Chidwick Hooks One
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
We caught the high-rolling Stephen Chidwick involved in a hand against a tablemate on a fairly wet flop of 
. There had obviously been some preflop action as the pot was already quite sizable.
As the out of position player in the hand Chidwick had led out for a bet of what looked to be 1,400 or so and his opponent, sitting on the button, had three-bet to 4,000.
Chidwick mulled it over for a minute or so before tossing in the call and the dealer burned and turned 
which brought checks from both players.
The 
river brought a 2,500 bet from Chidwick and a call from the button and the cards were turned over, Chidwick’s 
in front of his opponent’s 
and the Brit climbed to over 50,000 after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 20,000 |
the player in the small blind led out for 400 before Sam Grafton made it 1,900 from the big blind. The action was four-handed and Grafton’s reraise was met with two folds before the small blind flicked in a call. 
river double-paired the board. Again it was checked through and Grafton slammed down 
which was way behind his opponent’s 
and Gao checked. His opponent threw out a continuation bet totalling 700. Gao called. 
and Gao check-called another bet of 1,600. 
for trip sevens.
turn.
river completed the board. Engel opted for a bet of 4,000 on the end and was paid off with his 
with 1,000 already in the pot. Sitting in the cutoff Kolonias had a single red 500-chip out on the felt in front of him representing a bet, though we are not sure on the exact bet size this represents as he had just been check-raised to 900 in total by his opponent in the big blind. 
