Described as a clash of the Titans, 34-year-old Steve O’Dwyer has taken down the 2017 PokerStars Championship Macau Super High Roller for $1,099,908.
O’Dwyer outplayed a field of 88, comprising sixty-four unique players plus 24 re-entries. At HK$400,000 buy-in, the total prize pool was HK$33,802,560.
Ultimately facing Fedor Holz heads up, the two negotiated a deal in which O’Dwyer, with a significant chip lead, agreed HK$ 8,160,830 and Holz HK$ 6,749,170, leaving the title and HK$300,000 to play for.
Final table results were:
1 Steve O’Dwyer USD 1,088,636
2 Fedor Holz USD 868,401
3 Manig Loeser USD 530,689
4 Kahle Burns USD 415,389
5 Zuo Wang USD 334,962
6 Qiang Lin USD 260,969
7 James Chen USD 206,536
8 Zhao Hongjun USD 156,350
9 Dan Smith USD 121,863
10 Stanley Choi USD 93,553
11 Michael Egan USD 93,553
12 Daniel Neilson USD 86,990
13 Isaac Haxton USD 86,990