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$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge - Event 8

  • Jan 16, '09 - Jan 18, '09

 
 

Updates on Final Day (Jan 17, 09)

 
 

David Steicke Wins the Aussie Millions $100,000 AUD No-Limit Hold'em Challenge ($1,200,000 AUD)

David SteickeDavid 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
 

Heads-Up Chip Counts

Here are the chip counts heading into heads-up play:

David Steicke: 2,094,000
Tony Bloom: 206,000

 

J.C. Tran Eliminated in Third Place ($300,000)

J.C. TranDavid 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
 

Dinner Time

The final three players are on dinner break until 10:15 p.m.

 

Nice Bluff by Steicke

David SteickeAll 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
 

Three Car Pileup

Play has been very slow after the last break. The three players have just been trading chips back and forth. Things are so slow that you can tell the players are digging in for the long haul and there is talk of a dinner break at the end of the next level. Here is a look at the current chip counts:

David Steicke: 1,100,000
Tony Bloom: 750,000
JC Tran: 340,000

 

 

Level 12

The blinds are now 10,000-20,000 for the start of level 12.

 

Break Time

The payers are on a 10-minute break.

 

Chip Counts

Here is a look at the chip counts among the final three:

David Steicke: 900,000
J.C. Tran: 690,000
Tony Bloom: 660,000

 

Dan Shak Eliminated in Fourth Place ($200,000 AUD)

Dan ShakDavid 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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