Baker Doubles through Thomas
With the end of the night approaching, play has slowed. Phil Hellmuth was first into a recent pot from the button and limped. Mandy Thomas then completed the small blind and Jeffrey Baker checked the big blind.
Baker, in the 1-seat, seemed not to realize or remember that Thomas, in the 9-seat, was in the pot for a flop of . He went to bet 30,000 just as Thomas also bet 30,000, making Baker's "bet" a call. "What in the heck is going on here?" asked an amused Hellmuth. He folded his hand.
The turn came . Thomas bet pot, enough to put Baker all in. He instantly called with , a wheel. Thomas had two pair and a live seven, . The river improved Thomas, but not to a hand that could beat a wheel. Baker doubled to about 175,000 while Thomas is down to 72,000.