2012 World Series of Poker

Event 32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$451,779
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,673,200
Entries
178
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Bakes Extends Lead

Level 26

Stud 8

David "Bakes" Baker{x-}{x-} / {8-Spades}{q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} / {x-}
John Monnette{x-}{x-} / {4-Spades}{k-Spades}{6-Spades}{10-Diamonds} / {x-}

Monnette brought it in, Baker completed, and Monnette raised. Baker called. Monnette led out on fourth and fifth street, Baker called both bets, and Monnette slowed down, check-calling a bet on sixth. Both players checked on seventh, and Monnette tabled {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{4-Clubs} for a pair of fours.

Baker held {10-Clubs}{6-}{3-Clubs} for a pair of sixes however, and scooped the pot.

Tags: David Bakes BakerJohn Monnette

Bakes Gets Them Back

Stud

David Bakes Baker has regained his lead over John Monnette during a hand of stud that played out like so.

Baker: {x-}{x-} / {3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{9-Clubs} / {x-}
Monnette: {x-}{x-} / {a-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Spades}{9-Spades} / {x-}

Baker brought it in and Monnette completed. Baker then raised and Monnette called. Baker bet on fourth, fifth and sixth streets and Monnette called each time. Both players then checked seventh and Monnette mucked his cards when Baker tabled {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{2-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
3,240,000
540,000
540,000
WSOP 3X Winner
John Monnette us
John Monnette
2,100,000
-540,000
-540,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: David Bakes BakerJohn Monnette

Two Razz Pots for Monnette

Not-so-angry John Monnette
Not-so-angry John Monnette

Razz

David "Bakes" Baker: {x-}{x-} / {6-}{7-}{j-}{6-}
John Monnette: {x-}{x-} / {2-}{4-}{10-}{8-}

Baker brought it in, Monnette completed, and Baker called. Monnette led out on fourth, fifth, and sixth street, and Baker called him down until sixth, where he folded.

Baker: {x-}{x-} / {8-}{j-}{2-}{5-} / {x-}
Monnette: {x-}{x-} / {q-}{a-}{3-}{a-} / {x-}

Monnette brought it in, then called when Baker completed. Baker check-called bets on all four streets, and Monnette tabled {7-}{6-}{4-} when Baker called him on seventh.

Baker mucked, and Monnette raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
2,700,000
-1,215,000
-1,215,000
WSOP 3X Winner
John Monnette us
John Monnette
2,640,000
1,215,000
1,215,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: David Bakes BakerJohn Monnette

Baker Chips Away

David Bakes Baker has been chipping away at John Monnette the last few rounds, with many of his new found chips being acquired during the Limit Hold'em orbit. Bakes took down three hold'em hands in a row, with Monnette folding to heat on the turn each time.

Baker and Monnette then chopped up a pot during a Omaha Eight-or-Better hand that went like this. On a {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} board, bets were committed on the flop and river (checks on the turn), and at showdown Baker tabled {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for the high and Monnette {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{2-Spades} for the low.

Player Chips Progress
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
3,915,000
1,525,000
1,525,000
WSOP 3X Winner
John Monnette us
John Monnette
1,425,000
-1,525,000
-1,525,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: David BakerJohn Monnette

Bakes Takes First Blood

Level 26

Hold'em

John Monnette had the button, and raised on the first hand of heads-up play. David "Bakes" Baker defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned {7-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. Baker check-raised Monnette, who then re-raised. Baker called.

Baker check-raised Monnette again after the {5-Spades} turned, and Monnette folded {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs} face up.

Tags: John MonnetteDavid Bakes Baker

Paul Sokoloff Eliminated in 3rd Place ($183,784)

Paul Sokoloff - 3rd Place.
Paul Sokoloff - 3rd Place.

Hold'em

John Monnette, who crippled Paul Sokoloff in a Stud 8 hand moments earlier, raised from the small blind. Sokoloff made it three bets, and Monnette called. The flop came down {5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Hearts}, and Monnette led out. Sokoloff raised, Monnette instantly re-raised, and Sokoloff called all in.

Monnette: {7-Clubs}{6-Spades}
Sokoloff: {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

The turn was the {7-Hearts}, giving Monnette a leading pair of sevens. The suicide king ({k-Hearts}) completed the board, eliminating Sokoloff in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Sokoloff gb
Paul Sokoloff
Busted

Tags: John MonnettePaul Sokoloff

Sokoloff Seesawing

Paul Sokoloff has played several hands of Stud games in the few orbits and has seen his stack rise and decrease many times. The latest hand saw Sokoloff take on John Monnette.

Monnette: {x-}{x-} / {9-Spades}{a-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}
Sokoloff: {x-}{x-} / {5-Clubs}{6-Spades}{k-Spades}{q-Spades} (FOLDED)

Both players checked on fourth street and Monnette bet on fifth. Sokoloff called the bet there, but then folded to a bet on sixth street.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Sokoloff gb
Paul Sokoloff
550,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: John MonnettePaul Sokoloff

Baker Takes Monster off of Monnette

Stud

After a few small razz pots, John Monnette brought it in with the {6-Clubs}, and David "Bakes" Baker completed with the {j-Hearts}.

Baker{x-}{x-} / {j-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{8-Spades} / {x-}
Monnette{x-}{x-} / {6-Clubs}{10-Spades}{2-Spades}{4-Spades} / {x-}

Baker check-called a bet on fourth street, and on fifth street, he check-raised Monnette, who called. Baker led for the first time on sixth, and Monnette decided to raise. Baker tank-called, and both players checked on seventh.

"Jacks," Baker announced, tabling {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}.

"You didn't even have a pair???" Monnette shot at him, irritably.

"I had them," Baker responded, indicating that he started the hand with a split pair.

Monnette unhappily mucked his hand, while Baker raked in the monster pot to assume the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
2,600,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 3X Winner
John Monnette us
John Monnette
2,080,000
-620,000
-620,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Paul Sokoloff gb
Paul Sokoloff
525,000
-75,000
-75,000

Tags: John MonnetteDavid Bakes Baker