Talk about a wolf in sheep’s clothing – the likeable David Steicke has again underlined his status as one of the big improvers on the world poker stage to lead the day 1B field at the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Macau main event. Day 1B chip leader David Steicke Steicke, who reached the final table of last year’s APPT Macau High Roller event, shot to the top of the chip count when he turned a flopped set into a full house against David Saab’s trip jacks, sending the 2008 APT Manila champ to the rail and improving his
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APPT Macau: Pros Still in with a Show
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APPT Macau: It's all in a name
Could the days of a great poker nickname be over? Looking around the Grand Waldo Casino tournament area on day 1B of the PokerStars.net APPT Macau main event, we see “The Silver Fox” Mel Judah, “Downtown” Chad Brown and even “The Armenian Express” Chris Grigorian, one of the most enigmatic...more
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APPT Macau: No Pros is No Joke
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