David Steicke Wins Event #8: $100,000 High Rollers Challenge (AU$1,200,000)

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David Steicke wins! With no disrespect to David, not many people would've predicted we'd be saying that when this tournament kicked off yesterday afternoon with 23 of the biggest and best poker professionals, this industry came together for an AU$100,000 buy-in event. Ivey, Hansen, Juanda, Seidel, Antonius, Lisandro, Guoga...the list goes on, but they all came and went as one David Steicke was the only man left standing when the dust settled.

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!

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