Eric Baldwin - 4,865,000
Jonas Klausen - 4,565,000
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 34 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,095
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 2095
Filter
Eric Baldwin - 4,865,000
Jonas Klausen - 4,565,000
Before the level concluded, we saw five hands of heads up play. The first four ended in small pots and little incident.
In the fifth, Eric Baldwin raised from the small blind/button, and and Jonas Klausen called. The flop came
, and both checked. The turn was the 
. Klausen bet 245,000, and Baldwin let it go.
The flop came down
, and Taylor continued out with a bet of 175,000. Baldwin took his time eyeing up his opponent before turning his gaze toward his own chip stack. After a minute or more, he announced, "All in." Taylor sunk back into his chair, frustration over Baldwin's aggression maybe just now starting to become visible on his face. After a few minutes of deep thought, he made the call to put his tournament life on the line.Showdown
Taylor:
Baldwin:
Baldwin was ahead with top pair, and Taylor was looking for one of his six overcard outs to stay alive. The turn was a blank
though, and the 
that filled out the board would be the last river card of the night for Taylor.After running over the field on Day 1, Taylor took the overnight chip lead into the second day. His stack was middling for most of yesterday's action, but Taylor won some big key pots to run deep into the final table. In the end though, his king-queen couldn't find any help, and he has exited in 3rd place.
. Baldwin bet 185,000, and Klausen made the call.The turn was the
. This time Baldwin bet 540,000. Klausen took a couple of minutes, then announced he was all in. Baldwin instantly called.Baldwin
Klausen
Baldwin had the flush, but Klausen had outs to survive. And the river brought the
, sending Klausen's colorfully-dressed Danish cheering section into song. Klausen doubles up into the chip lead with more than 5 million, while Baldwin tumbles back close to 2 million.
Klausen took about fifteen seconds to think about it, then folded. Baldwin has more than 5 million now, while Klausen has slipped back around 2.5 million.
The flop came
. Baldwin bet 90,000, and Klausen promptly raised to 205,000. Baldwin took about a half-minute, then quietly announced he was raising. He pushed out a tall stack of green chips, topped by three orange ones -- a total of 590,000. Klausen looked at the board for a moment, then let it go.
Baldwin moves up to 4.75 million, while Klausen has 3.275 million. Taylor still has 1.4 million.
, Eric Baldwin led out with a bet of 120,000. His lone opponent was Jonas Klausen, and he quickly made the call. Both players checked the on the turn, and the action repeated when the hit the river.Baldwin looked disappointed when Klausen checked behind him on the river. He turned over
for the straight, winning that small battle.
The flop came
. Taylor bet 235,000 (about two-thirds the pot), and after shuffling his chips for a bit Baldwin made the call. The turn was the
. With great deliberation, Taylor carefully set out a bet of 425,000. Baldwin took about five seconds to announce he was raising all in. As Baldwin had Taylor well covered, Taylor had a big decision to make.And he took his time. About five minutes' worth, in fact. Most of that period he spent staring at the board, though occasionally would look to his left and ask brief questions of Baldwin, none of which did his opponent answer.
Finally, though it obviously pained him to do so, Taylor let it go. After that hand, Taylor dips down to about 1.4 million. Baldwin is up to 4.34 million, the new chip leader, pushing past Jonas Klausen who has 3.68 million.
Eric Baldwin -- 3.345 million
James Taylor -- 2.45 million
