Stephen Chidwick Poker Tournament Updates

Chidwick Gets A Small Bluff Picked Off

Jul 18, '19

Ubaid Habib raised to 6,500 and was called by Stephen Chidwick in the big blind. The flop came down 662 and Chidwick checked.

Habib made a continuation bet of 6,500, and Chidwick called. The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the 3 and Chidwick bet 10,000.

Habib thought it over for a bit, but ultimately threw in a call. Chidwick could only reveal KQ for king high, but Habib had A10 for ace high to win the pot.

Chidwick is still stacked with 405,000, while Habib moves up to 385,000. The two are among the biggest stacks in the room.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Ubaid Habib

Stephen Chidwick Gets Lucky To Double Up

Jul 18, '19

Stephen Chidwick was all in holding JJ against the KK of Danny Noam.

Chidwick was in for his last 39,500 and at risk, but the board ran out J6475 to give him a flopped set and the winning hand.

Chidwick now has 81,000 in chips, which is bad news for the rest of the field. The British high roller finished fourth in this event last year for $177,091. Noam was eliminated a few hands later.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick Headlines Day 4 Of Card Player Poker Tour Venetian Main Event

Jul 19, '19

From a field of 564 entries, the Card Player Poker Tour Venetian main event is down to its final 12 players with one of the best players on the planet near the top of the counts.

Stephen Chidwick finished the day with 2,440,000, good for second in chips behind Yake Wu heading into the tournament’s final day. Wu bagged up 2,808,000 at the end of play.

After spending most of the day in the middle of the pack, Chidwick used the final few levels to surge to the top of the leaderboard, including knockouts of Joe Kuether in 18th place and Nadya Magnus in 15th. Chidwick is looking to put an exclamation mark on a strong summer that included the birth of his child and his first World Series of Poker bracelet.

Joining Wu and Chidwick at the top of the counts are Jerry Robinson (1,641,000), Fabian Gumz (1,573,000), and Marton Czuczor (1,444,000).

Top pros Jeremy Ausmus and Chris Klodnicki will also be moving on to the final day with 1,171,000 and 275,000, respectively. Ausmus has already cashed for seven figures this summer and is looking to improve on his third-place spot in the Card Player Player of the Year rankings, while Klodnicki made two WSOP final tables.

Robert Heidorn is just days removed from a 10th place finish in the WSOP main event for $800,000 and still alive in the CPPT Venetian main. He will start Day 4 with 790,000.

The day started with 68 players fighting for the top 63 in-the-money spots. Tony Utnage, Will Kassouf, and Markus Prinz were eliminated to start hand-for-hand. David Peters then had his aces cracked on the bubble to secure everybody remaining a payday of at least $9,912.

Brian Yoon, Aaron Mermelstein, John Phan, Hafiz Khan, Shannon Shorr, Michael Tureniec, Alex Lynskey, Eddy Sabat, Trung Pham, JC Tran, Justin Zaki, Manig Loeser, Zachary Donovan, Joe Kuether, and Ben Palmer were among the notable finishers in the money. Palmer finished 13th for $31,302 and has had considerable success at the property. He won the first-ever World Poker Tour event at Venetian last March when he took home $431,655 for his efforts.

When play resumes on Saturday at 1 p.m., everybody will have locked up a payday of at least $39,128, but all will have their sights set on the $547,777 first-place money. Levels will be 75 minutes in length until they reach heads-up play, at which point they will be reduced to 30 minutes. Blinds will start at 12,000-24,000 with a 24,000 big blind ante.

The main event wraps up on Saturday, but the Venetian’s Deepstack Extravaganza series continues until July 28. You can check out the full Venetian schedule here.

Day 4 Chip Counts:

Player Name	Chip Count
Yake Wu	2,808,000
Stephen Chidwick	2,440,000
Jerry Robinson	1,641,000
Fabian Gumz	1,573,000
Marton Czuczor	1,444,000
Jeremy Ausmus	1,171,000
Andrey Pateychuk	988,000
Robert Heidorn	790,000
Nicholas Zautra	503,000
Nabil Mohamed Abdien	412,000
Chris Klodnicki	275,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy	245,000

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Andrey Pateychuk Cracks Aces To Double

Jul 19, '19

Andrey Pateychuk shoved for his last 346,000 with KQ right into the red aces of chip leader Stephen Chidwick in the small blind.

The board fell QQ710K, however, and Pateychuk doubled up. Chidwick still has 1,950,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Andrey Pateychuk

Stephen Chidwick Doubles Through Trung Pham

Jul 19, '19

After a couple of raises, Stephen Chidwick got all in for 367,000 from the small blind against Trung Pham.

Chidwick was dominated with his A10 against Pham’s AK.

The flop was 1097, however, and Chidwick spiked a three-outer to move into the lead. Pham needed a king to eliminate Chidwick, but the A on the turn and the 7 on the river sent the pot to Chidwick.

Stephen Chidwick – 744,000
Trung Pham – 185,000

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Trung Pham

Jordan Fisch Gets Very Lucky Against Stephen Chidwick

Jul 19, '19

JC Tran raised to 18,000 in early position and Jordan Fisch moved all-in behind him for 109,000.

Stephen Chidwick then called behind him on the button, forcing a fold from Tran. Chidwick showed pocket kings, and Fisch could only reveal 32 for a complete bluff.

The flop fell 654, and Fisch flopped a straight. Chidwick needed help, but got none as the board completed Q9.

Fisch doubled up, and Chidwick took a small hit down to 410,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Jordan Fisch

Andrey Pateychuk Wins CPPT Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series

Jul 21, '19

For many poker players, the Card Player Poker Tour Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series $5,000 main event represented the last chance to make their mark on Las Vegas before heading home. With a $2 million guarantee, players knew that a deep run could add to a great summer, or perhaps salvage a poor one.

That was the case with Russian poker pro Andrey Pateychuk, who got off to a miserable start this summer before turning it around late with a deep run in the WSOP main event.

“I came to Las Vegas in the middle of June, and my first three weeks were terrible,” admitted Pateychuk. “I mean, really, really terrible. I never had [above] my starting stack in any tournament. I would just fold for five hours and bust. Everyday, I would go first to the Rio and bust there. Then I would go to the Wynn and lose a couple entries. Then I would go to Venetian and do the same thing. But then I ran deep in the main event, had a few cashes, and now this.”

This, being a win, of course. Pateychuk topped a field of 564 players to earn the lion’s share of the $2,608,500 prize pool, scoring a payday of $547,777. This was the third largest score of the 29-year-old’s career. He previously won the EPT San Remo main event for $963,628 and the WPT Prague main event for $599,720.

While some players took full advantage of the two starting flights, day 2 registration, and re-entries, Pateychuk said he was only in for two bullets in this $5,000 event. Other players in the field were not as fortunate.

Still over an hour to reg @VenetianPoker guys. Softest $25k of year.

