From Macau to Malta
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Perennial high roller Steve O'Dwyer has made his way to Malta. Just a few days back, O'Dwyer was in Macau for the Macau Poker Cup 22, which is where he won the HK$20,000 No-Limit Hold'em Event, a three-day tournament that attracted a field of 237 players and created a prize pool of HK$4,138,020.
The ACOP Super High Roller champ and former World Series of Poker Main Event Octo-Niner Russell Thomas squared off in heads-up play, and it was O'Dwyer who bested his opponent to take down the HK$993,120 ($128,000 USD) first-place prize.
In this tournament, O'Dwyer opened for 600 from early position only to have Patrick Leonard three-bet to 2,000 from the small blind. O'Dwyer made the call, the flop came down 
, and Leonard bet 1,400. O'Dwyer called and then bet 3,200 after Leonard checked the 
turn. A call was made and then Leonard checked for a second time on the 
river.
O'Dwyer took the opportunity to up his bet to 12,000, and it did the trick as Leonard released his cards after thinking for approximately a minute.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
|
28,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |