Don Baumer Eliminated in 5th Place ($14,135)
Don Baumer had been among the bigger stacks for most of the day. He just lost a massive pot to Cory Bogert and then was eliminated on the very next hand. In the middle of all that, Jeremy Scharf picked up aces and almost tripled up.
On the first hand, the board read 
and Bogert checked to Baumer. He bet 250,000 and Bogert called.
The turn was the 
and Bogert open shoved for about 900,000 more. Baumer called and turned over queens. Bogert showed two pair with 
. The river was the 
and Baumer was left with scraps.
On the next hand, Baumer went all in under the gun for 150,000 and Scharf called. Bogert shoved to put Scharf all in and Scharf snap called.
Scharf had aces against the 
of Bogert and the 
of Baumer. Scharf would win the hand and almost triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
1,500,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
|
Busted |