Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick
GPI:4
$54,433,921
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Profile
- Name
- Stephen Chidwick
- Nationality
United Kingdom- GPI Rank
- 4
- WPT Wins
- Total Live Earnings
- $54,433,921
Biography
Stephen Chidwick is an English poker player with over $38 million in total live earnings, putting him sixth in the All Time Money List, and the highest Englishman.
A former GPI World Number One, Widely considered one of the toughest High Roller opponents of the modern age, Chidwick is also a WSOP bracelet winner having won the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller in 2019 for $1,618,417.
Biography
Born in 1989, Chidwick's first recorded cash came in 2008 at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Two years later, he notched what would be the first of many WSOP cashes, with a fourth place finish in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship for $198,927 his best result.
He would notch up numerous cashes during the early 2010s, including at the WSOP Europe in both London and France, as well as on the European Poker Tour, but the majority of his cashes would come in Las Vegas at the WSOP.
In 2012 and 2013, Chidwick would achieve five top 10 finishes in bracelet events, the largest cash of which came in the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max event at the 2013 WSOP. He also finished sixth in the 2012 $50,000 Poker Players Championship.
Season 10 of the European Poker Tour would see him cash in four Main Events: Prague, Vienna, San Remo and Monte Carlo, with six-figure scores following in Prague, Australia, Malta and Macau.
In 2015, he finished second in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for $180,529, the closest he'd come to a bracelet.
"You always want, as a poker player, to be devoid of emotion and just kind of calculate, think about hands, and play the best you can," he told PokerNews that year. "But definitely the closer you get to the bracelet the harder it gets to kind of keep what you're going to say in the winner interview, and all those things, out of your mind. I just try and focus on the cards and each hand as it comes until I've got all the chips."
Chidwick and the High Rollers
Away from the WSOP, Chidwick was starting to emerge as a force within the High Roller community. Cashes in Bellagio and Aria High Rollers were accompanied by yet more six-figure scores in WPT Five Diamond, EPT and PokerStars Championship $25,000 and $50,000 High Rollers.
His largest score to date came in 2017, winning a 25,500 High Roller at the PokerStars Championship Barcelona for $813,144. But that was pocket change compared with what was to come.
Chidwick finished sixth in the inaugural Super High Roller Bowl China for $1,298,521. He then followed that up with two seven-figure scores the following month at the partypoker MILLIONS Barcelona. finishing second in the 100,000 Super High Roller and third in the Main Event for combined cashes of 2.1 million.
In 2018 he also became the world's #1 ranked poker player for the first time. Over the next year he would engage in a running battle with American Alex Foxen at the top of the rankings.
The High Roller and Super High Roller cashes kept on coming, cashing in the two Super High Roller Bowls held in 2018 and final-tabling the WSOP $100,000 High Roller the same year.
h2 id="his-first-bracelet">His First Bracelet By now, Chidwick had become a shoo-in for any "best without a bracelet" articles released in the run-up to the World Series of Poker. And in 2019, he changed all that. Coming off the back of two titles and four cashes at the 2019 US Poker Open, and a seven-figure cash at Triton Poker Jeju, Chidwick defeated a 278-player field to win the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha High Roller for $1,618,417, defeating James Chen heads-up.
Moment of the Week: Stephen Chidwick Ends Bracelet Drought (2019)
It was yet another seven-figure cash for Chidwick, but it meant the world to him.
I try really hard to detach the bracelet and everything around it. I have been here many times and I had a lot of heartbreak over the years, too," said Chidwick. "So I am just trying to put that as much out of my mind as possible.
Covid and the Remergence of Live Poker
Chidwick's last cashes before the coronavirus pandemic halted live poker around the world were at the Australian Poker Open, and the partypoker MILLIONS Sochi in early 2020.
By the time live poker emerged, Chidwick picked up where he left off. He is a regular on the PokerGO Tour, cashing in the US Poker Open, PokerGO Cup, Poker Masters and Super High Roller Bowl Series Europe in mid-2021.
He would narrowly miss out on another bracelet, finishing third in the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty for $200,598, and making final tables in four of his six WSOP cashes in 2021.
