Fox, Chidwick Double Through Chip Leader
Sam Soverel still has over 1.5 million chips, but he just doubled up two short stacks to keep the field locked at seven players.
First, Elio Fox shoved for just over ten big blinds and Sam Soverel called in the big blind.
The chip leader turned over [7s7h] and it looked like Soverel was going to score another British Poker Open knockout – until Fox turned over [8s8h].
The board ran out clean for the superior pocket pair and Soverel shipped the double.
A few hands later, Chidwick shoved over Soverel’s button open – for a similar ten big blind stack.
Soverel called and needed to hit with [Jc9c] against [8d8s]. Chidwick had to sweat, but he held through the [AcQd2d5c2h] runout to secure the double.
Both players now have a little more breathing room one elimination from the end of the night.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 1,510,000 |
-40,000  |
| Stephen Chidwick | 560,000 |
260,000  |
| Elio Fox | 530,000 |
155,000 |
