APT Macau: David Steicke leads after Day 1A

133 turned up to play in Day 1 A of the 2009 APT Macau Main Event. Of the 37 survivors, Australian Pro David Steicke leads the pack.

Participation in Day 1A of the Asian Poker Tour Macau Main Event was up by roughly 30% this year as 133 registered. By the end of the day, only 37 players were left in the running.

Defending champion Yevgeniy Timoshenko was not among one of the survivors as he could not get going during the day. In the end, a coin-flip sealed his exit as his did not hold up against Michael Woo's .

Australian pro David Steicke topped the field as he grew his 10,000 chip starting stack into a very respectable 86,200. Steicke who had just won the High Rollers event, doubled up in the very first hand of his tournament.Holding , he called a raise along with another player.

With 3 to the flop, the cards came .Steicke checked, the preflop raiser made a continuation bet, Steicke check-raised and the player called. Steicke led out after came on the turn and was called. On the river, Steicke made a small bet after a completed his nut flush.

His opponent pushed all-in with and it was an easy call for Steicke to double up. From then on, it was smooth sailing for Steicke as he use put his big stack to good use and ended the day with a healthy chip lead.

Here are the top 10 after Day 1A:

APT Macau Day 1A Standings
Rank	Name	Chips
1st	David Steicke	86,200
2nd	Ian Frazer	67,900
3rd	Michael Woo	63,000
4th	Jay Kinkade	62,600
5th	James Sudworth	58,900
6th	Rasmus Akerblom	57,100
7th	Gylbert Drolet	56,200
8th	Kristoffer Myhre	47,000
9th	Darko Stojanovic	44,900
10th	Maxim Shuts	43,400