— Simon Deadman (@SIMONDEADMAN) July 18, 2019

Pateychuk, who splits his time between Moscow and Minsk, had to change his flight home twice during his run in the four-day tournament. The inconvenience, however, ended up being worth it in the end as he overcame an international final table that also included representatives from China, England, Germany, Spain, Hungary, and the United States.

The stacked final table featured notable pros Marton Czuczor (9th), Chris Klodnicki (4th), Stephen Chidwick (3rd), and WSOP main event tenth place-finisher Robert Heidorn (5th).

Chidwick, who took the first month of the summer off following the birth of his first child, promptly kick started his summer by winning his first WSOP bracelet and $1,618,417 in the $25,000 pot-limit Omaha championship event.

Incredibly, this was Chidwick’s second consecutive year making the final table of this tournament. Last year, he finished in fourth place for $177,091. This year, he improved by one spot, cashing for $245,199 to put a cherry on top of an incredible few weeks of poker that also included a runner-up finish in an Aria $10,000 high roller event.

The British poker pro now has $25.1 million in career live tournament earnings. As a result of his run, Chidwick now sits in first place in the overall Card Player Player of the Year race with 5,521 points.

Other notables who finished in the money in this tournament included Jeremy Ausmus (10th), Igor Yaroshevskyy (12th), Benjamin Palmer (13th), Nadya Magnus (15th), Adam Owen (17th), Joe Kuether (18th), Manig Loeser (22nd), JC Tran (25th), Eddy Sabat (32nd), Shannon Shorr (46th), Elio Fox (48th), John Phan (55th), Aaron Mermelstein (57th), and Brian Yoon (59th).

Check out the final table results below.

Place	Player	Payout	POY Points
1	Andrey Pateychuk	$547,777	1,680
2	Yake Wu	$336,497	1,400
3	Stephen Chidwick	$245,199	1,120
4	Chris Klodnicki	$182,595	840
5	Robert Heidorn	$138,251	700
6	Jerry Robinson	$104,340	560
7	Fabian Gumz	$80,864	420
8	Nabil Mohamed Abdien Cardoso	$62,604	280
9	Marton Czuczor	$49,562	140

For more information on the CPPT, visit the tour’s homepage.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Andrey Pateychuk

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated In 3rd Place ($245,199)

Jul 21, '19

Stephen Chidwick limped in from the small blind and Andrey Pateychuk raised to 360,000 from the big blind. Chidwick shoved, and Pateychuk called with AK.

Chidwick was dominated with A8 and couldn’t get help as the board ran out 995A10. He was eliminated in third place, one spot better than he finished in last year’s event.

With that pot, Pateychuk takes about 10,000,000 into his heads-up match against Yake Wu’s 4,000,000 or so.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Andrey Pateychuk

Pateychuk Gets Big River Value With Trips

Jul 20, '19

We missed the action leading up to the river, but Andrey Pateychuk made about a pot-size bet of 1,370,000 on a board of J53AJ.

Stephen Chidwick thought it over for quite a while before making the call, but mucked when he saw Pateychuk turn over a jack. Pateychuk now has nearly 8,000,000, while Chidwick is short stack with 2,750,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Andrey Pateychuk

Stephen Chidwick Gets Value From Boat

Jul 20, '19

Stephen Chidwick raised to 275,000 on the button and was called by Yake Wu in the big blind. The flop came down J76 and both players checked.

The turn was the 4 and Wu bet 300,000. Chidwick raised to 800,000, and the river was the 7. This time Wu checked, and Chidwick bet 775,000.

After spending some time in the tank, Wu called. Chidwick showed him pocket fours, and Wu mucked. Wu is down to 3,300,000, while Chidwick climbs to 4,600,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Chidwick Gets A Small Bluff Picked Off

Jul 18, '19

Ubaid Habib raised to 6,500 and was called by Stephen Chidwick in the big blind. The flop came down 662 and Chidwick checked.

Habib made a continuation bet of 6,500, and Chidwick called. The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the 3 and Chidwick bet 10,000.

Habib thought it over for a bit, but ultimately threw in a call. Chidwick could only reveal KQ for king high, but Habib had A10 for ace high to win the pot.

Chidwick is still stacked with 405,000, while Habib moves up to 385,000. The two are among the biggest stacks in the room.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Ubaid Habib

Stephen Chidwick Gets Lucky To Double Up

Jul 18, '19

Stephen Chidwick was all in holding JJ against the KK of Danny Noam.

Chidwick was in for his last 39,500 and at risk, but the board ran out J6475 to give him a flopped set and the winning hand.

Chidwick now has 81,000 in chips, which is bad news for the rest of the field. The British high roller finished fourth in this event last year for $177,091. Noam was eliminated a few hands later.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick Headlines Day 4 Of Card Player Poker Tour Venetian Main Event

Jul 19, '19

From a field of 564 entries, the Card Player Poker Tour Venetian main event is down to its final 12 players with one of the best players on the planet near the top of the counts.

Stephen Chidwick finished the day with 2,440,000, good for second in chips behind Yake Wu heading into the tournament’s final day. Wu bagged up 2,808,000 at the end of play.

After spending most of the day in the middle of the pack, Chidwick used the final few levels to surge to the top of the leaderboard, including knockouts of Joe Kuether in 18th place and Nadya Magnus in 15th. Chidwick is looking to put an exclamation mark on a strong summer that included the birth of his child and his first World Series of Poker bracelet.

Joining Wu and Chidwick at the top of the counts are Jerry Robinson (1,641,000), Fabian Gumz (1,573,000), and Marton Czuczor (1,444,000).

Top pros Jeremy Ausmus and Chris Klodnicki will also be moving on to the final day with 1,171,000 and 275,000, respectively. Ausmus has already cashed for seven figures this summer and is looking to improve on his third-place spot in the Card Player Player of the Year rankings, while Klodnicki made two WSOP final tables.

Robert Heidorn is just days removed from a 10th place finish in the WSOP main event for $800,000 and still alive in the CPPT Venetian main. He will start Day 4 with 790,000.

The day started with 68 players fighting for the top 63 in-the-money spots. Tony Utnage, Will Kassouf, and Markus Prinz were eliminated to start hand-for-hand. David Peters then had his aces cracked on the bubble to secure everybody remaining a payday of at least $9,912.

Brian Yoon, Aaron Mermelstein, John Phan, Hafiz Khan, Shannon Shorr, Michael Tureniec, Alex Lynskey, Eddy Sabat, Trung Pham, JC Tran, Justin Zaki, Manig Loeser, Zachary Donovan, Joe Kuether, and Ben Palmer were among the notable finishers in the money. Palmer finished 13th for $31,302 and has had considerable success at the property. He won the first-ever World Poker Tour event at Venetian last March when he took home $431,655 for his efforts.

When play resumes on Saturday at 1 p.m., everybody will have locked up a payday of at least $39,128, but all will have their sights set on the $547,777 first-place money. Levels will be 75 minutes in length until they reach heads-up play, at which point they will be reduced to 30 minutes. Blinds will start at 12,000-24,000 with a 24,000 big blind ante.

