David Baker - Live Updates

Level 21 Update: Clark Hamagami, Doshi Suresh, and Davd Baker Eliminated

May 30, '09

Blinds: 18,000-36,000 with a 4,000 chip ante

Players Remaining: 14 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Lex Veldhuis — 5,200,000
2. Justin Bonomo — 3,200,000
3. Alec Torelli — 2,600,000
4. Greg Raymer — 2,100,000
5. David Baker — 1,900,000
6. Ted Forrest — 1,900,000
7. Dani Stern- 1,430,000
8. Isaac Haxton – 1,400,000
9. Noah Schwartz – 1,400,000
10. Brian Rast – 1,160,000

Average Chip Count: 1,608,000

Notable Eliminations:

17. Clark Hamagami ($96,171)
16. Doshi Suresh ($96,171)
15. David Baker ($128,666)

Big Hands:

Doshi Suresh Eliminated by Greg Raymer in 16th Place ($96,171)

Doshi Suresh moved all-in pre-flop and was quickly called by the big stack of Greg Raymer. Suresh tabled A10 and Raymer exposed QQ. The flop came 674, giving Suresh a back door flush draw to go along with his over card. The 10 hit the turn and Raymer was well ahead, looking to dodge the remaining tens and aces in the deck. The 5 fell on the turn and Suresh was eliminated. Raymer is now up to 2,600,000 in chips and could add this prestigious tournament to his poker resume to go along with his main event win a few years ago.

David Baker Eliminated in 15th Place ($128,666)

David Baker raised to 85,000 on the button and Lex Veldhuis reraised to 205,000 from the small blind. Baker moved all in for 1,480,000 and Velhuis called him down. Their cards:

Baker: 66
Veldhuis: JJ

Board: A729A

Baker was eliminated in 15th place and Veldhuis grew his stack to 5.2 million to take the chip lead.

Greg Raymer gets Aces Cracked Twice

Brian Townsend was all in preflop on the small blind for 275,000 and Greg Ramyer had him covered under the gun. Their cards:

Raymer: AA
Townsend: AQ

Board: K109J3

Townsend doubled up on the hand to survive with a Broadway straight and Raymer took a hit on the hand.

A few hands later Keith Lehr was the player all in preflop and once again Raymer had his opponent covered. Their cards:

Raymer: AA
Lehr: K9

Board: K7329

Lehr doubled up on the hand to survive and Raymer couled only watch as his aces were crakced for a second time in a row. Raymer still held 2.1 million after the hand due to the short stacks that he was up against in both cases.

Left in the Deck

- Layne Flack came over from his Omaha 8 or Better to talk with Ted Forrest.

- The tournament staff is currently coloring up the players and adding 50,000 pink chips into play.

Player Tags: David Baker,   Ted Forrest,   Greg Raymer,   Brian Townsend,   Keith Lehr,   Lex Veldhuis

David Baker Eliminated in 29th Place ($49,025)

Apr 22, '09

David Baker was just eliminated in 29th place when Freddy Deeb made fives full on the river. Baker earned $49,025 for his finish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: David Baker

$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Heads Up Time

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 15,000 - 30,000

Players Remaining: 2

Chip Counts:

Ugur Marangoz - 200,000
Daniel Negreanu - 1,600,000
 

Eliminations: Richard Li (4th Place)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Richard Li Eliminated in Fourth Place ($63,335)

Richard Li raised, Ugur Marangoz reraised and Li called. The flop came Q72 and Marangoz bet. Li called and the turn was the 8. Li moved all in and Marangoz called. Li showed K5 for a flush draw, but was behind to Marangoz and his pocket nines. The river was the 5 and Li was eliminated in fourth place.
 

Daniel Negreanu Chips Up on the Short Stack

Ugur Marangoz raised in the small blind and Daniel Negreanu made the call. The flop came K95 and Marangoz bet. Negreanu called and the turn was the 2. Marangoz checked and Negreanu bet was called. The river was the 4 and Marangoz checked. Negreanu bet, Marangoz raised and Negreanu reraised. Marangoz called and found out that his 5-4 for two pair was second best to Negreanu's K-4. The pot put Negreanu out of danger for the time being.

Ace High Good For Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu raised in the small blind and David Baker made the call in the big blind. The flop came 964 and Negreanu bet. Baker called and the turn was the 2. Both player checked and the river was the 6. Negreanu bet, Baker raised and Negreanu thought for a bit before calling. Negreanu showed his A-K and it was good enough to win the pot.

