Powell Calling Down Baldwin
With about 2,700 in the middle, the flop read with plenty of big names still holding cards. Matt Stout was first up and he checked to Brian Powell. He also checked and action moved to Eric Baldwin. "Basebaldy" checked to move the action to Tommy Vedes and he also checked. Last to act was Liv Boeree and she fired 1,600. Stout folded before Powell called. Baldwin check-raised to 5,500 and then Vedes folded. Boeree also folded, but Powell stuck around with a call.
Action was now heads up and then turn brought the . Powell checked and Baldwin fired 7,300. After a minute of tanking, Powell made the call.
The river completed the board with the . Powell checked and then Baldwin checked behind.
"Just a nine," said Powell and Baldwin nodded his head to acknowledge that it was good. Powell then tabled the and Baldwin mucked.
"Nice hand," said Baldwin, complimenting Powell and making some pretty nice calls with just a pair of nines.
Powell increased his stack to 47,000 while Baldwin saw his drop to 26,000.