The main event wraps up on Saturday, but the Venetian’s Deepstack Extravaganza series continues until July 28. You can check out the full Venetian schedule here.

Day 4 Chip Counts:

Player Name	Chip Count
Yake Wu	2,808,000
Stephen Chidwick	2,440,000
Jerry Robinson	1,641,000
Fabian Gumz	1,573,000
Marton Czuczor	1,444,000
Jeremy Ausmus	1,171,000
Andrey Pateychuk	988,000
Robert Heidorn	790,000
Nicholas Zautra	503,000
Nabil Mohamed Abdien	412,000
Chris Klodnicki	275,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy	245,000

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Andrey Pateychuk Cracks Aces To Double

Jul 19, '19

Andrey Pateychuk shoved for his last 346,000 with KQ right into the red aces of chip leader Stephen Chidwick in the small blind.

The board fell QQ710K, however, and Pateychuk doubled up. Chidwick still has 1,950,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Andrey Pateychuk

Stephen Chidwick Doubles Through Trung Pham

Jul 19, '19

After a couple of raises, Stephen Chidwick got all in for 367,000 from the small blind against Trung Pham.

Chidwick was dominated with his A10 against Pham’s AK.

The flop was 1097, however, and Chidwick spiked a three-outer to move into the lead. Pham needed a king to eliminate Chidwick, but the A on the turn and the 7 on the river sent the pot to Chidwick.

Stephen Chidwick – 744,000
Trung Pham – 185,000

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Trung Pham

Jordan Fisch Gets Very Lucky Against Stephen Chidwick

Jul 19, '19

JC Tran raised to 18,000 in early position and Jordan Fisch moved all-in behind him for 109,000.

Stephen Chidwick then called behind him on the button, forcing a fold from Tran. Chidwick showed pocket kings, and Fisch could only reveal 32 for a complete bluff.

The flop fell 654, and Fisch flopped a straight. Chidwick needed help, but got none as the board completed Q9.

Fisch doubled up, and Chidwick took a small hit down to 410,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Jordan Fisch

Andrey Pateychuk Wins CPPT Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series

Jul 21, '19

For many poker players, the Card Player Poker Tour Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series $5,000 main event represented the last chance to make their mark on Las Vegas before heading home. With a $2 million guarantee, players knew that a deep run could add to a great summer, or perhaps salvage a poor one.

That was the case with Russian poker pro Andrey Pateychuk, who got off to a miserable start this summer before turning it around late with a deep run in the WSOP main event.

“I came to Las Vegas in the middle of June, and my first three weeks were terrible,” admitted Pateychuk. “I mean, really, really terrible. I never had [above] my starting stack in any tournament. I would just fold for five hours and bust. Everyday, I would go first to the Rio and bust there. Then I would go to the Wynn and lose a couple entries. Then I would go to Venetian and do the same thing. But then I ran deep in the main event, had a few cashes, and now this.”

This, being a win, of course. Pateychuk topped a field of 564 players to earn the lion’s share of the $2,608,500 prize pool, scoring a payday of $547,777. This was the third largest score of the 29-year-old’s career. He previously won the EPT San Remo main event for $963,628 and the WPT Prague main event for $599,720.

While some players took full advantage of the two starting flights, day 2 registration, and re-entries, Pateychuk said he was only in for two bullets in this $5,000 event. Other players in the field were not as fortunate.

Still over an hour to reg @VenetianPoker guys. Softest $25k of year.

— Simon Deadman (@SIMONDEADMAN) July 18, 2019

Pateychuk, who splits his time between Moscow and Minsk, had to change his flight home twice during his run in the four-day tournament. The inconvenience, however, ended up being worth it in the end as he overcame an international final table that also included representatives from China, England, Germany, Spain, Hungary, and the United States.

The stacked final table featured notable pros Marton Czuczor (9th), Chris Klodnicki (4th), Stephen Chidwick (3rd), and WSOP main event tenth place-finisher Robert Heidorn (5th).

Chidwick, who took the first month of the summer off following the birth of his first child, promptly kick started his summer by winning his first WSOP bracelet and $1,618,417 in the $25,000 pot-limit Omaha championship event.

Incredibly, this was Chidwick’s second consecutive year making the final table of this tournament. Last year, he finished in fourth place for $177,091. This year, he improved by one spot, cashing for $245,199 to put a cherry on top of an incredible few weeks of poker that also included a runner-up finish in an Aria $10,000 high roller event.

The British poker pro now has $25.1 million in career live tournament earnings. As a result of his run, Chidwick now sits in first place in the overall Card Player Player of the Year race with 5,521 points.

Other notables who finished in the money in this tournament included Jeremy Ausmus (10th), Igor Yaroshevskyy (12th), Benjamin Palmer (13th), Nadya Magnus (15th), Adam Owen (17th), Joe Kuether (18th), Manig Loeser (22nd), JC Tran (25th), Eddy Sabat (32nd), Shannon Shorr (46th), Elio Fox (48th), John Phan (55th), Aaron Mermelstein (57th), and Brian Yoon (59th).

Check out the final table results below.

Place	Player	Payout	POY Points
1	Andrey Pateychuk	$547,777	1,680
2	Yake Wu	$336,497	1,400
3	Stephen Chidwick	$245,199	1,120
4	Chris Klodnicki	$182,595	840
5	Robert Heidorn	$138,251	700
6	Jerry Robinson	$104,340	560
7	Fabian Gumz	$80,864	420
8	Nabil Mohamed Abdien Cardoso	$62,604	280
9	Marton Czuczor	$49,562	140

For more information on the CPPT, visit the tour’s homepage.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Andrey Pateychuk

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated In 3rd Place ($245,199)

Jul 21, '19

Stephen Chidwick limped in from the small blind and Andrey Pateychuk raised to 360,000 from the big blind. Chidwick shoved, and Pateychuk called with AK.

Chidwick was dominated with A8 and couldn’t get help as the board ran out 995A10. He was eliminated in third place, one spot better than he finished in last year’s event.

With that pot, Pateychuk takes about 10,000,000 into his heads-up match against Yake Wu’s 4,000,000 or so.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Andrey Pateychuk

Pateychuk Gets Big River Value With Trips

Jul 20, '19

We missed the action leading up to the river, but Andrey Pateychuk made about a pot-size bet of 1,370,000 on a board of J53AJ.

Stephen Chidwick thought it over for quite a while before making the call, but mucked when he saw Pateychuk turn over a jack. Pateychuk now has nearly 8,000,000, while Chidwick is short stack with 2,750,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Andrey Pateychuk

Stephen Chidwick Gets Value From Boat

Jul 20, '19

Stephen Chidwick raised to 275,000 on the button and was called by Yake Wu in the big blind. The flop came down J76 and both players checked.

The turn was the 4 and Wu bet 300,000. Chidwick raised to 800,000, and the river was the 7. This time Wu checked, and Chidwick bet 775,000.

