Stephen James Chidwick is one of the most recognisable British poker players in the industry. Born on 10th May 1989 in Kent, England, the poker pro finds himself on the top spot of the UK All-Time Money List. Let us look at Stephen Chidwick poker career, net worth, amongst other details.
As per his early interviews, Stephen Chidwick wanted to become a pro golf player before diving into poker. However, at the age of 16, he was introduced to poker and fell in love with the game. While it was just a hobby early on, things got serious as he played more.
Coming to his poker career, Chidwick was reported to be crushing in free tournaments before he began playing in online multi table tournaments (MTT) and single-table tournaments (STT). Chidwick won over $3,000,000 in online MTTs before turning 26, which was an incredible feat.
Playing with a screen name of ‘stevie444’ Chidwick played on PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker and loved the live tournaments. Since 2008, he has gone on the pocket most of his money in live tournament winnings, which makes him the biggest live tournament earner in England.
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In 2008, Chidwick reportedly made his first live appearance during an European Poker Tour (EPT) event in Barcelona after grinding the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure where he finished 15th for €37,200 ($53,064).
His first big win came at PCA 2008 (PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Bahamas) in the Turbo tournament, which earned him $88,760 in prize money. He ended up making over $1.5 Million in live cashes during his early poker days.
Chidwick has over $51 Million in total live earnings and is number one on England’s All Time Money List. He is also listed 3rd on the All Time Money List. Chidwick’s biggest cash came from £1,050,000 No Limit Hold’em – Triton Million for Charity (Event #2) at Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London where he won £4,410,000 ($5,368,947) for his 4th place finish.
It is also worth noting that Chidwick is amongst the richest poker players in the world. Taking all other factors into consideration, Stephen Chidwick net worth 2024 is estimated to be over $8 Million.
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