Thorel More than Doubles Through O'Dwyer
Level 22
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 120,000 from the cutoff and Jean-Noel Thorel made the call on the button. Imad Derwiche considered his options for a while from the small blind but opted to fold while Sergi Reixach decided to defend his big blind.
The flop came 
, Reixach checked, O'Dwyer did the same but Thorel shoved for 630,000. Reixach quickly folded but O'Dwyer called immediately.
Jean-Noel Thorel: 
Steve O'Dwyer: 
Thorel had flopped the higher pair than O'Dwyer had in his hand and his lead didn't change as the 
on the turn and the 
on the river came to complete the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,300,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
1,710,000
940,000
|
940,000 |
|
250,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
235,000
890,000
|
890,000 |
|
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