After spending some time in the tank, Wu called. Chidwick showed him pocket fours, and Wu mucked. Wu is down to 3,300,000, while Chidwick climbs to 4,600,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Chidwick Gets A Small Bluff Picked Off

Jul 18, '19

Ubaid Habib raised to 6,500 and was called by Stephen Chidwick in the big blind. The flop came down 662 and Chidwick checked.

Habib made a continuation bet of 6,500, and Chidwick called. The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the 3 and Chidwick bet 10,000.

Habib thought it over for a bit, but ultimately threw in a call. Chidwick could only reveal KQ for king high, but Habib had A10 for ace high to win the pot.

Chidwick is still stacked with 405,000, while Habib moves up to 385,000. The two are among the biggest stacks in the room.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Ubaid Habib

Stephen Chidwick Gets Lucky To Double Up

Jul 18, '19

Stephen Chidwick was all in holding JJ against the KK of Danny Noam.

Chidwick was in for his last 39,500 and at risk, but the board ran out J6475 to give him a flopped set and the winning hand.

Chidwick now has 81,000 in chips, which is bad news for the rest of the field. The British high roller finished fourth in this event last year for $177,091. Noam was eliminated a few hands later.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick Headlines Day 4 Of Card Player Poker Tour Venetian Main Event

Jul 19, '19

From a field of 564 entries, the Card Player Poker Tour Venetian main event is down to its final 12 players with one of the best players on the planet near the top of the counts.

Stephen Chidwick finished the day with 2,440,000, good for second in chips behind Yake Wu heading into the tournament’s final day. Wu bagged up 2,808,000 at the end of play.

After spending most of the day in the middle of the pack, Chidwick used the final few levels to surge to the top of the leaderboard, including knockouts of Joe Kuether in 18th place and Nadya Magnus in 15th. Chidwick is looking to put an exclamation mark on a strong summer that included the birth of his child and his first World Series of Poker bracelet.

Joining Wu and Chidwick at the top of the counts are Jerry Robinson (1,641,000), Fabian Gumz (1,573,000), and Marton Czuczor (1,444,000).

Top pros Jeremy Ausmus and Chris Klodnicki will also be moving on to the final day with 1,171,000 and 275,000, respectively. Ausmus has already cashed for seven figures this summer and is looking to improve on his third-place spot in the Card Player Player of the Year rankings, while Klodnicki made two WSOP final tables.

Robert Heidorn is just days removed from a 10th place finish in the WSOP main event for $800,000 and still alive in the CPPT Venetian main. He will start Day 4 with 790,000.

The day started with 68 players fighting for the top 63 in-the-money spots. Tony Utnage, Will Kassouf, and Markus Prinz were eliminated to start hand-for-hand. David Peters then had his aces cracked on the bubble to secure everybody remaining a payday of at least $9,912.

Brian Yoon, Aaron Mermelstein, John Phan, Hafiz Khan, Shannon Shorr, Michael Tureniec, Alex Lynskey, Eddy Sabat, Trung Pham, JC Tran, Justin Zaki, Manig Loeser, Zachary Donovan, Joe Kuether, and Ben Palmer were among the notable finishers in the money. Palmer finished 13th for $31,302 and has had considerable success at the property. He won the first-ever World Poker Tour event at Venetian last March when he took home $431,655 for his efforts.

When play resumes on Saturday at 1 p.m., everybody will have locked up a payday of at least $39,128, but all will have their sights set on the $547,777 first-place money. Levels will be 75 minutes in length until they reach heads-up play, at which point they will be reduced to 30 minutes. Blinds will start at 12,000-24,000 with a 24,000 big blind ante.

The main event wraps up on Saturday, but the Venetian’s Deepstack Extravaganza series continues until July 28. You can check out the full Venetian schedule here.

Day 4 Chip Counts:

Player Name	Chip Count
Yake Wu	2,808,000
Stephen Chidwick	2,440,000
Jerry Robinson	1,641,000
Fabian Gumz	1,573,000
Marton Czuczor	1,444,000
Jeremy Ausmus	1,171,000
Andrey Pateychuk	988,000
Robert Heidorn	790,000
Nicholas Zautra	503,000
Nabil Mohamed Abdien	412,000
Chris Klodnicki	275,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy	245,000

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Andrey Pateychuk Cracks Aces To Double

Jul 19, '19

Andrey Pateychuk shoved for his last 346,000 with KQ right into the red aces of chip leader Stephen Chidwick in the small blind.

The board fell QQ710K, however, and Pateychuk doubled up. Chidwick still has 1,950,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Andrey Pateychuk

Stephen Chidwick Doubles Through Trung Pham

Jul 19, '19

After a couple of raises, Stephen Chidwick got all in for 367,000 from the small blind against Trung Pham.

Chidwick was dominated with his A10 against Pham’s AK.

The flop was 1097, however, and Chidwick spiked a three-outer to move into the lead. Pham needed a king to eliminate Chidwick, but the A on the turn and the 7 on the river sent the pot to Chidwick.

Stephen Chidwick – 744,000
Trung Pham – 185,000

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Trung Pham

Jordan Fisch Gets Very Lucky Against Stephen Chidwick

Jul 19, '19

JC Tran raised to 18,000 in early position and Jordan Fisch moved all-in behind him for 109,000.

Stephen Chidwick then called behind him on the button, forcing a fold from Tran. Chidwick showed pocket kings, and Fisch could only reveal 32 for a complete bluff.

The flop fell 654, and Fisch flopped a straight. Chidwick needed help, but got none as the board completed Q9.

Fisch doubled up, and Chidwick took a small hit down to 410,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Jordan Fisch

Andrey Pateychuk Wins CPPT Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series

Jul 21, '19

For many poker players, the Card Player Poker Tour Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series $5,000 main event represented the last chance to make their mark on Las Vegas before heading home. With a $2 million guarantee, players knew that a deep run could add to a great summer, or perhaps salvage a poor one.

That was the case with Russian poker pro Andrey Pateychuk, who got off to a miserable start this summer before turning it around late with a deep run in the WSOP main event.

“I came to Las Vegas in the middle of June, and my first three weeks were terrible,” admitted Pateychuk. “I mean, really, really terrible. I never had [above] my starting stack in any tournament. I would just fold for five hours and bust. Everyday, I would go first to the Rio and bust there. Then I would go to the Wynn and lose a couple entries. Then I would go to Venetian and do the same thing. But then I ran deep in the main event, had a few cashes, and now this.”

This, being a win, of course. Pateychuk topped a field of 564 players to earn the lion’s share of the $2,608,500 prize pool, scoring a payday of $547,777. This was the third largest score of the 29-year-old’s career. He previously won the EPT San Remo main event for $963,628 and the WPT Prague main event for $599,720.

While some players took full advantage of the two starting flights, day 2 registration, and re-entries, Pateychuk said he was only in for two bullets in this $5,000 event. Other players in the field were not as fortunate.

Still over an hour to reg @VenetianPoker guys. Softest $25k of year.