David Baker Eliminated in Third Place ($78,624)

Daniel Negreanu raised and David Baker called. The flop came 1082 and Negreanu bet. Baker called and the turn was the A. Negreanu bet, Baker raised and Negreanu called. The river was the 9 and Negreanu put Baker all in. Baker called and saw the bad news that Negreanu held Q-J for a straight. Baker was eliminated in third place.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: David Baker,   Daniel Negreanu,   Ugur Marangoz,   Richard Li

$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Two More Down

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 8,000 - 15,000

Players Remaining: 5

Chip Counts:

Daniel Negreanu - 455,000
Richard Li - 450,000
Fu Wong - 415,000
David Baker - 370,000
Ugur Marangoz - 250,000

Eliminations: Greg Wohletz (7th Place), Jeremy Kottler (6th Place)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Greg Wohletz Eliminated in Seventh Place ($31,886)

Richard Li raised and Ugur Marangoz, Fu Wong called. Greg Wohletz called all in from the big blind and the flop came down 742. Li bet, Marangoz called and Wong raised. Both Li and Marangoz called and the turn was the 8. Wong bet and both Li and Marangoz folded. After Wong took the side pot, he revealed pocket jacks, which had the lead over Wohletz and his K3. The river was the 6 and Wohletz was eliminated in seventh place.

Jeremy Kottler Eliminated in Sixth Place ($40,622)

David Baker raised and Jeremy Kottler moved all in for 19,000. Baker made the call and showed Q9 and was slightly behind Kottler's K4. The board ran out A7229 and Baker rivered a nine to eliminatd Kottler in sixth place.

Ugur Marangoz Doubles Through David Baker

David Baker raised and was called by Ugur Marangoz and Daniel Negreanu. The flop came 1086 and Negreanu checked to Baker who bet. Marangoz raised and Negreanu folded. After Baker made the call, the 2 hit the turn. Baker bet, Marangoz raised all in and Baker called. Marangoz showed pocket kings and that was enough when the river was the 3. Marangoz doubled up to 250,000.

 

Player Tags: David Baker,   Daniel Negreanu,   Ugur Marangoz,   Greg Wohletz,   Fu Wong,   Jeremy Kottler,   Richard Li

$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Lerner Down

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 6,000 - 12,000

Players Remaining: 7

Chip Counts:

Daniel Negreanu - 430,000
Ugur Marangoz - 402,000
David Baker - 368,000
Richard Li - 296,000
Fu Wong - 241,000
Greg Wohletz - 174,000
Jeremy Kottler - 75,000

Eliminations: Derek Lerner (8th Place)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Derek Lerner Eliminated in Eighth Place ($25,334)

Daniel Negreanu raised from the small blind and Derek Lerner reraised from the big blind. Negreanu called and the flop came J63. Negreanu bet, Lerner moved all in and Negreanu made the call. Lerner showed AQ but was reverse-dominated by Negreanu's Q6. The turn and river came 710 and Lerner was eliminated in eighth place.

Greg Wohletz Triples Up

Greg Wohletz, Daniel Negreanu and David Baker got into a raising war preflop that had the betting capped. The flop came J83 and Baker bet. Wohletz called all in and Negreanu called. The turn was the 6 and Baker bet once again. Negreanu called and the river was the K. Both players checked and Baker showed A-J to take the side pot, but Wohletz showed A-K for a rivered pair of kings to triple up to 180,000.
 

NOTE: The players then took a 20-minute break.

Player Tags: David Baker,   Daniel Negreanu,   Greg Wohletz,   Derek Lerner

$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Tran Busted On Fourth Hand

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 5,000 - 10,000 moving to 6,000 - 12,000

Players Remaining: 8

Chip Counts:

Daniel Negreanu - 465,000
Ugur Marangoz - 450,000
David Baker - 420,000
Richard Li - 280,000
Fu Wong - 110,000
Derek Lerner - 100,000
Greg Wohletz - 90,000
Jeremy Kottler - 75,000

Eliminations: Hien Tran (9th Place)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hien Tran Eliminated in Ninth Place ($18,782)

Fu Wong raised and Hien Tran called. The flop came Q107 and Tran checked. Wong bet and Tran called. The turn was the 9 and this time Tran bet. Wong called and the river was the 9. Tran then bet all in for his last 8,000 and Wong made the call with pocket jacks. The jacks were good and J.C.'s brother was sent to the rail in ninth place.

