Lamb Can't Hold Against Chidwick's Open-Ender
Level 7
: 0/0, 6,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick limped in the hijack with 
and Ben Lamb pumped the price to 70,000 in the cutoff, holding 
. Chidwick called.
The 
brought an open-ended straight draw for Chidwick and a top pair for Lamb. Chidwick checked and Lamb bet an effective 315,000. Chidwick was ready to go for it, putting all his chips to the middle.
Lamb had a blocker but Chidwick was still able to hit a straight right on the 
turn. Lamb could still recover with a jack or a queen but the 
river locked a huge double for Chidwick. Lamb, who built a decent chip-stack after a rough start, was downed to 197,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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788,000
403,000
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403,000 |
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197,000
431,000
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431,000 |
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