Swing and a Miss for "Basebaldy"
No-Limit tournament specialist and WSOP bracelet winner Eric Baldwin just lost a big pot at his table.
Baldwin in late position raised to 200 pre-flop with a call from the player in the cutoff. The player on the button raised to 300 and both players called.
The flop came . Baldwin bet 100 and the button called.
The turn was the , Baldwin bet 200, was raised by the button to 400, and then called.
The river came the to eliminate the possibility of a low and put the possible club flush out there. Baldwin checked, the button bet 200, Baldwin put in another bet for the check-raise but was then raised again by the button. Baldwin tanked for a minute and painfully made the call for a total of 600.
The player on the button flipped over for the rivered nut-flush.
Baldwin shook his head and said, "Wow... that's a pretty hand" as he mucked and got knocked down to around 3,500