Stephen Chidwick, the poker grasp from Kent, took his eleventh PokerGO Tour title within the first occasion of the Tremendous Excessive Curler Sequence at Aria in Las Vegas that’s now happening.
With solely 13 gamers competing within the $15,100 Pot Restrict Omaha, it felt extra like a single-table sit ‘n go moderately than an excellent excessive curler contest. However even on-line sit ‘n goes normally pay the highest three gamers. Solely two made the cash right here.
Chidwick beat fellow Englander Talal Shakerchi heads-up for $136,500. Shakerchi gained $58,500. In reality, the final three gamers had been all from England, however it was Gruffudd Pugh-Jones who was the bubble boy after Chidwick ran roughshod over nearly everybody.
The defining hand of the ultimate desk occurred in opposition to Alex Foxen, who put all his chips within the center on the flop with a flush draw in opposition to Chidwick’s two pair. Foxen would flip his flush, however the chips went Chidwick’s method when he hit his full home on the river, giving him a pleasant stack to assault the remainder of the excessive rollers with 5 left.
Heads-up pay acted precisely one hand. Shakerchi discovered pocket kings, however Chidwick’s straight draw got here by on the flip to win the primary occasion of the collection.
Chidwick began profitable titles on the PGT in 2021. With greater than $73 million in event cashes, he sits in second on the all-time money checklist. Goodness, what a profession he’s constructing. And he’s solely 34.
