Over on Stephen Chidwick's table, he was busy opening up the pot to 2,200. He was then three-bet to 6,500 by Royce Chambers directly on his left. The rest of the table got out of the way and the action was back on Chidwick. He thought long and hard before making the call as a 
flop was dealt. Chidwick checked here and Chambers bet 9,000. Chidwick tank-folded and sent the pot away from his stack.
Despite losing this small pot, Chidwick has already had a great start to the day, seeing his stack increase to sit as one of the largest in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
61,400
|
61,400 |
|
||
versus the 
in there.
flop in a three-handed pot. It appeared the player in the big blind had checked, another player in the cutoff went all in for about 30,000 and action was on Phil Ivey on the button.
for a pair of nines with a flush draw.
for top pair.
turn and 
river bricked for him and he was knocked down to 33,000.
and needed to improve against Parkyu Cheung's 
. The 
turn did not.
river gave Mattern two pair and the win.
hit the turn, Macdonald celebrated, but he wasn't out of the dark yet. If the board paired, he would be going home. However, the 
river was safe and Macdonald doubled, while Vedes took a small hit to his stack.
on a board reading 
. We are unsure of the action leading up to the all in, but in any case, Timoshenko's opponent doubled through him for about 24,000 - leaving Timoshenko with 32,500 to work with.
not able to catch up against 
blanked on the river.
and Hellmuth double to around 14,000.
