Steicke Leads while Ivey Out at APT Macau
A total of 101 entrants were presesnt for the day, including Online legend Tom “durrrr” Dwan, eight-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey, 10-time WSOP bracelet holder Johnny Chan, three-time WSOP bracelet winner and high-stakes cash pro Chau Giang, four-time WSOP bracelet winner John Juanda, J.C. Tran, Nam Le and David “Chino” Rheem.
Combined with considerably smaller groups from the first two starting days at the City of Dreams entertainment complex in Macau, a total of 161 players entered the HK $32,500+ HK $2,500 event generating an William Hill Poker Promo Code HK $5.075 million prize pool with HK $1.678 million (USD $215,000) reserved for first.
Ivey exited early Thursday as a total of 68 players from all three starting days pushed through to Day 2. 2009 Aussie Millions $100k High Roller champ as well as Hong Kong resident David Steicke has the chip lead, with two-time WSOP finalist Anthony William Hill Poker Bonus Roux plus two-time WSOP bracelet winner Jesper Hougaard right behind. APT Macau runs through Nov. 14.