Chidwick Doubles Through Tollerene
Level 25
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick raised the pot to 875,000 from the cutoff, and was called by the big blind Ben Tollerene.
The flop came 8♣5♦J♠ and Tollerene led out to put Chidwick all in for his stack of 1,750,000, which Chidwick snap called.
Stephen Chidwick: Q♥Q♣10♠8♠ 
Ben Tollerene: A♥7♠6♦5♥
Chidwick was in front with his pocket queens, and when the board ran out J♦ on the turn and 9♣ on the river, he improved to a queen-high straight to secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,300,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
10,600,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
|
5,625,000
2,375,000
|
2,375,000 |
|
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|
4,375,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
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|
2,800,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
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