A few hours ago, it was announced that poker player Steve O’Dwyer became the winner of the 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 Super High Roller, held between January 6 and January 8 in the Bahamas. It took him three days to defeat the other 65 players and to capture the amount of $1,872,580 of the entire prize pool.
It is interesting to note that O’Dwyer won the 2014 Asia Championship of Poker Super High Roller two months ago and took $1,811,638.
The final day of the $100,000 Super High Roller event began with Sorel Mizzi as a chip leader. Eight players took part in the final table play. But Day 3 saw seven of them returning. Scott Seiver was eliminated on the previous day and received $243,280 for his eighth position.
Andrew Robl was the first to go on Day 3. The player’s cards could not hold up against Bryn Kenney’s and he took $313,700 for his seventh finish.
Sam Greenwood, who was a chip leader on Day 1, followed Robl. Greenwood was eliminated by Christoph Vogelsang. The German poker pro’s small victory, however, was not enough to secure him with a better position and he was the next to go. He was defeated by Roger Sippl and was given the sum of $512,160 for his fifth place.
Mizzi, who, as already mentioned, started the day as a chip leader, was the next to leave the final table. He faced Kenney and was unfortunate enough to be eliminated. He was awarded the amount of $659,400 for his fourth position.
Bryn Kenney, Roger Sippl, and Steve O’Dwyer were the only players left on the final table. It did not take long before Kenney was defeated by O’Dwyer. His third finish, however, secured him with $873,880.
The heads-up play began with O’Dwyer as a chip leader. The Las Vegas-based player managed to maintain his lead throughout the game. On the final hand, Sippl was holding [Js][10d] and O’Dwyer had [Ah][10c]. With the board showing [Qh][8d][8c][2s][3s], Sippl moved all in. It took O’Dwyer several minutes to think whether he should call. Eventually, he made the call and the name of the big champion became clear.
Sippl took the amount of $1,344,420 for his runner-up finish and his excellent performance throughout the day. And as already mentioned, the winner captured $1,872,580.
Here it is important to note that Sippl was the first to be eliminated on Day 1 of the tournament but he got the chance to re-enter. O’Dwyer was also among those who re-entered. As it seems, the two players took good advantage of the second chances they had.
