Richard Yong continues to accrue chips and is slowly grinding O'Dwyer down. Yong called the button and O'Dwyer checked his option in the blind.
The flop came down 
with O'Dwyer checking the action over to Yong, who bet 20,000, which O'Dwyer called.
O'Dywer checked the 
turn and Yong moved all-in, bringing a grudging fold from his opponent.
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 36,000 with the 
and Richard Yong three-bet to 117,000 with the 
. The flop came 
and Yong instantly continued for 60,000, O'Dwyer called.
The 
turn brought a check by Yong and O'Dwyer checked back. On the 
river Yong also quickly checked. O'Dwyer moved all in for an effective 494,000 and scored a massive double. "You got me," O'Dwyer said with a smile on the face and was reduced to 19 big blinds only.
Richard Yong limped in with the and Steve O'Dwyer raised to 60,000 with the , Yong called. The 
flop went check, check, and O'Dwyer gave up on the 
turn to check-fold against a bet of 60,000 by Yong.
O'Dwyer raised to 36,000 with the 
and Yong came along with 
. The 
flop brought to checks and the 
turn ended up in a check-fold by Yong.
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 36,000 with the and Richard Yong called with the 
. On the 
flop, Yong checked and called a bet worth 42,000 by O'Dwyer to see the 
on the turn. Yong checked and a bet of 90,000 did the trick to force a fold from Yong, bumping the American with Irish roots back above one million in chips.
Yong then raised to 35,000 with the 
, O'Dwyer three-bet to 110,000. Yong moved all in and that forced an instant fold, his rail including son Wai Kin Yong cheered.
Richard Yong raised to 36,000 with the 
and Steve O'Dwyer called with the 
. Both players checked the 
flop and the 
turn. On the 
river, O'Dwyer checked and Yong bet 50,000 and O'Dwyer called.
Richard Yong raised with the 
and Steve O'Dwyer called with the 
. On the flop, O'Dwyer checked and Yong continued for 22,000, which was called by O'Dwyer.
On the 
turn, O'Dwyer checked and called a second barrel worth 52,000. The 
river completed the board and O'Dwyer checked, Yong made it 150,000 to go with 340,000 behind and the third barrel did the trick. Yong even showed his bluff to earn a smile from his opponent.
Niveau: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Isaac Haxton moved all in for 201,000 on the button and Richard Yong called out of the big blind.
Isaac Haxton:
Richard Yong: 
The flop improved Yong to top pair, and the turn was a blank for Haxton, who was drawing to an ace only. Instead, the on the river changed nothing and the field was reduced from four to just two in back-to-back hands. Haxton headed to the rail in 3rd place for HKD1,235,000 (~$157,327).
There will now be a short 10-minute break to set up the duel for the title in Montenegro and Steve O'Dwyer has a solid 2-1 lead over Yong.
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 27,000 with the and Winfred Yu three-bet to 82,000 with the 
. After verifying the amount with the dealer, O'Dwyer called and the duo headed to the flop of 
.
O'Dwyer checked and Yu stared over at his opponent before betting 105,000 and O'Dwyer called. The appeared on the turn and Yu moved all in for 356,000, O'Dwyer called with his set. Yu had plenty of outs with his straight and flush draw, but the blank river failed to improve him to send a massive pot to O'Dwyer.
Yu was eliminated in 4th place for HKD$864,000 (~$110,065) and O'Dwyer became the first player to jump over one million in chips.
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