Kirill Gerasimov raised 320,000 from the button and John Kabbaj called. The flop came . Kabbaj checked and after a bet from Gerasimov, Kabbaj tossed in his hand.
On the next hand after his crippling, Eric Baldwin was on the button, and he raised the pot. The 420,000-chip bet was exactly how much he had left in his stack. In the small blind, John Kabbaj raised his eyebrows and asked rhetorically, "Four twenty, huh?..." He stacked out the call, double-checked his hole cards, and slid the chips into the pot. Kirill Gerasimov ducked out from the big blind.
Showdown
Baldwin:
Kabbaj:
Baldwin was all in and behind, and the flop was a disaster. It rolled out to give Kabbaj two pair and leave Baldwin drawing to a miracle. He stayed alive when the hit the turn, but he would need to find one of the two remaining sixes in the deck to stick around. The river was the though, and his two pair weren't good enough.
With aces up, Kabbaj has knocked off Eric Baldwin in 3rd place. Baldwin made another great run through this field, but he falls just two spots short of picking up his second bracelet this year. Still, $259,534 is something to be proud of.
Kirill Gerasimov raised to 300,000 from the button. Eric Baldwin called from the small blind and John Kabbaj got out of the way.
The flop came and after a check from Baldwin, Gerasimov bet 375,000. Baldwin then check-raised pot 1,400,000 more. Gerasimov moved all in and Baldwin called.
Baldwin:
Gerasimov:
The board filled out allowing Gerasimov to double up huge with two pair, aces and nines.
Baldwin raised to 285,000 from the button. Kabbaj folded his small blind and Kirill Gerasimov reraised pot. Baldwin tossed his cards into the muck and Gerasimov took it down.