A Hand Matchup From The 2009 UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic
Brock Parker	Win Pre-Flop	Win Post-Flop	Win Post-Turn
Starting Stack: 1,105,000	46.02%	26.87%	13.64%
Eric Baldwin	Win Pre-Flop	Win Post-Flop	Win Post-Turn
Starting Stack: 1,579,000	53.59%	73.13%	86.36%	Winner!

Posted On: Oct 22, 2009

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.

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