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Win Pre-Flop | Win Post-Flop | Win Post-Turn | |
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Starting Stack: 1,105,000 
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46.02 % | 26.87 % | 13.64 % | |
Eric Baldwin |
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Starting Stack: 1,579,000 
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53.59 % | 73.13 % | 86.36 % | Winner! |
Outcome
Final table, six-handed, with the blinds at 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante, Baldwin raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Parker reraised to 125,000 from the big blind, Baldwin reraised to 302,000, Parker went all in, Baldwin called.
Analysis
With these premium hands in a very aggressive short-handed game, it's standard for the money to get all in preflop. Once neither player backed down, it was off to the races with a great deal at stake. Parker missed the flop, hoping for a backdoor-flush or one of his overcards to manifest on the turn. Baldwin held off the overs and eliminated a fierce opponent in Brock Parker, who won two bracelets at the 2009 _WSOP_ and sat in fourth in Cardplayer.com 2009 Player of The Year race as of this writing. Baldwin was also enjoying a tremendous 2009, residing in the No. 1 slot of the POY leader board as of October. Parker earned $66,810 for his sixth-place finish.