First Blood to Stephen Chidwick
Level 13
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
In the first hand of the nine-handed table, Stephen Chidwick raised to 18,000 holding the 
and Brian Rast called from the small blind with the 
.
Rast then led out for 25,000 on the 
flop and Chidwick called with his flush draw, which he hit on the 
turn. Rast check-called a bet of 65,000 and then checked the 
river.
Rast checked for a second time and Chidwick bet 350,000. Rast used two time extensions before making the call.
With that, Chidwick, who has been short much of today, moved into second chip position while Rast fell to the second-shortest stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,108,000
474,000
|
474,000 |
|
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|
307,000
-458,000
|
-458,000 |
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