th Place: Andrew Jeffreys ($63,598)
Big Hands/Storylines:
 Stephane Tayar Eliminated in Ninth Place ($45,252)
Early in play, Stephane Tayar got it all in preflop and David Steicke made the call. Their cards:
Steicke: QQ
Tayar: A10
Board: 5229K
The frenchman Tayar was eliminated in ninth place, and took home $45,252 in prize money.
Chris Bjorin Doubles Up
Chris Bjorin raised to 108,000 preflop and Dustin Dirksen made the call. Blair Hinkle then reraised all in over the top of everyone and Dirksen laid down his hand. Bjorin and Hinkle then reveaed their cards:
Hinkle: KJ
Bjorin: 1010
Board: 1054Q6
Bjorin doubled up on the hand to survive by spiking a 10 on the flop.
Andrew Jeffreys Eliminated in Eighth Place ($63,598)
The lone Aussie at the table, Andrew Jeffreys, moved all in preflop and Steicke quickly called him down. Steicke flipped over rockets and Jeffreys held cowboys for the classic ace vs. kings showdown. The board hit the table A10257 and Jeffreys was eliminated in eighth place. he took home $63,598 in prize money.
Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Dustin Dirksen, Blair Hinkle, David Steicke, European Report, Andrew Jeffreys
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David Steicke moved all in with the flop reading A