Paredes Leaves

David Paredes and Scott Baumstein had reached the river, the board showing . Second to act, Baumstein had 50,000 chips set before him, a bet that looked to exceed the size of the pot by just a touch. That amount also appeared roughly equivalent to what Paredes had before him.

Paredes thought for a while, saying "This would be a sick bluff" at one point. Finally he called, and Baumstein quickly flipped over for a set of aces. Paredes exhaled and mucked, and after a counting down it was discovered he still had two green chips — just 50 left.

All in on the next hand, Paredes survived versus Suraj Dalal to play one more hand. On that one he'd be all in against two players, including Dalal, and when Paredes's two opponents checked down a board, Dalal flipped over — better than Paredes's — and the latter soon left.