The Champ Doubles Through O'Dwyer
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Martin Jacobson, reigning champion of the World Series of Poker Main Event, opened with a raise from under the gun to 27,000. Yingui Li called from the next seat, and then Steve O'Dwyer reraised to 96,000 on the button. Dario Sammartino took some time to think from the small blind, then folded.
Play moved back to Jacobson after that, and he reraised all in for 540,000. After Li gave it up with a shake of his head, O'Dwyer tanked. Eventually, O'Dwyer made the call, but he saw the bad news when his 
were behind the 
for Jacobson.
The 
board kept Jacobson in front with his kings, and the Swede doubled to over 1.1 million in chips. O'Dwyer was knocked back to 253,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,135,000 | 165,000 |
|
253,000 | -447,000 |