Chidwick Chipping Up From Bottom
Stephen Chidwick is following Paul Newey’s lead at the final table.
The U.S. Poker Open champion is short, but over the last few hands of Level 15 chipped up in two spots.
The first featured an upgraded pre-flop raise to 90,000 from Chidwick, which forced folds from the entire table, and the second featured a three-bet shove over top of a Sam Soverel open.
The chip leader raised to 35,000 and Chidwick moved all-in for 235,000. Soverel took some time, but folded before he needed to use an extension. The rest of the final table, which features six players near the 15 big blind mark, was likely hoping for a call to potentially burst the bubble.
It never came and play continued until the end of the period without much action.
An updated look at the counts is provided below:
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 1,550,000 |
370,000  |
| Cary Katz | 825,000 | - |
| Mikita Badziakouski | 440,000 |
-50,000  |
| Sam Greenwood | 390,000 |
-350,000 |
| Elio Fox | 375,000 |
-85,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 315,000 |
-70,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 300,000 |
35,000 |
| Paul Newey | 250,000 |
-75,000 |