PokerNews Covered Events
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship | 606th | $30,000 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 2nd | $653,688 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty | 85th | $10,858 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed) | 19th | $56,931 |
| 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris25,000 No-Limit Hold'em III | 1st | €324,500 |
| 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris10,200 Mystery Bounty | 14th | €8,350 |
| 2022 Mediterranean Poker Party$10,400 MPP High Roller | 4th | $100,000 |
| 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona5,300 EPT Main Event | 183rd | €13,500 |
| 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona10,300 EPT High Roller | 23rd | €38,350 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #83: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em | 8th | $158,278 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #69: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship | 96th | $16,047 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #60: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em | 5th | $65,143 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #19: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller | 29th | $44,253 |
| 2022 Triton Poker CyprusEvent #1: $50,000 NLH 6-Handed | 7th | $188,000 |
| 2021 PokerStars EPT Prague25,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 4th | €51,860 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #85: $50,000 High Roller | 5th | $367,153 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship | 89th | $68,900 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #76: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty | 3rd | $200,598 |
| 2021 World Seres of PokerEvent #45: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | 48th | $16,141 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #29: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em | 8th | $20,583 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #19: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | 6th | $30,842 |
| 2021 Super High Roller Bowl EuropeEvent #2: $25,000 No-Limit Holdem | 10th | $60,750 |
| 2021 Super High Roller Bowl EuropeEvent #1: $25,000 Short Deck Holdem | 2nd | $264,000 |
| 2021 PokerGO CupEvent #5: $25,000 No-Limit Holdem | 4th | $99,000 |
| 2021 PokerGO CupEvent #4: $15,000 No Limit Hold'em | 8th | $35,000 |
| 2021 US Poker OpenEvent #12: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2nd | $504,000 |
| 2021 US Poker OpenEvent #9: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 11th | $29,700 |
| 2021 US Poker OpenEvent #1: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em | 4th | $95,000 |
| 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-109: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million | 15th | $52,484 |
| 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-92: $10,300 Thursday Thriller [Bounty] | 12th | $17,837 |
| 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-93: $25,500 Super High Roller | 1st | $442,339 |
| 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-83: $10,300 Super Tuesday | 7th | $70,644 |
| 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-84: $25,500 Super High Roller | 10th | $55,015 |
| 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-75: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million | 19th | $49,188 |
| 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-57: $25,500 Super High Roller | 10th | $48,902 |
| 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-23: $25,500 Super High Rollers | 12th | $43,864 |
| 2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ WeekEvent #30: Super High Roller $25,500, $2.5M Gtd. | 12th | $52,088 |
| 2021 partypoker MILLIONS OnlineMain Event | 56th | $15,864 |
| 2020 GGPoker High Rollers WeekHRW 11: $25,000 NLHE Super High Roller, $2.5M GTD | 11th | $58,177 |
| 2020 GGPoker High Rollers WeekHRW 02: $10,300 Super MILLION$, $3M GTD | 9th | $63,553 |
| PokerStars WCOOP 2020WCOOP-69-H: $10,300 8-Game [High Roller] | 2nd | $156,001 |
| 2020 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #10: $25,500 High Roller Championship, $5m GTD | 27th | $56,750 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #83: $10K WSOP Super MILLION$, $5M GTD | 43rd | $33,973 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #70: $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, $10M GTD | 19th | $85,446 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #69: $1,500 Marathon No Limit Hold'em | 171st | $3,243 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #63: $500 Mini Main Event, $5M GTD | 1102nd | $1,650 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #62: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | 82nd | $4,049 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #59: $2,500 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em | 38th | $8,779 |
| 2020 PokerStars Stadium SeriesStadium Series Freezeout Grand Final - Medium: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $2M Gtd | 50th | $3,485 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #35: $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship | 44th | $10,745 |
| 2020 Aussie MillionsA$25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 5th | 113,280 AUD |
| 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague5,300 EPT Main Event | 79th | €12,150 |
| 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague50,000 EPT Super High Roller | 1st | €725,710 |
| 2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London100,000 Short Deck Main Event | 9th | £269,600 |
| 2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event | 7th | £544,000 |
| 2019 Triton Super High Roller Series LondonTriton Million - A Helping Hand for Charity | 4th | £4,410,000 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #89: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 69th | $8,401 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #45: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller | 1st | $1,618,417 |
| 2019 US Poker OpenUSPO #6 - $25,000 PLO | 1st | $351,000 |
| 2019 US Poker OpenUSPO #4 - $10,000 Short Deck | 6th | $25,200 |
| 2019 US Poker OpenUSPO #3 - $10,000 NLH | 3rd | $113,750 |
| 2019 US Poker OpenUSPO #1 - $10,000 NLH | 1st | $216,000 |
| 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$100,000 PCA Super High Roller | 8th | $236,720 |
| 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$50,000 Single-Day High Roller | 2nd | $423,822 |
| 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$50,000 Single-Day High Roller | 3rd | $423,780 |
| 2018 Caribbean Poker Party$5,300 Main Event | 126th | $12,500 |
| 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona10,300 EPT High Roller | 48th | €19,560 |
| 2018 Triton Super High Roller Series JejuHK$500,000 6-Max Event | 3rd | 2,925,000 HKD |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #20: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 19th | $14,572 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #5: $100,000 No-Limit Holdem High Roller | 6th | $484,551 |
| 2018 Super High Roller Bowl$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl | 7th | $600,000 |
