There is a dead button in Seat 1. David Oppenheim raises to 140,000 and John Juanda three-bets to 275,000. Oppenheim folds and Juanda wins the pot.
2010 World Series of Poker
No one will be more disappointed to hear about David Baker's elimination than his girlfriend Maria "maridu" Mayrinck. Although Maridu was on the rail for the first three days of the tournament as Baker built his stack, her professional obligations as a member of Team PokerStars Pro Brazil required her to fly down to Lima, Peru yesterday to play in the Latin American Poker Tour event there that starts tomorrow.
Maridu has been railing Baker long-distance by following along on PokerNews all day and tells us that she couldn't be prouder of her man.
"He's my hero," she said. "I'm crying, I'm so proud!"
The button is with Robert Mizrachi in Seat 8.
Michael Mizrachi opens with a raise to 145,000 and play folds to David Baker in the small blind who moves all in. Mizrachi insta-calls and the crowd are on their feet!
Mizrachi:
Baker:
The board falls and Mizrachi's pair of kings hold to eliminate Baker from the tournament in 6th place for $272,275. The "Grinder! Grinder! Grinder!" chants have erupted as their boy is now into the chip lead!
David Oppenheim has the button in Seat 7. John Juanda opens for 150,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
The button is with Michael Mizrachi in Seat 6. Vladimir Schmelev raises to 170,000 from middle position and play folds to Daniel Alaei who looks visibly frustrated as he looks down at his short stack. He thinks for several moments and surveys the stacks of the entire table before committing his last 410,000 chips. The table folds around and Schmelev quickly calls.
Schmelev:
Alaei:
The board arrives and Alaei can't spike a six to save himself. He's eliminated in 7th place for a payday of $221,105.
Daniel Alaei has the button in Seat 5. David Baker opens for 140,000 and Michael Mizrachi three-bets to 325,000 from the small blind. Baker folds and Mizrachi wins the pot.
The button is with John Juanda in Seat 4. David Baker raises to 140,000 and play folds around to Michael Mizrachi who makes the call in the big blind.
The heads-up flop arrives . Mizrachi checks to the preflop aggressor, but Baker checks behind. The turn brings the and Mizrachi this time bets out for 230,000. Baker insta-folds and the Mizrachi fan club finds some voice.
Vladimir Schmelev has the button in Seat 3. David Oppenheim raises to 150,000, Daniel Alaei moves all-in for 175,000 from the big blind and Oppenheim calls.
Alaei
Oppenheim
The board runs out and Alaei doubles up.
The button is with David Baker in Seat 1. Robert Mizrachi opens to 135,000 before David Baker raises it up to 350,000. It's the second time that Baker has three-bet in a button versus cutoff situation against Mizrachi. It worked the first time, and it works again this time as Mizrachi folds and Baker collects a nice pot.
Robert Mizrachi has the button in Seat 8. Daniel Alaei limps in for 50,000 and David Oppenheim raises to 225,000. Alaei calls and they go heads-up to the flop. Alaei moves all-in and Oppenheim calls. Alaei has him covered.
Oppenheim
Alaei
The turn is the and Alaei wrests the lead from Oppenheim as he spikes two pair. Oppeheim needs an ace, a four, a ten or a jack to retake the lead... and BOOM! He hits the on the river to make aces up and win the pot.
Alaei is down to only 225,000.