Two in a Row for Baumer
Don Baumer won a three way all in with aces, when he hit a straight on the river to come from behind against Bruce Peery. If that wasn't enough, on the next hand he picked up another 22,000 from Joey McCaig when he flopped a set of queens.
The first hand started with four players seeing a limped pot. Then consecutively, the Cicero Kid, Baumer and Peery went all in on the 
flop.
Baumer had 
, Peery 
and the Kid 
.
The board ran out 
, giving Baumer broadway and eliminating the Kid. It also took a huge chunk out of Peery's stack.
On the next hand, Mccaig opened to 4,000 and Baumer quickly made it 12,000. McCaig called.
The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and McCaig checked again. This time Baumer bet 10,000 and McCaig called.
The river was the and McCaig checked again. Baumer made it 15,000 and McCaig folded.
Prompted by the table to show queens, Baumer slapped two queens on the table, showing a set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
131,000 | |
|
100,000 | -15,000 |
|
45,000 | -27,000 |