{"id":118610,"date":"2021-03-22T09:30:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T09:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=118610"},"modified":"2023-01-31T15:58:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T15:58:38","slug":"odwyer-wins-high-roller-as-wpt500-knockout-reaches-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/odwyer-wins-high-roller-as-wpt500-knockout-reaches-day-2.html","title":{"rendered":"O\u2019Dwyer Wins High Roller as WPT500 Knockout Heads Towards Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steve O\u2019Dwyer<\/strong> added the WPT500 Online Series High Roller<\/strong> title to his ever-growing list of poker accomplishments on March 21. O\u2019Dwyer was one of 83 entrants in the $5,200 buy-in tournament and was the last man standing, meaning he raked in the lion\u2019s share of the $415,000 prize pool.<\/p>\n

WPT #21 High Roller Final Table Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nSteve O\u2019Dwyer<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n$115,641<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nChristoph Vogelsang<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n$73,213<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nDavid Peters<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n$50,023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nDario Sammertino<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n$35,381<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nTeun Mulder<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n$26,010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nJans Arends<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n$20,329<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nBujtas Laszlo<\/td>\nHungary<\/td>\n$16,765<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Thirteen of the 83 starters received a slice of the $415,000 prize pool. Swedish online poker legend Niklas Astedt<\/strong><\/a> was the 14th place finisher, which earned him the unwanted title of bubble boy.<\/p>\n

Astedt\u2019s exit meant anyone with chips in front of them would now win at least $11,369. This is the sum that headed to the partypoker accounts of Pascal Lefrancois<\/strong><\/a> and Conor Beresford<\/strong>, while Paresh Doshi<\/strong> and Joakim Andersson<\/strong> saw a $12,907 payout hit their bankrolls.<\/p>\n

The next two players received $14,539. Yuri Dzivielevski<\/strong><\/a> and Thomas Muehloecker<\/strong> being that pair of grinders; Muehloecker burst the final table bubble.<\/p>\n

Final Table Set<\/h2>\n

Hungarian pro Bujtas Laszlo<\/strong> has a habit of reaching major final tables. Unfortunately, for him at least, his time at this final table was short-lived because he busted in seventh-place for $16,765.<\/p>\n

Dutch duo Jans Arends<\/strong> ($20,329) and Teun Mulder<\/strong> (26,010) followed Laszlo to the rail before 2019 WSOP Main Event runner-up Dario Sammartino<\/strong> busted in fourth, a finish worth $35,381 to the Austria-based Italian.<\/p>\n

Heads-up was set when David Peters<\/strong> ($50,23) bit the dust in third. O\u2019Dwyer and Christoph Vogelsang, two Goliaths of the high stakes poker tournament world, fought it out for the event\u2019s six-figure top prize. O\u2019Dwyer was the last man standing when the dust settled, meaning his $5,200 buy-in was now worth a cool $115,641. Vogelsang will be disappointed not to have won, but the $73,213 he collected will go some way to numbing the pain of defeat.<\/p>\n

Boris Kolev Leads the WPT500 Knockout Event<\/h2>\n

Boris Kolev<\/strong> finds himself in the envious position of chip leader in the WPT500 Knockout<\/strong> event where glory and a six-figure sum awaits the eventual champion.<\/p>\n

Kolev shone brightly on Day 1G and finished his flight with a tournament-leading stack of 10,253,232 chips. Diego Ventura<\/strong><\/a> is the only other player to surpass 10 million chips from the 324 hopefuls who have made it through to Day 2 so far.<\/p>\n

Damien Wain<\/strong> (9,598,738), Canadian Foad Larki<\/strong> (9,376,839), Abdullah Gonulcan<\/strong> (9,375,163), Jorge Abreu<\/strong> (9,258,930), Paulius Vaitiekunas<\/strong> (9,083,206), and Conor Beresford<\/strong> (8,933,173) are the other stars who now occupy the top 10 chip counts and that are different from our previous update.<\/p>\n

Day 2 kicks off at 20:05 GMT on March 22 and continues until the 324 returning players (plus anyone who progresses from Day 1H) have been whittled down to a more manageable final table of nine.<\/p>\n

Before Day 2 can start, the final Day 1 shuffles up and deals at 17:05 GMT on March 22. It is a turbo-structred flight to ensure those who make it through to Day 2 can take their seats and battle it out for a slice of the seven-figure prize pool.<\/p>\n

WPT500 Knockout Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nChips<\/th>\nBounties<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBoris Kolev<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n10,253,232<\/td>\n$968<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nDiego Ventura<\/td>\nPeru<\/td>\n10,137,148<\/td>\n$1,312<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nAleksandr Shepel<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n9,973,191<\/td>\n$1,132<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nAndre Marques<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n9,884,986<\/td>\n$1,109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nDamien Wain<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n9,598,738<\/td>\n$1,593<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nFoad Larki<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n9,376,839<\/td>\n$1,203<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nAbdullah Gonulcan<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n9,375,163<\/td>\n$1,046<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nJorge Abreu<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n9,258,930<\/td>\n$1,375<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nPaulius Vaitiekunas<\/td>\nLithuania<\/td>\n9,083,206<\/td>\n$1,499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nConor Beresford<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n8,933,173<\/td>\n$1,250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Steve O\u2019Dwyer added the WPT500 Online Series High Roller title to his ever-growing list of poker accomplishments on March 21. O\u2019Dwyer was one of 83 entrants in the $5,200 buy-in tournament and was the last man standing, meaning he raked in the lion\u2019s share of the $415,000 prize pool. WPT #21 High Roller Final Table<\/p>\n

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