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In 2009, Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin had a breakout year. During the World Series of Poker, he won his first bracelet in Event No. 34, a $1,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em event, and also finished third in the $10,000 World Championship pot-limit hold’em event. In his short career, he’s accumulated more than $2.6 million in winnings.

To win in any tournament, players must be skilled at playing shorthanded, all the way down to heads up. The UB Pro sat down to talk with PokerNews about this week’s concept: Three-handed tournament strategy.

Let’s first take a look at each position in three-handed...