O'Dwyer Applies Pressure on the Bubble
Level 15
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
On the first hand of hand-for-hand play Steve O'Dwyer raised to 16,000 under the gun and both Phanlert Sukonthachartnant in the small blind, and Yaxi Zhu in the big blind, made the call.
The flop brought out 
and both blinds checked to O'Dwyer who continued for another 12,000. Sukonthachartnant check-raised to 25,000 and Zhu folded right away.
O'Dwyer made the call and on the turn the 
hit, on which Sukonthachartnant opted to check. O'Dwyer threw out a bet of 35,000 and after some tanking Sukonthachartnant called.
The river was the 
and Sukonthachartnant checked again, after which O'Dwyer bet 80,000. Sukonthachartnant went into the tank for quite some time before folding, and he's now also among the shorter stacks in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
|
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|
150,000
-125,000
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-125,000 |