— Simon Deadman (@SIMONDEADMAN) July 18, 2019

Pateychuk, who splits his time between Moscow and Minsk, had to change his flight home twice during his run in the four-day tournament. The inconvenience, however, ended up being worth it in the end as he overcame an international final table that also included representatives from China, England, Germany, Spain, Hungary, and the United States.

The stacked final table featured notable pros Marton Czuczor (9th), Chris Klodnicki (4th), Stephen Chidwick (3rd), and WSOP main event tenth place-finisher Robert Heidorn (5th).

Chidwick, who took the first month of the summer off following the birth of his first child, promptly kick started his summer by winning his first WSOP bracelet and $1,618,417 in the $25,000 pot-limit Omaha championship event.

Incredibly, this was Chidwick’s second consecutive year making the final table of this tournament. Last year, he finished in fourth place for $177,091. This year, he improved by one spot, cashing for $245,199 to put a cherry on top of an incredible few weeks of poker that also included a runner-up finish in an Aria $10,000 high roller event.

The British poker pro now has $25.1 million in career live tournament earnings. As a result of his run, Chidwick now sits in first place in the overall Card Player Player of the Year race with 5,521 points.

Other notables who finished in the money in this tournament included Jeremy Ausmus (10th), Igor Yaroshevskyy (12th), Benjamin Palmer (13th), Nadya Magnus (15th), Adam Owen (17th), Joe Kuether (18th), Manig Loeser (22nd), JC Tran (25th), Eddy Sabat (32nd), Shannon Shorr (46th), Elio Fox (48th), John Phan (55th), Aaron Mermelstein (57th), and Brian Yoon (59th).

Check out the final table results below.

Place	Player	Payout	POY Points
1	Andrey Pateychuk	$547,777	1,680
2	Yake Wu	$336,497	1,400
3	Stephen Chidwick	$245,199	1,120
4	Chris Klodnicki	$182,595	840
5	Robert Heidorn	$138,251	700
6	Jerry Robinson	$104,340	560
7	Fabian Gumz	$80,864	420
8	Nabil Mohamed Abdien Cardoso	$62,604	280
9	Marton Czuczor	$49,562	140

For more information on the CPPT, visit the tour’s homepage.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Andrey Pateychuk

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated In 3rd Place ($245,199)

Jul 21, '19

Stephen Chidwick limped in from the small blind and Andrey Pateychuk raised to 360,000 from the big blind. Chidwick shoved, and Pateychuk called with AK.

Chidwick was dominated with A8 and couldn’t get help as the board ran out 995A10. He was eliminated in third place, one spot better than he finished in last year’s event.

With that pot, Pateychuk takes about 10,000,000 into his heads-up match against Yake Wu’s 4,000,000 or so.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Andrey Pateychuk

Pateychuk Gets Big River Value With Trips

Jul 20, '19

We missed the action leading up to the river, but Andrey Pateychuk made about a pot-size bet of 1,370,000 on a board of J53AJ.

Stephen Chidwick thought it over for quite a while before making the call, but mucked when he saw Pateychuk turn over a jack. Pateychuk now has nearly 8,000,000, while Chidwick is short stack with 2,750,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Andrey Pateychuk

Stephen Chidwick Gets Value From Boat

Jul 20, '19

Stephen Chidwick raised to 275,000 on the button and was called by Yake Wu in the big blind. The flop came down J76 and both players checked.

The turn was the 4 and Wu bet 300,000. Chidwick raised to 800,000, and the river was the 7. This time Wu checked, and Chidwick bet 775,000.

After spending some time in the tank, Wu called. Chidwick showed him pocket fours, and Wu mucked. Wu is down to 3,300,000, while Chidwick climbs to 4,600,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick Doubles Up With Kings

Jul 16, '18

Poker pro Stephen Chidwick was down to 50,000 when he was able to find a much-needed double up while holding the button.

A player in early position opened to 2,500, and Chidwick three-bet to 7,500. It was folded back to the opening bettor, and he decided to move Chidwick all in for 43,000 more. Chidwick called instantly with KK, and he was far ahead of his opponent’s 77.

The Brit just needed to avoid a seven and a bunch of low connecting cards that could give his opponent a straight. Fortunately for Chidwick, the flop fell K104, giving him top set. His opponent was drawing dead. The board completed 10, 7, which gave both players full houses.

Chidwick’s was better and he doubled up to more than 100,000 in chips

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick Check-Raises The River

Jul 17, '18

With a flop of AJ5 Stephen Chidwick checked to Tsang Yan Shing, who bet 30,000. Chidiwck called and the turn brought the 6.

Chidwick check-called again, this time for 87,000.

The river was the 7 and CHidwick checked a third time. Tsang bet 133,000. Chidiwck thought it over before firing out a raise to 500,000. Tsang had only around 320,000 behind, so if he called it would put him at risk.

He thought it over for several minutes before eventually folding his hand, sending the sizable pot to Chidwick. He now sits with more than 1,900,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick Takes Out Guoliang Wei

Jul 17, '18

In a battle of the blinds, Stephen Chidwick limped from the small and Guoliang Wei jammed from the big.

Chidwick had pocket kings and made the easy call while Wei turned over A6. The board fell Q85JQ and Chidwick’s kings held to scoop the pot. He now has 1,350,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Guoliang Wei

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated In Fourth Place ($177,091)

Jul 18, '18

Ben Jones raised from the cutoff to 125,000 and Stephen Chidwick responded by shoving all in for about 2,000,000. Jones didn’t waste too much time calling with pocket nines, and Chidwick showed AK for a coinflip.

The flop came down J106, giving Chidwick additional outs to a Broadway straight, but the turn and river were bricks, 74, sending Chidwick to the rail in fourth place.

The Card Player Player of the Year contender earned $177,091 for making his 18th final table of the year. With the 840 points he earned here for his run, Chidwick has overtaken Justin Bonomo for the POY lead.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Ben Jones

Piccioli Takes From Chidwick

Jul 18, '18

Stephen Chidwick raised to 110,000 and was called by Bryan Piccioli in the big blind. The flop fell KJ10 and Piccioli checked.

Chidwick bet 75,000, and Piccioli called. The turn was the 9 and both players checked. The river was the K and Piccioli bet 235,000.

Chidwick called, and mucked when Piccioli turned over Q6 for a turned straight. Chidwick is now down to 2,525,000 while Piccioli chipped up to 3,325,000.

Player Tags: Bryan Piccioli,   Stephen Chidwick

Anthony Zinno Doubles Through Stephen Chidwick

Jul 18, '18

Stephen Chidwick raised to 90,000 and was three-bet to 205,000 by Anthony Zinno on the button. Chidwick called and the flop fell J108.

Chidwick checked and Zinno bet 175,000. Chidwick then moved all-in, and Zinno instantly called for a total of 2,180,000 with 1010 for middle set.

