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David Paul Steicke (born 28 October 1962 in Murray Bridge, South Australia) is a poker player based in Hong Kong. When the Asia Pacific Poker Tour brought poker to nearby Macau for the first time in November 2007, he placed third in the US$15,000 High Roller no limit Texas hold 'em event, winning US$110,592.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=APPT Macau 2007 High Roller Event )〕 Steicke has gained a reputation as an expert at high roller no limit events.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Steicke Sticks It To APT Macau High Rollers )〕 At the 2009 Aussie Millions A$100,000 no limit hold 'em Challenge (Event #8) Steicke earned his biggest career prize of A$1.2 million (US$807,780). David credited his win to a good run of cards but reporters at the event praised his impressive reads and aggressive play, which included a pivotal bluff against Tony Bloom.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Poker News Interview )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Poker News Live Reporting )〕 In the hand, the flop came . Steicke's $100,000 bet into a $60,000 pot was called by Bloom. The came on the turn. Steicke bet $150,000 and was again called by Bloom. When the came on the river, putting 4 diamonds on board, Steicke fired once more with a $200,00 bet. A call was pondered by Bloom, but eventually he folded. Immedlately, Steicke turned over and showed Bloom the bluff. The hand left Steicke in control with $1.4 million in chips, while Bloom was left crippled, having only $400,000 chips remaining.〔(2009 Aussie Millions $100k: Steicke Wins It All! ), pokerlistings.com, accessed 25 February 2010.〕 When later asked about the hand, David explained, "Tony Bloom was getting control of the table and in the end it was a bluff … at the time I wasn't really sure. I thought I had the jack of diamonds at first. I guess he laid down top pair, but I've laid down top pair before when there was four to a flush on board." 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=High Roller David Steicke Wins the Aussie Millions )〕 Steicke had his second biggest win (US$506,260) at the 2011 Epic Poker Main Event, where he finished second in a field of 97. He began heads-up play against Michael McDonald with a small chip lead and one point, had his opponent all-in. However, David's did not improve against McDonald's pocket sixes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Event Two Main Event Final Table Recap )〕 As of 2011, Steicke has amassed $188,411 in winnings at the WSOP.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Player Profile: David Paul Steicke )〕 Steicke's live tournament winnings of over $2,610,749 place him first on the all-time China money list.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=China All Time Money List )〕 == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Steicke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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