O'Dwyer Wins Battle of the Shorties
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
After the previous hand O'Dwyer was left with just 4,500 and was in the big blind a hand later. Action folded to Andrea Crobu on the button who was equally short on 6,700 and he duly shipped his chips into the middle and O'Dwyer made the forced call to put himself at risk.
Steve O'Dwyer: J♦4♥
Andrea Crobu: Q♥7♦
O'Dwyer was behind and remained so after the A♥9♣5♥ flop.
However the J♠ rolled off on the turn to give him a pair of jacks and the 10♦ river was a brick, sending O'Dwyer a lifeline and leaving Crobu with dust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | 5,500 |
|
2,200 | 2,200 |