Many well-known poker pros signed up for the €10,200 buy-in single-day EPT Malta High Roller on Monday. When the registration desk had closed, not less than 99 players (+33 re-entries) had joined the tournament to create a prize pool of €1,299,800!
At about 3:30 this morning, Steve O'Dwyer had all the chips in play after having eliminated Finland's Illari Sahamies in second place. The American poker pro (resides in Ireland) received €327,030 for his first-place finish, and he now has over $11 million in live tournament earnings! Aside from this single-day High Roller title, he has EPT Grand Final and EPT Super High Roller titles on his poker resume.
€10,000 Single Day High Roller
Players: 99
Re-entries: 35
Prize pool: €1,299,800
Places paid: 17
1. Steve O'Dwyer (Ireland) €327,030
2. Ilari Sahamies (Finland) €220,970
3. Jason Wheeler (United States) €143,630
4. Isaac Haxton (United States) Team PokerStars Online €118,930
5. Niko Soininen (Finland) €95,925
6. Jean-Noel Thorel (France) €75,650
7. Vlado Banicevic (Montenegro) €57,840
8. Julian Stuer (Germany) €43,540
9. Byron Kaverman (United States) €32,495
10. Jason Mercier (United States) (Team PokerStars Pro) €26,645
11. Jussi Nevanlinna (Finland) €26,645
12. Christopher Frank (Germany) €23,395
13. Dario Sammartino (Italy) €23,395
14. Ricardo Alvarado (United States) €21,450
15. Senh Ung (Great Britain) €21,450
16. Rainer Kempe (Germany) €20,405
17. Mukul Pahuja (United States) €20,405
