Baker Busts A Shorty

Kevin Taylor

Trish Baker was one of the chip leaders for a good portion of the day, but her stack has been dwindling as the night has gone on. However, she has just knocked off a short stack, and she may be getting back in track. We missed the exact action, but Baker came in for a raise under the gun. It folded all the way around to the big blind, who went all in, and Baker made the call. The cards were flipped, and Baker was in great shape.

Baker: {a-Diamonds} {q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Spades} {j-Diamonds}

The flop was a great one for Baker, coming {10-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {2-Diamonds} . This gave Baker the nut flush draw, and she hit that on the turn, the {k-Diamonds} . The meaningless river was the {8-Clubs} , and that was good enough to take the pot, boosting her stack back up to 25,200, which is still relatively short with blinds at 800/1600.