Level 38
: 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante
Adam Owen opened to 16 million in the cutoff with 
and Stephen Chidwick three-bet to 38 million with 
to pounce on the short stack. Owen was having none of it and jammed to rake in the pot.
Chidwick made it 12 million to go with 
and Pascal Lefrancois called with the 
from the big blind. The 
flop brought a check by Lefrancois and Chidwick continued for 7.5 million, then faced a check-raise to 28 million by Lefrancois.
The call by the Brit followed and the duo headed to the 
turn, on which both players checked. Lefrancois hit his dream card with the 
river and bet 55 million, Chidwick folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
301,000,000
52,000,000
|
52,000,000 |
|
||
|
294,000,000
-90,000,000
|
-90,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
186,000,000
74,000,000
|
74,000,000 |
and Pascal Lefrancois called in the big blind with 
. On the 
flop, Lefrancois checked and subsequently called a bet of 10 million to see the 
pair the board on the turn.
fell on the river. Lefrancois checked and Chidwick took a stab at the pot with a bet of 35 million, prompting his opponent to use a time bank. Lefrancois then check-raised to 100 million and Chidwick let go instantly.
and Jan-Eric Schwippert defended the 
to flop top pair on 
and Schwippert came along from the small blind with 
flop and the 
turn. Schwippert checked the 
and Schwippert jammed 128 million with the 
in the big blind.
flop was checked through and Lefrancois bet the 
, Veiga checked and Chidwick bet 20 million. Veiga check-raised all in and Chidwick called to create the following showdown.
kept Schwippert in contention.
and flopped an open-ended straight draw on 