On the river of a board with about 400,000 in the pot, Stefan Schillhabel moved all-in sending Dan Smith into the tank. A call would be for Smith's tournament life and the American pro eventually stuck it in.
Schillhabel tabled , making a straight on the turn and Smith mucked, exiting in fourth place for HK $1,821,000.
Steve O'Dwyer opened on the button and called a three-bet shove of 390,000 from Mike Watson in the big blind.
Watson:
O'Dwyer:
In true Canadian fashion and in the name of the 'Great One' Wayne Gretzky, Canadians cannot lose with 99. Channeling Gretzky's power, Watson faded the and dragged in the double up.
With about 500,000 piled up in the middle and a board reading , Stefan Schillhabel bet 500,000, enough to cover his heads-up opponent, Dan Smith's stack.
Smith went into the take for a couple moments before making the call. Schillhabel tabled and Smith took the pot with .
With the double up, Smith is the new chipleader. Again.