Chidwick Clips Geilich to Challenge for Chip Lead
Stephen Chidwick has gone from busting the £10K Pot Limit Omaha final table to registering the £10K No Limit Hold’em event, and back to the registration cage – but now he’s near the top of the Event #3 leaderboard after doubling through Ludovic Geilich in a huge pot.
Geilich raised to 17,000 and Cary Katz called in the cutoff before Chidwick shoved for just over 175,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Geilich eventually called, which forced Katz out and the cards to their backs.
Chidwick held [QdJd] and needed to hit against the partypoker pro’s [8d8h]. He did, doubling as the board ran out [Jc4d2c5s5c] to give the inaugural U.S. Poker Open champion one of the top stacks heading towards the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 365,000 |
365,000  |
| Ludovic Geilich | 110,000 |
-145,000  |
