Event 8 - $100,000 No Limit Hold'em Challenge
Day 2 Completed
2009 Aussie Millions
Event 8 - $100,000 No Limit Hold'em Challenge
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
100,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,300,000 AUD
Entries
23
Level
13
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
0
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However for those who have been fortunate enough to see David play in Australia and on the recently completed Asia Pacific Poker Tour would know that David Steicke is quite simply capable of anything. We've witnessed some incredibly unique play, some mighty impressive reads, a touch of flare and a fearless aggression that is virtually unmatched, even in a field of this quality.
David accumulates chips at an impressive rate and leads for most of this tournament. He carried his chip lead into the final table and domination for the duration. Again he maintained his aggressive style with a run of nice cards and one huge bluff against Tony Bloom that was the turning point in this contest.
Steicke was relentless in the final stages and his opponents just couldn't catch up. He was a deserving winner, cementing his place in Australian poker history and launching himself onto the international poker stage.
Congratulations David Steicke!
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.
With the heads-up introductions out of the way, the cards are back in the air!
David Steicke - 2,094,000
Tony Bloom - 206,000
Tran:
Steicke:
The board ran out
and JC Tran becomes our third place finisher and collects AU$300,000 for his efforts.There will be a brief pause as the table is setup for heads-up play.
The flop landed
and Tran checked to Steicke who thought before moving all in. Tran only had about 80,000 behind and was forced to lay his hand down.
Level: 13
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 0
David Steicke - 1,917,000
Tony Bloom - 241,000
JC Tran - 142,000