Baker Off to a Good Start
Level 13
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
David "ODB" Baker beat Ali Eslami in a Limit 2-7 Triple Draw hand with an 
to leave his opponent short. Soon after the game variant changed to No-Limit Hold'em and it brought another big pot on the same table.
Phil Ivey raised in the cutoff and Baker three-bet out of the small blind to get called just by Ivey. The 
flop was bet by Baker and called by Ivey, with the former check-calling a bet of 130,000 on the 
turn. After the 
river, both checked and Baker announced kings to win the pot with the 
.
"I knew you have kings or aces, should have jammed preflop," Scott Seiver uttered and mentioned in table chat he had what appeared to be pocket nines before bickering some more prior to the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,075,000
419,000
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419,000 |
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|
650,000
-200,000
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-200,000 |
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|
150,000
-458,000
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-458,000 |
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