| 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final BarcelonaMain Event | 3rd | €1,000,000 |
| 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona100K Super High Roller | 2nd | €1,100,000 |
| 2018 US Poker OpenUSPO #07 $25,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2nd | $262,000 |
| 2018 US Poker OpenUSPO #06 $25,000 No Limit Hold'em | 3rd | $183,750 |
| 2018 US Poker OpenUSPO #04 $25,000 Mixed Game Championship | 1st | $382,500 |
| 2018 US Poker OpenUSPO #03 $25,000 No Limit Hold'em | 1st | $374,000 |
| 2018 US Poker OpenUSPO #01 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em | 5th | $54,400 |
| 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague25,500 Single-Day High Roller II | 4th | €140,000 |
| 2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival$5,300 Millions Main Event ($5 Million Gtd.) | 81st | $12,500 |
| 2017 Triton Super High Roller Series MacauHK $1,000,000 Main Event | 6th | 3,436,000 HKD |
| 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona25,500 Single-Day High Roller II | 3rd | €220,700 |
| 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona25,500 Single-Day High Roller I | 1st | €690,400 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #54: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship | 52nd | $15,934 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. | 58th | $4,523 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #30: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 21st | $15,000 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #26: $10,000 Razz Championship | 11th | $18,668 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #21: $1,500 8-Game Mix 6-Handed | 38th | $2,883 |
| 2017 partypokerLIVE Millions Dusk Till DawnMain Event | 6th | £150,000 |
| 2017 PokerStars Championship Panama$25,500 Single-Day High Roller | 1st | $366,500 |
| 2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas$25,750 High Roller | 7th | $154,260 |
| 2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas$50,000 Single-Day High Roller | 5th | $265,040 |
| 2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague10,300 High Roller | 39th | €23,290 |
| 2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta5,300 Main Event | 64th | €8,070 |
| 2016 PokerStars.com EPT Season 13 Malta10,300 High Roller | 15th | €22,340 |
| 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand Final5,300 Main Event | 133rd | €9,530 |
| 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand Final100,000 Super High Roller | 6th | €378,750 |
| 2016 Aussie MillionsEvent #24: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 8th | 18,330 AUD |
| 2016 Aussie MillionsEvent #11: $10,600 Main Event | 34th | 30,000 AUD |
| 2016 Aussie MillionsEvent #7: $2,500 8-Game Mixed | 1st | 47,520 AUD |
| 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$5,300 Main Event | 14th | $41,360 |
| 2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague10,300 High Roller | 23rd | €28,420 |
| 2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona50,000 Super High Roller | 14th | €80,800 |
| 2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand Final10,600 Main Event | 21st | €40,050 |
| 2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Prague50,000 Super High Roller | 3rd | €355,070 |
| 2014 partypoker World Poker Tour National PragueMain Event | 20th | €4,600 |
| 2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Barcelona10,300 High Roller | 7th | €125,600 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #59: $3,000 Omaha Hi-Low | 52nd | $4,828 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #50: $1,500 Eight-Game Mix | 5th | $30,488 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball | 24th | $4,082 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #14: $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Low | 72nd | $3,916 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #3: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 10th | $11,593 |
| 2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand Final25,500 High Roller | 7th | €187,200 |
| 2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand Final10,600 Main Event | 84th | €19,200 |
| 2014 PokerStars.it EPT Sanremo4,900 Main Event | 13th | €29,275 |
| 2014 PokerStars.net EPT Vienna5,300 Main Event | 22nd | €27,300 |
| 2013 PokerStars.com EPT Prague5,300 Main Event | 3rd | €378,000 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event | 479th | $24,480 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #61:$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 32nd | $21,081 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #58: $1,111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em | 343rd | $2,354 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #52: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed) | 4th | $353,780 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #46: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low 8-or-Better | 14th | $13,573 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 71st | $8,194 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #38: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Four Handed) | 9th | $19,662 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $2,500 Seven-Card Razz | 31st | $4,759 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #20: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better | 6th | $43,120 |
| 2012 PokerStars.com EPT SanremoMain Event | 83rd | €10,000 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 64th | $13,173 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship | 6th | $253,497 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | 3rd | $112,106 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 24: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better | 22nd | $10,348 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 21: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 120th | $2,771 |
| The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand FinalMain Event | 48th | €25,000 |
| 2012 PokerStars Caribbean AdventureMain Event | 145th | $15,000 |
| 2011 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #7: 10,400 Main Event Championship | 52nd | €21,475 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #44: $2,500 Seven Card Razz | 24th | $6,358 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha | 51st | $5,266 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #34: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem | 156th | $2,603 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #7: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship | 4th | $198,927 |
| World Series of Poker Europe 2010Event #3: 1,075 No-Limit Hold'em | 24th | £4,179 |
| 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #49: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 103rd | $3,845 |
| 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #45: $1,500 No-Limit Holdem | 26th | $20,653 |
| 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #42: $1,500 No-Limit Holdem | 40th | $11,503 |
| 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona OpenEPT Barcelona Open Main Event | 15th | €29,700 |