Luc Greenwood opened to 18,000 with [JsTs] and Stephen Chidwick defended his big blind with [Kh3s]. Both players flopped pairs on the rainbow [Th7s3d] flop. Chidwick check-called 16,000 on the flop and a further 60,000 on the [2d] turn, but did not call Greenwood's final bet of 100,000 on the
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Chidwick Triple Check-Calls with Flopped Set to Stack Davies
Stephen Chidwick opened to 18,000 preflop with [8c8d]. An in-position Seth Davies three-bet to 52,000 with [KcKs] and Chidwick made the call. Chidwick hit top set on a [8s5s3d] flop and check-called Davies' bet of 45,000. On the [Qd] he check-called another 85,000 and on the [7h] river he checked
Matthias Eibinger Down to One Chip, then None
The pot that did the damage to Matthias Eibinger saw him three-bet Artur Martirosyan preflop to 80,000 with [AhTs], Martirosyan calling out of position. On a [9c5s7d] flop, Martirosyan called Eibinger's continuation bet of 36,000 having flopped top pair with [ks9s]. He check-called 120,000 on the [4d] turn, too, then
Feature Table Changing During the Break
As the players below head off into the hole-card-cam-free zone of the outer tables, among the line-up coming on the live stream shortly will be Phil Ivey (currently very short) and Stephen Chidwick.
Jiang Xia He Strikes First in Sochi! Wins Event #1 for $378,000
Jiang Xia He Takes Down Event #1: $25,000 Short Deck for $378,000
Chidwick Near Felted, Doubles to Merely Short; Still Finishes 6th for $63,000
A big flip sent Stephen Chidwick down to a felt-brushing stack, his [QdQc] all in preflop after Aaron Van Blarcum three-bet his original raise to 230,000 all in with [AhKs] - to a total of 1,440,000. The board brought help for Van Blarcum: [Ac7h7dJsJc] and he doubled through. Moments later Chidwick's
Wai Leong Chan Uses Big Stack Power
Stephen Chidwick opened to 180,000 under the gun plus one holding [AhTh], called by cutoff Wai Leong Chan with [JcTc] and button Cary Katz ([QcJh]). On the flop of [Ac6cJd], Chidwick checked, Wai Leong Chan bet 325,000, called by Chidwick alone. The turn: [7h]. Check to Wai Leong Chan again, who
Best Hand Folds, then Next Best Hand Folds: Pot to Wai Leong Chan
A fiveway limped pot - "not something you normally see on a final table," as commentator James Dempsey noted, ended up with a pot going to Wai Leong Chan after he turned his second pair into a bluff on the river. A flop of [qcAs6s] saw four checks to cutoff Stephen
Wai Chan Leads Final Six in Event #1 $25,000 Short Deck at partypoker LIVE MILLIONS SHR Series Sochi
The $25,000 Short Deck event kicked off this week’s high stakes tournament action in Sochi with a 42-runner field warming up for what is going to be a compelling series featuring the biggest names in the game. Awarding a million dollar prize pool amongst the final six competitors, the final