Chidwick was drawing really slim with AJ, and was drawing dead by the 4 on the turn. Zinno now has the chip lead with about 4,850,000. Chidwick was left with 2,300,000.

Player Tags: Anthony Zinno,   Stephen Chidwick

Zinno Wins Big Pot With Turn Shove

Jul 18, '18

Stephen Chidwick raised to 70,000 from the button and Anthony Zinno three-bet to 230,000 from the bit blind. Chidwick called, and then called a continuation bet of 350,000 on a flop of 966.

The turn was the 7 and Zinno moved all in for 650,000. Chidwick thought it over and eventually folded, leaving himself with 3,450,000. Zinno is now up to about 1,750,000.

Player Tags: Anthony Zinno,   Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick Wins One Off Dan Shak

Jul 18, '18

From the button Stephen Chidwick raised to 55,000 and Dan Shak called out of the big blind.

The flop brought the AQ5 and Shak check-called a 100,000 bet from Chidwick. The turn was the 2 and both players checked.

The river 8 completed the board. Shak checked yet again, and quickly called when Chidwick slid out a bet of 160,000.

Chidwick showed the A7 for top pair and Shak mucked his cards. With that he fell to 560,000 while Chidwick chipped up to over 3.6 million, good enough for the outright lead with 8 players remaining.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Martin Jacobson Busts In 9th ($48,060)

Jul 18, '18

Martin Jacobson hit the rail after losing an all-in pot to Stephen Chidwick.

Chidwick opened to 50,000, and it was folded around to Jacobson in the small blind. He shoved for about 300,000, and Chidwick made the quick call with AK. Jacobson was in trouble with A8.

The board ran out JJ69J, giving Chidwick the hand. Jacobson was out in ninth after finishing third in this event last summer.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Martin Jacobson

Stephen Chidwick Doubles Up With Kings

Jul 16, '18

Poker pro Stephen Chidwick was down to 50,000 when he was able to find a much-needed double up while holding the button.

A player in early position opened to 2,500, and Chidwick three-bet to 7,500. It was folded back to the opening bettor, and he decided to move Chidwick all in for 43,000 more. Chidwick called instantly with KK, and he was far ahead of his opponent’s 77.

The Brit just needed to avoid a seven and a bunch of low connecting cards that could give his opponent a straight. Fortunately for Chidwick, the flop fell K104, giving him top set. His opponent was drawing dead. The board completed 10, 7, which gave both players full houses.

Chidwick’s was better and he doubled up to more than 100,000 in chips

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick Check-Raises The River

Jul 17, '18

With a flop of AJ5 Stephen Chidwick checked to Tsang Yan Shing, who bet 30,000. Chidiwck called and the turn brought the 6.

Chidwick check-called again, this time for 87,000.

The river was the 7 and CHidwick checked a third time. Tsang bet 133,000. Chidiwck thought it over before firing out a raise to 500,000. Tsang had only around 320,000 behind, so if he called it would put him at risk.

He thought it over for several minutes before eventually folding his hand, sending the sizable pot to Chidwick. He now sits with more than 1,900,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick Takes Out Guoliang Wei

Jul 17, '18

In a battle of the blinds, Stephen Chidwick limped from the small and Guoliang Wei jammed from the big.

Chidwick had pocket kings and made the easy call while Wei turned over A6. The board fell Q85JQ and Chidwick’s kings held to scoop the pot. He now has 1,350,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Guoliang Wei

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated In Fourth Place ($177,091)

Jul 18, '18

Ben Jones raised from the cutoff to 125,000 and Stephen Chidwick responded by shoving all in for about 2,000,000. Jones didn’t waste too much time calling with pocket nines, and Chidwick showed AK for a coinflip.

The flop came down J106, giving Chidwick additional outs to a Broadway straight, but the turn and river were bricks, 74, sending Chidwick to the rail in fourth place.

The Card Player Player of the Year contender earned $177,091 for making his 18th final table of the year. With the 840 points he earned here for his run, Chidwick has overtaken Justin Bonomo for the POY lead.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Ben Jones

Piccioli Takes From Chidwick

Jul 18, '18

Stephen Chidwick raised to 110,000 and was called by Bryan Piccioli in the big blind. The flop fell KJ10 and Piccioli checked.

Chidwick bet 75,000, and Piccioli called. The turn was the 9 and both players checked. The river was the K and Piccioli bet 235,000.

Chidwick called, and mucked when Piccioli turned over Q6 for a turned straight. Chidwick is now down to 2,525,000 while Piccioli chipped up to 3,325,000.

Player Tags: Bryan Piccioli,   Stephen Chidwick

Anthony Zinno Doubles Through Stephen Chidwick

Jul 18, '18

Stephen Chidwick raised to 90,000 and was three-bet to 205,000 by Anthony Zinno on the button. Chidwick called and the flop fell J108.

Chidwick checked and Zinno bet 175,000. Chidwick then moved all-in, and Zinno instantly called for a total of 2,180,000 with 1010 for middle set.

Chidwick was drawing really slim with AJ, and was drawing dead by the 4 on the turn. Zinno now has the chip lead with about 4,850,000. Chidwick was left with 2,300,000.

Player Tags: Anthony Zinno,   Stephen Chidwick

Zinno Wins Big Pot With Turn Shove

Jul 18, '18

Stephen Chidwick raised to 70,000 from the button and Anthony Zinno three-bet to 230,000 from the bit blind. Chidwick called, and then called a continuation bet of 350,000 on a flop of 966.

The turn was the 7 and Zinno moved all in for 650,000. Chidwick thought it over and eventually folded, leaving himself with 3,450,000. Zinno is now up to about 1,750,000.

Player Tags: Anthony Zinno,   Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick Wins One Off Dan Shak

Jul 18, '18

From the button Stephen Chidwick raised to 55,000 and Dan Shak called out of the big blind.

The flop brought the AQ5 and Shak check-called a 100,000 bet from Chidwick. The turn was the 2 and both players checked.

The river 8 completed the board. Shak checked yet again, and quickly called when Chidwick slid out a bet of 160,000.

Chidwick showed the A7 for top pair and Shak mucked his cards. With that he fell to 560,000 while Chidwick chipped up to over 3.6 million, good enough for the outright lead with 8 players remaining.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Martin Jacobson Busts In 9th ($48,060)

Jul 18, '18

Martin Jacobson hit the rail after losing an all-in pot to Stephen Chidwick.

Chidwick opened to 50,000, and it was folded around to Jacobson in the small blind. He shoved for about 300,000, and Chidwick made the quick call with AK. Jacobson was in trouble with A8.

The board ran out JJ69J, giving Chidwick the hand. Jacobson was out in ninth after finishing third in this event last summer.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Martin Jacobson

Stephen Chidwick Doubles Up With Kings

Jul 16, '18

Poker pro Stephen Chidwick was down to 50,000 when he was able to find a much-needed double up while holding the button.

