Chidwick Takes Two in a Row for the Chip Lead
Level 8
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick was involved in a pot with Nacho Barbero. Barbero checked from the big blind on a board of 2?A?K?Q? and Chidwick put a 150,000 bet in the pot of 160,000. Barbero made the call and the 4? river completed the board.
Chidwick checked behind once Barbero had done so first, and Barbero tabled A?7? for top pair. Chidwick hat that beat with his A?2? for two pair, and raked in the sizable pot.
One hand later, Gab Yong Kim raised from middle position and Chidwick three-bet to 50,000. The action folded back to Kim, who called. The flop was then dealt Q?J?5? and Kim check-folded to a continuation-bet of Chidwick, leaving himself as the shortest stack in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,770,000
370,000
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370,000 |
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550,000
-302,000
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-302,000 |
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170,000
-50,000
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-50,000 |