Baldwin Wins a Huge One Then Loses a Small Flip
Eric Baldwin has amassed one of the top chip stacks in the room and he is not shying away from any action.
Hand #1: David Jackson was under the gun and raised to 100,000. Eric Baldwin three-bet to 255,000 from the cutoff and Gary Sewell called in the big blind, as did Jackson.
The flop was 
and everyone checked to the turn which was the 
. Sewell led out for 350,000, Jackson folded and Baldwin called.
The river was the 
and Sewell fired out a bet of 500,000. Baldwin moved all in for over 2,000,000 and Sewell tanked on his decision for his remaining stack of 700,000. After some deliberation, Sewell called. Baldwin tabled 
for a full house and Sewell sent his cards to the dealer who mucked the hand without showing.
Hand #2: Action folded around to Eric Baldwin who raised from the hijack. Randy Pfeifer was on the button and moved all in for 390,000, Baldwin called.
Randy Pfeifer: 
Eric Baldwin:
The board ran out 
and the rivered jack gave Pfeifer new life and a larger stack to work with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,220,000
1,920,000
|
1,920,000 |
|
||
|
840,000
719,000
|
719,000 |
|
Busted | |