Chidwick Gets the Early Double

Mateusz Rypulak raised it up to 9M with from middle position. Stephen Chidwick defended his big blind with , and the two of them saw an flop. Chidwick opted for a check-call of 8M, leaving himself only 26,900,000 behind.

The turn was everything Chidwick hoped for, and the Brit instantly made the call when Rypulak put him all-in. Rypulak were looking to improve on the river to get the knock-out, but it wasn't to be. The river made Chidwick a full house, and the shortest stack of the final table secured an early double.