A heads-up Stud pot between Ylon Schwartz and Stephen Chidwick.
Schwartz: (x-x) /
Chidwick: (x-x) /
Schwartz bet his lead without incident on fourth, and he saw no reason not to fire again on fifth. This time, though, Chidwick leaned forward to see how much his man had left. There was 205,000 in front of Schwartz at that point, and Chidwick spent another few moments deliberating before announcing the raise.
Schwartz let a big frown cross his face, and it was clear he was in a bad spot. He checked his cards several times, cut down his stack and pondered, but he eventually settled on a fold.
Ylon Schwartz completed with a and then called a raise from Stephen Chidwick, who was showing . The latter took the lead on the turn and fired out a bet, which Schwartz called.
The lead went back to the 2008 November Niner on fifth street and he opted to bet, which Chidwick called. From there, Schwartz check-called bets on sixth and seventh, but mucked when Chidwick showed the nuts.
As far as we can remember, David Chiu is the only one of these three who had yet to cross over one million chips. That just changed in a pot with Stephen Chidwick.
Razz:
Chidwick: (x-x) / / (x)
Chiu: (x-x) / / (x)
Chidwick was the completer on third street, but Chiu raised the bet. Chidwick called.
On fourth, Chidwick check-called another bet. On fifth, he bet his lead after Chiu paired. Both men checked through sixth. On seventh, Chidwick made one last bet, but Chiu was having none of it.
"Why you bet your full house?" he asked as he squeezed his cards. Then, a moment later, "Raise."
Chiu's declaration sent Chidwick's cards spinning instantly into the muck, and the two men have drawn their stacks closer together. Ylon Schwartz takes the lead by virtue of sitting that one out, but the three men are dangerously close on the score sheet.
In the first hand of Razz, Robby Rasmussen completed and was called by David Chiu. Both players had the same hand on the turn, but that didn't stop Rasmussen from betting and Chiu from calling. The same action occurred on fifth street, and then Chiu bet his last 105,000 when he took the lead on sixth. Coincidentally, Rasmussen had the exact same amount and committed it to the pot.
Chiu: / / (x)
Rasmussen: / / (x)
"You probably have me," Rasmussen admitted before the cards were turned up. Sure enough, Chiu had a made eight-low and had his opponent drawing dead. Rasmussen, who began the final table as chip leader, finished in fourth place and leaves with a $78,021 consolation prize.
We're in the Omaha Hi/Lo round still, and David Chiu has the only scoop so far. Robby Rasmussen got all in against Stephen Chidwick a few hands ago, and they split the pot. On the last hand, Chiu got it in against Ylon Schwartz, and he too got his money back.
A short-stacked David Chiu limped under the gun and was met with a raise by Ylon Schwartz. Stephen Chidwick called from the big blind, Chiu came along and it was three-way action to the flop.
Chidwick was first to act and led out with a bet, prompting Chiu to call off his last 15,000 and Schwartz to fold.
Chidwick:
Schwartz:
The board completed and , and Chiu received a much-needed scoop.
David Chiu raised on the button and then called a three-bet from Ylon Schwartz, who was in the small blind. The latter bet in the dark headed to the flop, which Chiu called. The turn saw Schwartz bet again, but this time Chiu folded and left himself just 135,000.
We've just burned right through the Limit Hold'em round without much action. Seven of the hands were won before the flop with walks or raise-and-takes. Stephen Chidwick was the most aggressive player during the eight hands, and he was involved in the only flopped pot of the game.
It was Robby Rasmussen that opened from the small blind, and Chidwick defended with the extra bet. The dealer spread out . Rasmussen bet, Chidwick raised, and that was all it took to win that pot.
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and then called a raise from Stephen Chidwick, who was showing 
. The latter took the lead on the turn and fired out a bet, which Schwartz called.
/ 
/ (x)
/ (x)
flop.
, and Chiu received a much-needed scoop.
turn saw Schwartz bet again, but this time Chiu folded and left himself just 135,000.