Jeremy Kottler Doubles Up Through David Baker

David Baker raised and Jeremy Kottler reraised. Baker called and the flop came AJ9. Baker bet and Kottler moved all in for his last 12,000.  Baker called and showed Q10 for an open-ended straight draw and Kottler turned over AJ for top two pair. The turn and river bricked out and Kottler doubled up to 100,000. Despite the cheers for "Bakes," this is not notable online pro David "bakes" Baker.

Daniel Negreanu Chips Up with a Flush

Daniel Negreanu raised on the button and was called in the big blind by Richard Li. The flop came 865 and Li bet. Negreanu raised and Li reraised. Negreanu called and the turn was the 7. Li bet and Negreanu called. The river was the 6 and both players checked. Negreanu turned over the 10 for a flush and that was enough to take the pot. After the hand, Negreanu was up to 463,000.

Greg Wohletz Doubles Up Through David Baker

David Baker and Greg Wohletz got it all in preflop. Baker showed QJ and was up against the pocket fives of Wohletz. The board rolled out K8522 and Wohletz made a full house to double up to 90,000.

Player Tags: David Baker,   Daniel Negreanu,   Greg Wohletz,   Fu Wong,   Hien Tran,   Jeremy Kottler,   Richard Li

David Baker Eliminated in Seventh Place ($12,776)

Jul 04, '07

Andrew Ward bet $10,000 on a flop of Q J 2 and David Baker made the call. The turn brought the 2 and Baker checked. Ward bet $20,000 and Baker reraised all in. Ward called and flipped over A Q. Baker showed Q 9 and after the 8 was no help on the river he was eliminated in seventh place. Baker took home $12,776 in prize money.

Player Tags: David Baker,   Andrew Ward

Raye Puckett Eliminated in Eighth Place ($9,582)

Jul 04, '07

David Baker moved all in preflop and both David Mosca and Raye Puckett made the call. The board of A J 4 8 9 was checked down by Mosca and Puckett, before Puckett moved all in for her final  $10,000. Mosca made the call and turned up K J to take down the side pot when Puckett mucked her hand. Baker showed down A 5 to take down the main pot and triple up to $45,000. Puckett was eliminated in eighth place and she will take home $9,582 in prize money.

Player Tags: David Baker,   Raye Puckett,   David Mosca

Hour Two

Jul 04, '07

Stubborn Shorts Stacks

Hour two of the final table has been marked by a lead change and the resistance efforts of the two short stacks at the final table. David Baker and David Mosca where under $100,000 when they both took down nice-sized pots to keep their heads above water.

Battling Ram

Ram Vaswani was busy during the hour and he grew his stack to $480,000. He eclipsed the second-place stack of Sondre Sagenstuen and never looked back.

Baker Shoots and Scores

Baker bet $6,000 on a flop of 8 5 3 and Sagstuen made the call. Baker fired out $12,000 when the turn brought the Q and Sagstuen called again. The river brought the 10 and once again Baker bet $12,000. Once again Sagstuen made the call, but he mucked when Baker showed down A Q.

Sagstuen takes a Hit
 
Raye Puckett bet $12,000 on a board of 10 6 6 3 and Sagstuen raised to $24,000. Puckett called and both players timidly checked after the 5 hit on the river. Puckett then reluctantly tuirned over A 10. Sagstuen mucked another hand and had been brought back down to earth from his early chip lead. He was now back at $300,000.

Player Tags: David Baker,   Ram Vaswani,   Sondre Sagstuen,   Raye Puckett,   David Mosca

Hour One

Jul 04, '07

Final Table - Day One

That's no typo, it just goes to show how play starts out at a final table where everyone begins with equal chips and 75 big blinds. The action has been reduced to slow needling at the start of this final table.

Sondre Goes Back to Back

Sondre Sagstuen picked up a pot off of David Mosca when he turned up the A J on a board of A A 10 7 A. Mosca mucked his hand when Sagstuen showed the dominant quad aces. Sagstuen then picked up the very next pot with a pair of tens. That sequence of hands vaulted him to the early chip lead.

Movers and Losers

No one has jumped out to a large chip lead yet and most of the stack are hovering around $300,000. The two exceptions to the rule are David Baker who has $200,000 and both Sogstuen and Ishak Noyan who have both eclipsed the $400,000 mark.

Player Tags: David Baker,   Sondre Sagstuen,   Ishak Noyan,   David Mosca