A player in early position opened to 2,500, and Chidwick three-bet to 7,500. It was folded back to the opening bettor, and he decided to move Chidwick all in for 43,000 more. Chidwick called instantly with KK, and he was far ahead of his opponent’s 77.

The Brit just needed to avoid a seven and a bunch of low connecting cards that could give his opponent a straight. Fortunately for Chidwick, the flop fell K104, giving him top set. His opponent was drawing dead. The board completed 10, 7, which gave both players full houses.

Chidwick’s was better and he doubled up to more than 100,000 in chips

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick Check-Raises The River

Jul 17, '18

With a flop of AJ5 Stephen Chidwick checked to Tsang Yan Shing, who bet 30,000. Chidiwck called and the turn brought the 6.

Chidwick check-called again, this time for 87,000.

The river was the 7 and CHidwick checked a third time. Tsang bet 133,000. Chidiwck thought it over before firing out a raise to 500,000. Tsang had only around 320,000 behind, so if he called it would put him at risk.

He thought it over for several minutes before eventually folding his hand, sending the sizable pot to Chidwick. He now sits with more than 1,900,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick Takes Out Guoliang Wei

Jul 17, '18

In a battle of the blinds, Stephen Chidwick limped from the small and Guoliang Wei jammed from the big.

Chidwick had pocket kings and made the easy call while Wei turned over A6. The board fell Q85JQ and Chidwick’s kings held to scoop the pot. He now has 1,350,000.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Guoliang Wei

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated In Fourth Place ($177,091)

Jul 18, '18

Ben Jones raised from the cutoff to 125,000 and Stephen Chidwick responded by shoving all in for about 2,000,000. Jones didn’t waste too much time calling with pocket nines, and Chidwick showed AK for a coinflip.

The flop came down J106, giving Chidwick additional outs to a Broadway straight, but the turn and river were bricks, 74, sending Chidwick to the rail in fourth place.

The Card Player Player of the Year contender earned $177,091 for making his 18th final table of the year. With the 840 points he earned here for his run, Chidwick has overtaken Justin Bonomo for the POY lead.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Ben Jones

Piccioli Takes From Chidwick

Jul 18, '18

Stephen Chidwick raised to 110,000 and was called by Bryan Piccioli in the big blind. The flop fell KJ10 and Piccioli checked.

Chidwick bet 75,000, and Piccioli called. The turn was the 9 and both players checked. The river was the K and Piccioli bet 235,000.

Chidwick called, and mucked when Piccioli turned over Q6 for a turned straight. Chidwick is now down to 2,525,000 while Piccioli chipped up to 3,325,000.

Player Tags: Bryan Piccioli,   Stephen Chidwick

Anthony Zinno Doubles Through Stephen Chidwick

Jul 18, '18

Stephen Chidwick raised to 90,000 and was three-bet to 205,000 by Anthony Zinno on the button. Chidwick called and the flop fell J108.

Chidwick checked and Zinno bet 175,000. Chidwick then moved all-in, and Zinno instantly called for a total of 2,180,000 with 1010 for middle set.

Chidwick was drawing really slim with AJ, and was drawing dead by the 4 on the turn. Zinno now has the chip lead with about 4,850,000. Chidwick was left with 2,300,000.

Player Tags: Anthony Zinno,   Stephen Chidwick

Zinno Wins Big Pot With Turn Shove

Jul 18, '18

Stephen Chidwick raised to 70,000 from the button and Anthony Zinno three-bet to 230,000 from the bit blind. Chidwick called, and then called a continuation bet of 350,000 on a flop of 966.

The turn was the 7 and Zinno moved all in for 650,000. Chidwick thought it over and eventually folded, leaving himself with 3,450,000. Zinno is now up to about 1,750,000.

Player Tags: Anthony Zinno,   Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick Wins One Off Dan Shak

Jul 18, '18

From the button Stephen Chidwick raised to 55,000 and Dan Shak called out of the big blind.

The flop brought the AQ5 and Shak check-called a 100,000 bet from Chidwick. The turn was the 2 and both players checked.

The river 8 completed the board. Shak checked yet again, and quickly called when Chidwick slid out a bet of 160,000.

Chidwick showed the A7 for top pair and Shak mucked his cards. With that he fell to 560,000 while Chidwick chipped up to over 3.6 million, good enough for the outright lead with 8 players remaining.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Martin Jacobson Busts In 9th ($48,060)

Jul 18, '18

Martin Jacobson hit the rail after losing an all-in pot to Stephen Chidwick.

Chidwick opened to 50,000, and it was folded around to Jacobson in the small blind. He shoved for about 300,000, and Chidwick made the quick call with AK. Jacobson was in trouble with A8.

The board ran out JJ69J, giving Chidwick the hand. Jacobson was out in ninth after finishing third in this event last summer.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Martin Jacobson

Matt Giannetti Busts Stephen Chidwick

Jul 20, '17

On a board of 10-8-5-4, Stephen Chidwick was all-in holding A-10 against the 5-4 of Matt Giannetti.

Chidwick needed to make two pair or have Giannetti’s two pair counterfeited, but the river was a brick, ending his touranement run. Giannetti is now stacked somewhere in the range of 465,000.

Player Tags: Matt Giannetti,   Stephen Chidwick

Level 25 Update: Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in 4th Place

Jul 01, '13

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 175

Average Chip Count: 4,375,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 2: Dani Stern – 5,560,000
Seat 5: Phil Galfond – 3,165,000
Seat 6: Steve Sung – 4,405,000

Players Eliminated:

4th: Stephen Chidwick – $353,780

Live Updates:

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in Fourth Place ($353,780)

Dani Stern raised to 125,000 and Stephen Chidwick reraised all in for 875,000. Stern called and the two players tabled their hands.

Stern: 55
Chidwick: 66

Board: AJ345

Stern spiked a five on the river to grow his stack close to 4 million and Chidwick was eliminated in fourth place.

Player Tags: Stephen Chidwick,   Dani Stern

Level 23 Update: Stephen Chidwick Doubles Up -- Richard Lyndaker Out 6th

Jun 30, '13

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 6 out of 175

Average Chip Count: 2,187,500

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Max Lehmanski – 1,800,000
Seat 2: Dani Stern – 2,745,000
Seat 4: Stephen Chidwick – 2,020,000
Seat 5: Phil Galfond – 3,995,000
Seat 6: Steve Sung – 3,205,000

Players Eliminated:

6th: Richard Lyndaker – $178,261

Live Updates:

Stephen Chidwick Doubles Up

Dani Stern raised to 90,000 and Stephen Chidwick reraised to 225,000. Phil Galfond then reraised all in and Stern folded. Chidwick called all in for 1.24 million and the two players tabled their hands.

Galfond: 98
Chidwick: KK

Board; Q83A2

Chidwick doubled up to survive with 2,595,000 and Galfond still held the chip lead with 4 million.

Richard Lyndaker Eliminated in Sixth Place ($178,261)

Richard Lyndaker raised all in for 410,000 and Phil Galfond called. Steve Sung then reraised all in over the top and Galfond got out of the way. The two remaining players then revealed their hands.

