David "Bakes" Baker Has Made All the Right Moves Late on Day 2
With one elimination left until the final two tables were reached, Ian Frazer was unlucky to run his into David "Bakes" Baker's .
The fishhooks were far in front, and when no ladies showed up to the party on a board, Frazer was sent packing one spot short of the next pay jump.
Baker, meanwhile, moved above the 1 million chip mark, and he will have more than double the average stack entering play at his next table, one which just happens to have Barry Greenstein and Joe Cada lying in wait.
The buzz inside the walls of the Rio extends beyond just the tournaments on the 2013 World Series of Poker schedule. Online poker in Nevada is a very, very hot topic right now, and WSOP.com is making a lot of noise.
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Players 21 years of age and older who sign up for a WSOP.com account will automatically be entered into the “36-Seat Giveaway” where a randomly-selected winner will win a seat into the next day’s first WSOP gold bracelet event. One of the events eligible in this promotion is the $111,111 One Drop High Roller No-Limit Hold’em tournament that is expected to feature a $10,000,000 prize pool and allow you to play poker with the biggest names in the game. In total, $182,333 in WSOP seats, including a seat to the WSOP Main Event, are being given away during this one-of-a-kind WSOP.com promotion.
In addition to the 36-Seat Giveaway, a “Hot Seat” promotion will allow any player who signs up for a WSOP.com online account and wears their WSOP.com patch on their chest at the table while playing an event to be randomly selected to receive 500 bonus dollars deposited directly into their WSOP.com online account once the site has received all regulatory approvals and launches.
With 62 WSOP gold bracelet events and three winners promised for the Main Event, this promotion includes $32,000 worth of value to those participating.
Joe Cada is All Smiles as Another WSOP Final Table Appearance Draws Near
As the winner of the 2009 WSOP Main Event, Joe Cada has already reached poker's pinnacle. Tonight, he is just looking to take another title and add a second gold bracelet to his trophy case.
After Paul Francoi Tedeschi opened for 20,000, Cada three-bet to 54,000, and watched as Max Ovseyevitz shipped his last 200,000 or so chips into the middle.
The young Frenchman asked for a count, and looked pained while analyzing his odds, but eventually he released with Cada still to act behind him.
The champ quickly made the call to put Ovseyevitz at risk, and with over , he was in prime position to add more chips to his vertically inclined stack.
The final board ran out , and Cada claimed the pot with his overpair to Ovseyevitz' underpair.
Meanwhile, Francoi Tedeschi could only shake his head, telling his rail in French that the painted flop would have hit him hard.
Cada noticed this exchange, and ruefully told the French pro "I'm glad you didn't ship it there."
Joe Cada raised it up to 20,000. Paul Francoi reraised to 52,000 and Fabricio Schaffrath went all in from the big blind. Cada folded and Francoi instantly called.
Francoi:
Schaffrath:
Francoi flopped his king with . He held on to the lead with the and he finished Schaffrath with the on the end. Schaffrath will take home $15,317 for his efforts in 21th place.
David "Bakes" Baker is Heating Up Here as Day 2 Moves Closer to the Final Table
David "Bakes" Baker told his table earlier that he hasn't lost a flip in months, and that trend proved true once again, as the online legend eliminated Kevin Boudreau.
The chips were in the middle before the flop, and Baker's was flipping against Boudreau's .
When the dealer fanned a flop of across the felt, Bakes took the lead and won yet another race. The and on the turn and river were simply overkill, showing that even if Baker had missed the flop, he was never in any danger of losing this coin flip.
Chad Chavez limped in from late position, and Terence Mcgilly came over the top for his last 63,000, a bet which Chavez decided to call even though it effectively committed the rest of his chips as well.
Showdown:
Mcgilly:
Chavez:
The two were flipping a coin for their tournament lives, but when the flop came , the drama took a backseat to Chavez' flopped set. A on the turn left Mcgilly drawing dead, and he exited the tournament area to receive a well deserved payout.
Athanasios Polychronopoulos has just eclipsed the 1 million chip mark, while eliminating two dangerous opponents in the process.
We missed the first few preflop bets, but heard Joe Kuether announce himself all-in for his last 375,000, moving over the top of an all-in made by fellow pro Matt Matros.
Polychronopoulos asked for a count, and upon hearing the amount he casually announced a call, turning over . Kuether tabled the and found himself dominated, as did Matros with his .
Both players were hoping for paint to splash on board, but the case ace arrived in its stead on the flop. Two baby cards later, and both Matros and Kuether hit the rail, while Polychronopoulos started to assemble his new chip castle.
After a 17th place exit last year in Event #38, a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em tournament, Michael Borovetz was convinced that he could improve on that impressive showing. A full year of grinding the national poker circuit later, including a runner-up finish in the $1,000 Borgata Deep Stack Double Play Open in Atlantic City, Borovetz has returned to the Rio to prove to the world what he always knew to be true.
With just 27 players left, and sitting on an average stack, Borovetz is in hot pursuit of his personal dream: to win here at the World Series of Poker and validate his decision to pursue poker on a semi-professional level.
Borovetz has been seated to the direct left of online phenom David "Bakes" Baker, and while this may have intimidated the average amateur, Borovetz told us that his position has actually made decisions easier.
Just as every WSOP produces incredible stories of lucky players cashing in on their first big buy-in tournament, poker's premier series also provides a venue for grinders like Borovetz to showcase their skills on the game's grand stage.
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board, Frazer was sent packing one spot short of the next pay jump.
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, he was in prime position to add more chips to his vertically inclined stack.
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and he finished Schaffrath with the 
on the end. Schaffrath will take home $15,317 for his efforts in 21th place.
was flipping against Boudreau's 
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, the drama took a backseat to Chavez' flopped set. A 
on the turn left Mcgilly drawing dead, and he exited the tournament area to receive a well deserved payout.
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