Break
2009 Aruba Poker Classic
$5,500 Aruba Poker Classic Championship
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 Aruba Poker Classic
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,303,750
Entries
475
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Play Resumes
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A Double Play for Basebaldy
Robert Mizrachi opened the pot with a raise to 13,000 from late position, and Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin moved all in for about 110,000 right behind him. Mizrachi would make the call to put his opponent at risk, and he was in the dominating spot with
versus 
.The flop was bone dry, but the
peeled off the deck on the turn to provide salvation for the short stack. In the end, the board of 
was just what Basebaldy needed to double his way up over 225,000.
Baldwin Doubles Through Reiman
Reiman held
against Baldwin's 
.The board ran out
to keep Baldwin in the lead and double him up to 490,000. Reiman dropped to 540,000.
Rice Races to 225k
Rice opened the hand with a raise to 15,000 and was reraised by Clancy who made it a total of 48,000 to go. Rice then moved all in for approximately 115,000 total and Clancy made the call, setting up the following preflop showdown:
Clancy:
Rice:
When the dealer spread the flop, Clancy could see the
in the window and immediately said, "Nice hand." The other two flop cards were the 
and 
.The turn and river brought running kings and Rice took down the pot with two pair. Clancy dropped to 355,000 in chips in the loss.
Reiman Drops Another Big Pot Doubling Up Jewett
Reimain had the slight lead when the cards were turned over holding
. Jewett needed some help with 
.The board ran out
to give Jewett the double up to 220,000. Reiman lost his second big pot in a row doubling up an opponent and dropped to 430,000.
Ty Reiman Eliminated in 17th Place ($18,430)
After a raising war preflop, Reiman and Eric Baldwin were all in with similar stacks of about 450,000 apiece. Baldwin turned over
, and Reiman slumped in his chair, tabling 
.The board ran out
, holding Baldwin's kings and shipping him the biggest pot of the tournament so far. When the chips were counted down, Reiman was slightly covered, and Baldwin has now vaulted up to a very dangerous 920,000.
Updated Chip Counts
Robert Mizrachi - 920,000
Eric Baldwin - 920,000
Brandon Hall - 770,000
Max Greenwood - 563,000
Jose Santos - 550,000
David Perkins - 420,000
Charlie Hook - 410,000
John Clancy - 345,000
Brock Parker - 345,000
Brent Roberts - 345,000
Ryan Schmidt - 310,000
Matthew Ross - 290,000
Chase Steely - 252,000
Travis Rice - 225,000
James Jewett - 220,000
James Mordue - 120,000
Mordue Doubles Up
. Max Greenwood was next in position and he made the call. Jose Roberto Santos folded, leaving Greenwood in charge of trying to eliminate Mordue.Mordue tabled
against Greenwood's .The turn was the
and the river the 
. Mordue's two pair was the best hand and he was able to double to nearly 200,000 chips."It's never easy." commented Mordue, "I'm surprised it didn't come nine, nine."