Sung: AQ
Lyndaker: A8

Board: K9437

Lyndaker was eliminated in fifth place and Sung grew his stack to 3.2 million.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Phil Galfond,   Richard Lyndaker,   Stephen Chidwick

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 52 ($25,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em)

Jun 30, '13

The final table of Event No. 52 ($25,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

With the elimination of Shannon Shorr in seventh place ($129,342), the official, six-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:

Seat 1: Max Lehmanski – 1,800,000
Seat 2: Dani Stern – 2,745,000
Seat 3: Richard Lyndaker – 590,000
Seat 4: Stephen Chidwick – 2,020,000
Seat 5: Phil Galfond – 3,995,000
Seat 6: Steve Sung – 1,980,000

While only 6 remain, this event attracted 175 players, creating a total prize pool of $4,156,250, and the top 18 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $1,205,324
2nd Place: $744,841
3rd Place: $509,473
4th Place: $353,780
5th Place: $249,291
6th Place: $178,261

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Phil Galfond,   Stephen Chidwick

Event No. 46 Final Day Updates Begin with Official Final Table of Nine Players

Jun 27, '13

The final day of Event No. 46 ($3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-or-Better) begins with 17 players from the initial field of 435 and they will be playing down to a champion tonight. Cards get into the air at 2 p.m. PT and that’s when the remaining field will begin to march down to the final table. Notables still in the hunt include Ari Engel, Mel Judah, John Cernuto, Stephen Chidwick, and Card Player’s own Allyn Jaffrey Shulman.

Card Player will bring you level-by-level updates with chip counts and payouts once the official final table begins with the final nine players in the event. Tune back in at that time to see which player will walk away with the top prize of $279,094 and a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.

Player Tags: John Cernuto,   Allyn Shulman,   Mel Judah,   Stephen Chidwick,   Ari Engel

Level 27 Update: Stephen Chidwick Out in 6th, Tony Ma Out in 5th

Jun 12, '13

Level: 27

Blinds: 15,000-30,000

Players Remaining: 4 out of 1,014

Average Chip Count: 1,901,250

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Can Kim Hua – 1,400,000
Seat 3: Calen McNeil – 1,800,000
Seat 4: Joe Ford – 675,000
Seat 5: Todd Brunson – 250,000

Players Eliminated:

6th: Stephen Chidwick – $43,120
5th: Tony Ma – $57,521

Live Updates:

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in Sixth Place ($43,120)

Calen McNeil raised preflop and Todd Brunson called on the small blind. Stephen Chidwick reraised on the big blind and McNeil four-bet. Brunson called and then Chidwick five-bet all in. Both Brunson and McNeil called and the flop was dealt 1083.

Brunson checked, McNeil bet, and Brunson called. The turn fell 6 and Brunson checked once more. McNeil bet and Brunson folded his cards. McNeil then turned over AA74 and he was ahead of Chidwick. The river changed nothing and McNeil scooped the pot to grow his stack to 1.8 million. Chidwick was eliminated in sixth place on the hand.

Joe Ford Doubles Up Through Calen McNeil

Tony Ma raised on the button and Calen McNeil called on the small blind. Joe Ford reraised and Ma called. McNeil reraised again and Ford then capped the betting with one final raise. Ma folded his hand and McNeil called. The flop was dealt 1052 and Ford got all in. McNeil had him covered and they turned over their cards.

Ford: AA92
McNeil: AQJJ

Turn and River: 7K

Ford won the hand to double up and survive with 625,000 and McNeil was still cruising with 1.45 million.

Tony Ma Eliminated in Fifth Place ($57,521)

Tony Ma was all in on a short stack preflop against both Todd Brunson and Joe Ford. The two live players then checked down a board reading 8649A. Ford had made a flush to take the high and Brunson secured the low so that left nothing for Ma, who was eliminated in fifth place on the hand.

Player Tags: Tony Ma,   Todd Brunson,   Calen McNeil,   Stephen Chidwick,   Joe Ford

Level 26 Update: John Monnette Eliminated in 7th Place

Jun 12, '13

Level: 26

Blinds: 15,000-30,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,014

Average Chip Count: 1,267,500

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Can Kim Hua – 1,150,000
Seat 3: Calen McNeil – 1,100,000
Seat 4: Joe Ford – 475,000
Seat 5: Todd Brunson – 500,000
Seat 6: Stephen Chidwick – 465,000
Seat 9: Tony Ma – 480,000

Players Eliminated:

7th: John Monnette – $32,798

Live Updates:

Stephen Chidwick Doubles Up Through Todd Brunson

Todd Brunson and Stephen Chidwick capped the preflop betting before the flop hit K66. Chidwick then got the last of his chips into the middle against Brunson and they flipped over their cards.

Brunson: A852
Chidwick: AKQ7

Turn and River: 106

Chidwick doubled up to 465,000 after the hand and Todd Brunson fell to 320,000.

Tony Ma Doubles Up Through Calen McNeil

Calen McNeil raised under the gun and both Stephen Chidwick on the button and Tony Ma on the big blind called. The flop was dealt Q107 and Ma bet. Both opponents called and the turn fell Q. Ma went all in for 45,000 and McNeil called. Chidwick folded and Ma flipped over AQ108. McNeil was behind and received no help on the river. Ma doubled up to 325,000 after the hand.

John Monnette Eliminated in Seventh Place ($32,798)

John Monnette raised and Calen McNeil reraised preflop. Monnette called and the flop was dealt J82. Monnette got all in and McNeil called before the two players tabled their hands.

McNeil: A766
Monnette: 5332

Turn and River: 1010

Monnette was eliminated in seventh place and McNeil grew his stack to 960,000 on the hand.

Player Tags: Tony Ma,   Todd Brunson,   John Monnette,   Calen McNeil,   Stephen Chidwick

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 20 ($1,500 Omaha Eight-or-Better)

Jun 12, '13

The final table of Event No. 20 ($1,500 Omaha Eight-or-Better) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

With the elimination of Dale Beaudoin in tenth place ($15,623), the nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 24 with blinds of 10,000-20,000, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:

Seat 1: Can Kim Hua -908,000
Seat 2: Dao Buc – 291,000
Seat 3: Calen McNeil – 850,000
Seat 4: Joe Ford – 590,000
Seat 5: Todd Brunson – 500,000
Seat 6: Stephen Chidwick – 115,000
Seat 7: Won Goag – 164,000
Seat 8: John Monnette – 575,000
Seat 9: Tony Ma – 520,000

While only 9 remain, this event attracted a field of 1,014 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,368,900, and the top 117 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $277,274
2nd Place: $171,577
3rd Place: $107,349
4th Place: $77,917
5th Place: $57,521
6th Place: $43,120
7th Place: $32,798
8th Place: $25,283
9th Place: $19,753

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

Player Tags: Can Kim Hua,   Tony Ma,   Todd Brunson,   John Monnette,   Stephen Chidwick