Kings for Chidwick
Level 16
: 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Leonid Markin raised to 75,000 from early position and was called by Stephen Chidwick and Juha Helppi in the small blind. On the 
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flop, Helppi check-folded his cards whereas Markin made a continuation bet of 130,000 and Chidwick called said amount.
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on the turn saw another barrel by the Russian for 220,000 and Chidwick obliged before the 
fell on the river. Markin fired a final bet of 375,000 and Chidwick called. The Russian showed 
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for queens and eights, but Chidwick had that beat with 
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for kings and sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,400,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
2,000,000
-770,000
|
-770,000 |
|
1,325,000
-75,000
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-75,000 |