Royal Flush For Steve O'Dwyer!
Level 9
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
In all my years of live reporting I've never seen a Royal Flush with my own eyes while covering a tournament, but just now none other than Super High Roller champions Steve O'Dwyer managed to hit one.
The board showed 
when Thomas Muehloecker checked to Steve O'Dwyer who bet 11,000 and the Austrian pro called.
On the turn the 
hit and Muehloecker check-called another 40,000.
The river brought the 
and now Muehloecker lead out for 40,000, after which O'Dwyer paused before raising his opponent all in.
Muehloecker folded, and O'Dwyer showed 
, for a royal flush.
"That's the second time ever I've had that," O'Dwyer said, as players made fun of his run-good in tournaments.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000 | 261,000 |
|
40,000 | -96,000 |