The 1978 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Bobby Baldwin just got himself a very lucky double up in order to stay alive in this event.
Brian Rast raised under the gun to 375,000 and Baldwin called in late position. The flop came down and Rast checked to Baldwin who moved all in for 1,730,000. Rast called.
Rast turned over and had a commanding lead over Baldwin's . The turn was the , and on the river Baldwin needed to catch a king or a queen in order to stay alive. The river was the and Baldwin gave himself another chance in this event with just 16 players remaining.
Guy Laliberté raised to 400,000 from under the gun and Antonio Esfandiari called from the hijack seat. The flop came down and Laliberté bet 700,000. Esfandiari called.
The turn double-paired the board with the and Laliberté bet 1.2 million. Esfandiari folded.
On the next hand, Esfandiari raised to 350,000 from middle position and Laliberté called from the big blind to take the flop. Laliberté checked and Esfandiari bet 460,000. Laliberté called.
The turn was the and Laliberté checked. Esfandiari bet 905,000 and Laliberté folded.
Phill Hellmuth keeps losing pots left and right, and Brian Rast just took some more from the 12-time champ.
Hellmuth raised under the gun to 410,000 and Rast called from the big blind.
The flop came down and both players checked. The turn was the and Hellmuth bet 300,000. Rast put in a raise to three million and Hellmuth tanked for a very long time before folding his hand as the break started.
On the first hand back from the dinner break, action folded to Frederic Banjout in the hijack seat and he raised to 600,000. Play then folded over to Mike Sexton in the big blind and he reraised all in for 1.5 million. Banjout quickly called and turned over the . Sexton held the .
"Hold 'em, froggy!" yelled out Sexton as he tabled his hand.
The flop, turn and river ran out and Sexton doubled up. He pumped his right fist in the air when the river card hit and followed that with a big clap of his hands. Sexton moved to over 3.3 million in chips.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Gruissem bet 375,000. Steven called.
and Gruissem bet 700,000. Steven called and mucked when the German turned over 
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and had a commanding lead over Baldwin's 
. The turn was the 
, and on the river Baldwin needed to catch a king or a queen in order to stay alive. The river was the 
and Baldwin gave himself another chance in this event with just 16 players remaining.
and Laliberté bet 700,000. Esfandiari called.
and Laliberté bet 1.2 million. Esfandiari folded.
flop. Laliberté checked and Esfandiari bet 460,000. Laliberté called.
and Laliberté checked. Esfandiari bet 905,000 and Laliberté folded.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
. Sexton held the 
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