Stephen Chidwick River Shove Leaves Sean Winter Short-Stacked
Event #4 champion Sean Winter is will need to run it up from here if he expects to cash for the fifth time this series. In a hand with his rival Stephen Chidwick, he raised pot (5,500) pre-flop and both players saw a flop of [2s5cKd]. Both players checked.
The turn came the [Jc] and Winter bet 8,500 and his opponent made the call. On the river [Qd], Chidwick checked it to Winter who threw out a bet of 26,000. The defending US Poker Open champion then put him all-in. Winter giggled as he quickly folded his hand.
“You knew I was bluffing,” he said. “Nice play, Stevie. Why do you gotta bluff me like that?”
Winter is now among the short stacks.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 284,000 |
162,500  |
| Sean Winter | 34,000 |
-132,000  |
