Baker Cripped, Then Doubles
Stud-8
David Baker: ![]()
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(third through sixth street)
Alexander Lakhov: ![]()
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(third through sixth street)
Lakhov defended his
bring-in after Baker's complete. Baker check-called bets on fourth and fifth before Lakhov took the lead on sixth. Lakhov opted to check, leading to a Baker bet. Lakhov check-raised and Baker called, doing so again so seventh street.
Lakhov showed down cards of ![]()
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for a six-high straight and 6-5-4-3-2 low, scooping the pot.
Two hands later, though, Baker doubled up.
Baker: ![]()
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(third through sixth street)
Lakhov : ![]()
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(third through sixth street)
Baker was all in on fourth street and his starting cards were ![]()
for a pair of queens. Lakhov held ![]()
for a flush draw and pair of nines, catching the
on seventh to make two pair. Baker turned over his seventh street, the
, to make kings and queens to double up to about 42,000.