Hands 131-133: O'Dwyer Catches Fire
Hand #131: Sam Greenwood made it 250,000 from the button and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #132: Steve O'Dwyer raised from the button to 250,000 and Igor Kurganov three-bet from the small blind to 675,000. Sam Greenwood gave up his big blind and O'Dwyer moved all in.
"Call," Kurganov said right away, and a pot worth 6.4 million chips was upon us.
Kurganov: 
O'Dwyer: 
The board ran out 
and O'Dwyer received a massive double up, leaving Kurganov with the shortest stack.
Hand #133: Sam Greenwood limped in the small blind and Steve O'Dwyer raised it up to 300,000 from the big blind. Greenwood called, and the flop brought out 
.
Greenwood check-called a bet of 240,000 and on the turn the 
hit. Greenwood checked again, and O'Dwyer fired out 575,000. Greenwood followed with the call rather quickly, and on the river the 
popped up.
Greenwood kept checking, and O'Dwyer kept betting as he announced, "One million."
Greenwood called quick again, and mucked even faster when O'Dwyer showed 
. O'Dwyer now holds a commanding chip lead over both of his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,515,000
5,290,000
|
5,290,000 |
|
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|
3,100,000
-2,700,000
|
-2,700,000 |
|
2,755,000
-1,995,000
|
-1,995,000 |
|
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