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On a flop of 
, Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin checked to his sole opponent in middle position, who checked behind. The dealer proceeded to burn and turn the 
, prompting Baldwin to bet 350. It was enough to scare his opponent off and take down the hand.
Baldwin is up to 4,000.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
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4,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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Tony Dunst raised to 225 from middle position and found a late-position caller. It was heads up to the 
flop, which both players checked. When the 
appeared on the turn, Dunst led out for 300, his opponent called, and the 
appeared on the river.
Dunst wasted little time in betting 800, his opponent called, and the dapper dressed turned over 
for a rivered straight. The late-position player mucked as Dunst chipped up to 4,500.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
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4,500 | |
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On a flop of 
, the "Alabama Cowboy" Hoyt Corkins got his chips all in holding 
and was ahead of his opponent's 
. We didn't catch the turn card, but we do know that the 
spiked on the river to put an end to Corkins' day.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminato | |
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Livello: 4
Bui: 75/150
Ante: 0
The WSOP hasn't always offered open $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em events. In the past, there were $1,000 rebuy events, ladies events, and seniors events, but typically the open events had a minimum buy-in of $1,500. During the 2009 series, the WSOP held one open $1,000 NLHE event which was appropriately nicknamed the "Stimulus Special," as it was meant to be a cheaper alternative for people who had been affected by the recession here in the United States.
Last year WSOP bumped the number of open $1,000 NLHE events to six total. This year, five of these $1,000 events were held with this being the last of the bunch.
Below is a chart showing the winners of all the $1,000 events from 2009 through today. (Note, this table does not include Ladies Events, Seniors Events, or Rebuy Events.)
Who will be the next player to join this prestigious list of winners? Stay tuned to PokerNews to find out!
| Year | Event | Winner | Entrants | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Event #4 | Steve Sung | 6,012 | $771,106 |
| 2010 | Event #3 | Aadam Daya | 4,345 | $625,872 |
| 2010 | Event #13 | Steven Gee | 3,024 | $472,479 |
| 2010 | Event #24 | Jeffrey Tebben | 3,289 | $503,389 |
| 2010 | Event #36 | Scott Montgomery | 3,102 | $481,760 |
| 2010 | Event #47 | Shawn Busse | 3,128 | $485,791 |
| 2010 | Event #54 | Marcel Vonk | 3,844 | $570,960 |
| 2011 | Event #8 | Sean Getzwiller | 4,178 | $611,185 |
| 2011 | Event #20 | Jason Somerville | 3,175 | $493,091 |
| 2011 | Event #34 | Mark Schmid | 3,144 | $488,283 |
| 2011 | Event #45 | Kenneth Griffin | 2,890 | $455,356 |
One of the reasons the WSOP $1,000 buy-in events have proved so popular is that the "average" player has the chance to play alongside their favorite pros. That is apparent today, especially when it comes to some of the Team PokerStars Pros in the field.
We've witnessed a few players happily engaged in conversation with Team PokerStars Pro (USA) Dennis Phillips, who if you recall took third in the 2008 Main Event. Likewise, Team PokerStars Pros Fatima Moreira De Melo (Netherlands), Dario Minieri (Italy), and Randy Lew (Online) have been cordial in their roles as poker ambassadors.
While not everyone can make it to Vegas to take on these pros, anyone outside the U.S. is able to play them on PokerStars. Not only that, there is a strong likelihood that these pros and others will be attending upcoming tournaments on the Latin American Poker Tour, European Poker Tour, and Asia-Pacific Poker Tour. If you want your chance to qualify there tours and take on a Team PokerStars Pro, be sure to visit PokerStars for all the details.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
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10,400
7,400
|
7,400 |
|
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4,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
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2,325
-675
|
-675 |
|
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1,700
-1,300
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-1,300 |
We were doing our rounds and discovered that Seat 3 on Table 9 was empty. That was the same seat formerly occupied Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin, who has been eliminated from the tournament. Baldwin is a big baseball guy, hence the title . . . get it . . . fourth level = fourth inning.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
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Eliminato | |
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We're all about fun stats, so we thought we'd throw one your way. Unfortunately, we haven't seen any of the listed players in this event . . . we're guessing they're saving themselves for tonight's $50K Poker Players Championship.
| Place | Player | # of Cashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Hellmuth | 34 |
| 2 | John Juanda | 33 |
| 3 | Barry Greenstein | 31 |
| “ | Daniel Negreanu | 31 |
| 5 | Chau Giang | 29 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Lisandro | 28 |
| 7 | Chris Bjorin | 27 |
| “ | Marco Traniello | 27 |
| 9 | Chris Ferguson | 26 |
| “ | Anthony Cousineau | 26 |
After the flop of 
, Ricky Fohrenbach checked from the big blind and the player in the hijack bet 300. Fohrenbach then went all in for a total of 1,150 and the hijack called.
Fohrenbach: 
Hijack: 
Fohrenbach's pair of nines was second best and the 
on the turn and 
on the river couldn't save him so he headed to the rail while his opponent raked in the pot.
