Steicke Takes the Lead
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, with Akerblom opening for 3,500 and then moving in for about 16,000 after Steicke raised to 13,500. Steicke made an easy call with the dead man's hand, aces and eights 
. Akerblom had only a single pair of aces, 
. The turn and river bricked out babies, 
and 
, to give Steicke the pot.Steicke, who finished first in a High Rollers event last week and fourth in a 326-player event that ended Sunday, seemed to take it all in stride. "It's an easy game, isn't it?"