Stephen Chidwick Explained

Stephen Chidwick
Birth Date:10 May 1989
Birth Place:Deal, Kent, England
Wsop Bracelet Count:2
Wsop Final Tables:23
Wsop Money Finishes:80
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank:89th
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year:2021
Wpt Money Finishes:5
Ept Titles:11
Ept Final Tables:30
Ept Money Finishes:59

Stephen James Chidwick (born 10 May 1989) is an English professional poker player from Deal, Kent. Chidwick led the Global Poker Index (GPI) from 18 April to 9 October 2018.[1]

Poker career

Chidwick had his first major poker cash in the 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure with a victory in a $1,000 No Limit Hold'em event for $88,760.[2] He plays online under the alias "stevie444" and "TylersDad64" on various online poker cardrooms.[3] In 2009, Chidwick finished runner-up in the Full Tilt FTOPS Event #17 winning $142,155.30.[4] In 2010, Chidwick made his first cash in World Series of Poker, later cashing in three total events, all $1,500 No Limit Hold'em events.[5] [6] [7] In the 2011 WSOP, he recorded a 4th place in the $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Championship for $198,927.[8] In the 2012 WSOP, in the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship, he had a 6th place finish for $253,497.[9] In the 2013 WSOP, he had a 4th place finish in the $25,000 No Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed Event for $353,780.[10] In December 2013, in the EPT Prague Main Event, he finished 3rd for $517,992.[11]

In 2015, Chidwick made two final tables finishing runner-up in the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Championship, winning $180,529 in the process.[12]

In 2017, Chidwick won the €25,500 No Limit Hold'em - 8 Handed Event at the PokerStars Championship in Barcelona for $813,144 (€690,400).[13]

In 2018, Chidwick finished 3rd in the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona €10,300 main event winning $1,233,654.[14] In February 2018, he had two first-place finishes in the US Poker Open, one in the $25,000 No Limit Hold'em event for $374,000 and one in the $25,000 Mixed Game Championship for $382,500.[15] [16] For 2018, Chidwick made the second most final tables in live poker tournaments, with a total of 26, finishing behind Jake Schindler, who made 31.[17] Chidwick started 2019 as the United Kingdom's Global Poker Index leader with 3602.31 points.[18]

In February 2019, Chidwick once again took first in two tournaments in the US Poker Open, one in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Event for $216,000 and one in the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha Event for $351,000.[19] In the 2019 WSOP, Chidwick won his first WSOP bracelet in the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha High Roller event, earning more than $1,618,417.[20] [21] In the 2019 EPT € 50,000 No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller, he won the event for $802,972.[22] In the 2019 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in London, he had his largest cash to date with a 4th place finish for $5,368,947.[23]

In May 2022, Chidwick had two seven-figure cashes, one victory in the €100,000 No Limit Short Deck Hold'em - SD Main Event for $1,916,463 and one runner-up finish in the €75,000 No Limit Hold'em - 8-Handed for $1,357,140, in the Triton Poker Series in Madrid.[24]

In 2023, Chidwick had two seven-figure cashes in the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in London and Vietnam, one runner-up finish and one fifth place finish.[25] [26]

As of 2025, his accumulated live poker tournament winnings exceed $68,000,000. He has over 40 first-place cashes in major tournaments[27]

World Series of Poker bracelets

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2019$25,000 Pot Limit Omaha High Roller$1,618,417
2024P$50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship$1,357,080
A "P" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won during the World Series of Poker Paradise

Poker Go Tour Titles

!Year!Tournament!Prize (US$)
2021Poker Masters #7 - $10,000 NLH$183,600
2022Triton Madrid #12 - €100k Short Deck$1,800,000
2022ARIA High Roller #14 - $10,000 NLH$174,000
2022ARIA High Roller #18 - $10,000 NLH$84,640
2022ARIA High Roller #19 - $10,000 NLH$115,000
2022Bellagio High Roller #9 - $10,000 NLH$25,000
2022ARIA High Roller #31: $10,000 NLH$108,000
2023ARIA High Roller #1: $10,000 NLH$124,200
2023Poker Masters #8 - $25,000 NLH$400,000
2024U.S. Poker Open #8 - $25,200 No-Limit Hold'em$429,000
2025Super High Roller Series - $15,100 Pot-Limit Omaha$136,500
2025NAPT Las Vegas - $50,000 Super High Roller$557,930

Triton Titles

!Festival!Tournament!Prize
Madrid 2022€100k Short Deck Main Event€ 1,800,000
Jeju 2024$20k Short Deck$265,000
Jeju II 2025$200k Short Deck PLPF$3,455,000

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harris . Martin . 4 October 2018 . Global Poker Index: Stephen Chidwick Still Tops, POY Race Tightens Up . 10 January 2019 . PokerNews.
  2. Web site: PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - PCA 2008, No Limit Hold'em . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  3. Web site: Peters . Donnie . 21 December 2018 . 2018 Review – February: Chidwick, Blom, Leah Win Big, Leon Loses . 10 January 2019 . PocketFives.
  4. Web site: FTOPS Event #17. PocketFives. 10 January 2019.
  5. Web site: 41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010, No Limit Hold'em . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  6. Web site: 41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010, No Limit Hold'em . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  7. Web site: 41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010, No Limit Hold'em . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  8. Web site: 42nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2011, Pot Limit Hold'em Championship . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  9. Web site: 43rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2012, The Poker Players Championship (Event #45) . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  10. Web site: 44th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2013, No Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed (Event #52) . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  11. Web site: European Poker Tour - EPT Prague, No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  12. Web site: Derbyshire . Marty . 9 October 2015 . Stephen Chidwick Knocking On the Door of a Gold Bracelet Again -- Is This The One? . 10 January 2019 . PokerNews.com.
  13. Web site: PokerStars Championship Barcelona, No Limit Hold'em - 8 Handed -#24 . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  14. Web site: partypoker LIVE - partypoker MILLIONS Barcelona Grand Final, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event #7 . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  15. Web site: 2018 US Poker Open, No Limit Hold'em - (Event #3) . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  16. Web site: 2018 US Poker Open, Mixed Game Championship - (Event #4) . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  17. Web site: Fast . Erik . 3 January 2019 . A Look At The Top Performers Of A Record-Breaking Year On The Poker Tournament Circuit . 10 January 2019 . CardPlayer.com.
  18. Web site: Pitt . Matthew . 8 January 2019 . UK & Ireland GPI: Check Out the Top 20 Players at the Start of 2019 . 10 January 2019 . PokerNews.com.
  19. Web site: 2019 US Poker Open, No Limit Hold'em - USPO #01 10K NLH (Event #1) . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  20. Web site: Zetzsche . Christian . 22 June 2019 . Stephen Chidwick Captures First WSOP Bracelet in Event #45: $25K PLO High Roller for $1,618,417 . 6 January 2024 . PokerNews.com . en.
  21. Web site: 2019 US Poker Open, Pot Limit Omaha - USPO #06 25K PLO (Event #6) . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  22. Web site: European Poker Tour - EPT Prague, No Limit Hold'em - EPT Super High Roller (Event #12) . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  23. Web site: Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London, No Limit Hold'em - Triton Million for Charity (Event #2) . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  24. Web site: Triton Poker Series Madrid, No Limit Short Deck Hold'em - SD Main Event (Event #12) . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  25. Web site: Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  26. Web site: Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Vietnam, No Limit Hold'em - 8-Handed (Event #7) . 7 January 2024 . . en.
  27. Web site: Stephen Chidwick's profile on The Hendon Mob . 23 June 2025 . . en.

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