Hand 33: Stephen Chidwick raised to 70,000 with and Jason Koon looked down at in the small blind. He countered with a 210,000 three-bet. earning a call from Chidwick.
Chidwick hit a heavy draw on the flop and faced a small continuation bet of 120,000. Chidwick had 830,000 behind and announced he was all-in. Koon released his hand immediately.
Hand 34: Koon made it 70,000 with on the button and Chidwick flatted the big blind with . The flop helped Koon get ahead of Chidwick and he fired 45,000 in position. Chidwick called to see the turn complete a spade flush draw. Both players checked and the river gave Koon a flush. Chidwick checked and Koon went for a thin value, betting 200,000. Chidwick laid his hand down.
Hand 29: Koon limped in with the in the small blind and Benjamin Pollak checked holding the . A flop was delivered and Koon fired right away getting Pollak to muck.
Hand 30: Stephen Chidwick was given a walk.
Hand 31: Chidwick limped from the small blind with the
and Isaac Haxton checked his big blind with the . Chidwick checked the flop and Haxton bet 30,000. Chidwick made the call bringing the on the turn.
Both players checked the turn and hit the river. Both players checked and Chidwick took it down with his king-high.
Hand 32: Chidwick picked up the on the button and bumped it up to 75,000 getting a call from Koon in the big blind holding the . Both players checked the flop to see the on the turn. Another two checks brought the on the river.
Chidwick bet 85,000 on the river and Koon check-called to win the pot with ace-high.
Hand 25: Stephen Chidwick picked up the red bullets in the first position and opened to 50,000. Big blind Benjamin Pollak was interested in Chidwick's chip count before calling with .
The gave Pollak a gutshot and he elected to lead out 55,000. Chidwick raised to 140,000 with his and Pollak called.
The turn didn't help Pollak and he checked to Chidwick who slid in a 200,000-bet. Pollak folded after double-checking his cards.
Hand 26: Isaac Haxton peeled and made it 55,000, taking the blinds and ante.
Hand 27: In a limped blind-versus-blind pot, Chidwick had and Haxton was in position with . They checked the board through and Chidwick scooped the minor pot with queen-high.
Hand 20: Benjamin Pollak opened to 55,000 with the and Koon defended with the . Pollak continued on a flop and Koon let it go.
Hand 21: Isaac Haxton raise it up to 50,000 with the on the button and Pollak called out of the big blind holding he . A flop was issued and Pollak check-called a bet of 40,000 from Haxton.
The hit the turn and Pollak led with a bet of 125,000. Haxton flatted bringing the on the river. Pollak fired another bet on the river, this time for 265,000, and Haxton was forced to fold.
Hand 22: Pollak gave Stephen Chidwick a walk.
Hand 23: Chidwick looked down at the in the small blind and raised it up to 65,000. Haxton defended his big blind with the and a flop was delivered.
Chidwick continued with a bet of 40,000 and Haxton bumped it up to 100,000. Chidwick called to see the hit the turn. Both players checked and the landed on the river.
Chidwick led with a bet of 120,000 and Haxton used a timebank chip before raising to 455,000. Chidwick required two timebank chips and eventually found a call seeing the bad news.
Hand 19: Koon opened to 50,000 again, this time with the . Stephen Chidwick had the on the button and he paused for a bit before flatting. Brian Green squeeze-shoved for 270,000 out of the big blind, holding the . Koon folded but Chidwick had a too good price to fold. He called to put Green at risk.
"This is the week of Chidwick," Green said before the dealer revealed the board. Chidwick smiled back.
The texture was indeed a music to Chidwick's ears and he joked: "You were right. Congratulations." Green was eliminated in fifth place for $98,000 but he left the table in good mood, wishing good luck to the remaining contenders.
Hand 18: Jason Koon raised to 50,000 in the cutoff with and Benjamin Pollak called in position with . Pollak had top two on the but slow-played it, checking back. The turn gave Koon an open-ended straight draw and he led out 125,000, earning a call from Pollak.
The missed Koon's out but he had a shot at taking the pot, firing another 285,000. There was zero chance Pollak would fold his two pair and he quickly called to win the hand.
Hand 14: Jason Koon made it 45,000 under the gun with the and won the pot.
Hand 15: Koon was given a walk.
Hand 16: Stephen Chidwick opened to 40,000 with the from late position and watched as Jason Koon called with the in the small blind and Benjamin Pollak defended his big blind with the .
A juicy flop fanned out and Koon led with a bet of 35,000. Both Pollak and Chidwick called bringing a on the turn.
Koon continued, firing a bet of 80,000, and both of his opponents called once more.
The paired the board on the river and Koon tossed in a third barrel worth 155,000. Pollak folded and Chidwick called, mucking when Koon showed him the Johnnies.
Hand 17: Isaac Haxton opened from late position to 50,000 with the and Pollak flatted with the bringing a flop. Pollak checked his small blind and called a bet of 85,000 from Haxton.
The hit the turn and both players checked to see the complete the board. Both checked the river and Pollak took it down.
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and Jason Koon looked down at 
in the small blind. He countered with a 210,000 three-bet. earning a call from Chidwick.
flop and faced a small continuation bet of 120,000. Chidwick had 830,000 behind and announced he was all-in. Koon released his hand immediately.
on the button and Chidwick flatted the big blind with 
. The 
flop helped Koon get ahead of Chidwick and he fired 45,000 in position. Chidwick called to see the 
turn complete a spade flush draw. Both players checked and the 
river gave Koon a flush. Chidwick checked and Koon went for a thin value, betting 200,000. Chidwick laid his hand down.
in the small blind and Benjamin Pollak checked holding the 
. A 
flop was delivered and Koon fired right away getting Pollak to muck.
. Chidwick checked the 
hit the river. Both players checked and Chidwick took it down with his king-high.
on the button and bumped it up to 75,000 getting a call from Koon in the big blind holding the 
. Both players checked the 
on the turn. Another two checks brought the 
on the river. 
hit the turn and Pollak led with a bet of 125,000. Haxton flatted bringing the 
. Koon folded but Chidwick had a too good price to fold. He called to put Green at risk.
and Benjamin Pollak called in position with 
turn gave Koon an open-ended straight draw and he led out 125,000, earning a call from Pollak. 
missed Koon's out but he had a shot at taking the pot, firing another 285,000. There was zero chance Pollak would fold his two pair and he quickly called to win the hand.
on the turn. 
