Arieh Avoids Baker's Bait
Level 16
No-Limit Hold'em
Chip leader Josh Arieh opened for 30,000 from middle position, then it folded around to David "ODB" Baker in the small blind who reraised to 155,000 total. Phil Hellmuth folded the big blind, and Arieh weighed his options.
After a few moments, Arieh asked Baker what he had behind, and Baker quickly tallied up his chips. "97 more if you want to put me all in," he explained, stacking up the 97,000 chips he had left. "Or 125 if you want to see a flop," he added with a grin.
Arieh finally folded his 
face up. He still leads with about 1.85 million, while Baker now sits with 295,000.
. Arieh checked, Glantz bet 47,000, and Arieh called. Both players then checked the 
turn.
and a check from Arieh. Glantz paused a beat, then checked as well. Arieh tabled 
for tens and sevens, and Glantz mucked.
and Hansen turned up the 
saying, "I have one overcard." His other card was the 
.
and Lisandro's kings held. He won the hand and doubled up to over 700,000. Hansen slipped below 500,000.
, pairing Glantz and leaving Hellmuth looking for a nine. The turn was the 
, and Glantz doubles back to 458,000. Hellmuth meanwhile now has about 900,000.
, and Seiver checked to Ahmed who continued for 35,000. Seiver called.
, and Seiver checked again. Ahmed moved all in for 108,000, and Seiver tank-folded.
. Yitzhaki checked, Shchemelev bet 60,000, Ruthenberg called, and Yitzhaki folded. The turn brought the 
. Shchemelev checked again, and Ruthenberg carved out a bet of 135,000. Shchemelev made the call.
for aces full of sixes, and Shchemelev mucked. Ruthenberg moves up to 1.04 million after taking that big pot, while Shchemelev slips to 565,000.
, and Johnson led for 82,000. Only Mizrachi called.
, and Johnson led again - this time for 92,000. Mizrachi called.
completed the board, and Johnson moved all in for 333,000. Mizrachi released, and Johnson took down the pot.
and Lester checked. Sabic checked behind to see the 
