Steve O'Dwyer Eliminated in 5th Place (€30,430 in Cash + €10,000 Mystery Bounty)
Jean-Noel Thorel made it 125,000 to go from under the gun and Imad Derwiche went into the tank with a short stack. He used three time banks, mentioned "I am tired guys" and then folded. Sergi Reixach called on the button, Belarmino De Souza did so in the small blind.
Steve O'Dwyer had 175,000 behind in the big blind and inquired if a shove by him would re-open the action, which was not the case as he needed at least 190,000 for a full raise. O'Dwyer then flat-called and jammed the 
flop for the last 50,000, earning three calls.
They checked through the 
turn and 
river as O'Dwyer tabled the 
. De Souza had 
, Reixach exposed the 
and Thorel had the best of it with 
. As the Frenchman drew the envelope for the Mystery Bounty, he grabbed the €50,000 prize and earned applause from the remaining opponents and other players in the room.
As for O'Dwyer, his run ended in 5th place for a cash prize of €30,430.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
2,300,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
2,080,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
Eliminé | |
|
||
board and the Frenchman had to settle for a cash prize of €38,420 and previously earned Mystery Bounty of €100,000.
on the turn. It was checked to De Souza again but he now opted to bet 160,000. Thorel folded but Reixach raised it up to 500,000 which De Souza called.
and Reixach barreled a bet of 500,000 into the pot. De Souza considered it for a bit and then called but mucked when Reixach tabled the 
, it was checked to Thorel who bet 100,000 which only Reixach called.
on the turn to the 
on the river. Reixach bet 200,000 for Thorel to fold.
with a big smile and the words "no bluff".
board and Reixach tabled the 
. Thorel had the 
and De Souza tripled up with 
.
flop which he then instantly completed on the 
for Thorel to hit the runner-runner nut flush to double up to a big chip lead.