Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in 21st Place ($53,371)
Level 19
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
No-Limit Hold'em
Ben Tollerene opened to 65,000 from under the gun and Stephen Chidwick shipped all in for 600,000 in the hijack. The action folded back to Tollerene who snap-called and the cards were on their backs.
Stephen Chidwick: 8♣8♦
Ben Tollerene: A♥A♣
The flop came 9♣7♠3♥ and Chidwick found no immediate help in the form of an eight. The turn was the A♦ and Chidwick was left drawing dead to the Q♥ on the river. The start-of-day chip leader was eliminated with a min-cash near the end of Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,700,000
825,000
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825,000 |
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Busted | |
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