Three amateurs vs poker's super-brain, Stephen Chidwick: Who wins?

Mo Afdhal
Posted on: February 23, 2026 06:49 PST

Do you still think you've got what it takes to go head-to-head with one of the game's greatest minds? Well, here's another chance to test your skills. 

Octopi Poker has released Episode 4 of its GTO Duel series on its YouTube channel – with Stephen Chidwick playing the role of end-boss once again. 

In previous episodes, Chidwick had, at most, only two opponents to contend with. This time around, he has to battle it out against three players – Monty, Matt, and Katherine – each of whom is well-familiar with the platform's software and study tools.

You can watch the action now, above.

Down goes Chidwick 

In Episode 2, Chidwick and his opponents opted to test themselves in single-raised pots from the button vs. cutoff at 40 big blinds effective in an 8-max MTT. 

In this episode, the chosen battleground is once again in an 8-max MTT setting, but this time testing the players on their preflop ICM knowledge. In another departure from past episodes, the spots that are examined in Episode 4 come from real-life scenarios sourced from the Octopi Poker vault of hands played by top-level professionals. 

Episode 3 saw Chidwick make his way through the entire test without a single error, but he comes unstuck here. We won't spoil the exact details on the errors he made – watch the video to find out – but it's good to know he's mortal after all.


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