Schindler and Chidwick to Battle for �101,000 Super High Roller Title
There are only two players remaining in the 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona �101,000 Super High Roller with Jake Schindler and Stephen Chidwick to battle for the title and �1,750,000 first-place payout. A defeat still comes with a hefty prize of �1,100,000, which should help to drown the sorrows rather quickly.
Jason Koon had to settle for 4th place and �500,000 for his efforts after his three-bet shove came at the wrong time. Down to 5.975 million, he faced a min-raise by Chidwick on the button and opted to jam with only for Chidwick to call with . The board came and Koon's treys were no good.
Jean-Noel Thorel eventually finished in third place for �726,000, his best-ever result after plenty of close calls in High Roller and Super High Roller tournaments. Thorel was involved in a three-bet pot with against the of Schindler and continued for 3.0 million on the flop, Schindler called. On the turn, Schindler improved to a set and called all in to see Thorel drawing dead and down to three big blinds only, a blank river was a formality.
The very next hand Thorel was all in from the button at blinds of 100,000/200,000 and Chidwick as well as Schindler called. The flop was checked, Chidwick bet the turn to isolate successfully and turned over for top pair and the flush draw. Thorel was drawing thin with and the river even gave Chidwick a flush.
Schindler will enter heads-up play with 25.725 million, Chidwick is not far behind with 22.275 million and has locked up his best score on the live circuit already.