Hand #200: Matt Waxman limped the button and Eric Baldwin checked his option from the big blind. Both players checked the flop and then Waxman folded to a 90,000 bet on the turn.
Hand #201: Eric Baldwin folded his button.
Hand #202: Matt Waxman raised to 160,000 from the button and Eric Baldwin folded.
Hand #203: Eric Baldwin limped from the button, Matt Waxman checked his option and the flop came down . Waxman bet 90,000, Baldwin called and the dealer burned and turned the . Waxman kept the pressure on with a bet of 180,000, Baldwin called and then both players checked the river. Waxman showed the for missed straight and flush draws while Baldwin tabled the to win the pot with a pair of jacks.
Hand #196: Matt Waxman raised to 160,000 from the button but folded when Eric Baldwin three-bet to 380,000.
Hand #197: Eric Baldwin limped the button and then folded when Matt Waxman moved all in.
Hand #198: Matt Waxman raised to 160,000 and Eric Baldwin folded.
Hand #199: Eric Baldwin raised to 160,000 on the button and Matt Waxman called. Both players checked the flop, the turned, and Baldwin folded to a bet of 120,000 from Waxman.
Hand #195: In what is already an epic heads-up match, Eric Baldwin has just pulled into the chip lead for a second time.
It happened when he raised to 160,000 from the button and Matt Waxman called. The latter check-called bets of 110,000 on the flop and 265,000 on the river before Baldwin fired out a healthy 885,000 on the river. Waxman took his time before whispering, "Call."
Baldwin tabled the for trip nines and it was good as Waxman sent his cards to the muck.
Hand #193: Eric Baldwin limped the button and then called when Matt Waxman raised to 230,000. The flop saw Waxman lead out for 180,000 and then folded when Baldwin moved all in.
Hand #194: Matt Waxman raised to 160,000 and Eric Baldwin folded.
Hand #187: Eric Baldwin limped the button and then called off his stack of 1.1 million when Matt Waxman moved all in.
Waxman:
Baldwin:
Waxman picked a bad spot and he paid the price as the board ran out .
Hand #188: Matt Waxman folded the button.
Hand #189: Eric Baldwin raised the button to 160,000, Matt Waxman called and the flop came down . Waxman checked and then folded when Baldwin bet 170,000.
Hand #190: Matt Waxman made it 160,000 to go from the button, Eric Baldwin called and the flop came down . Baldwin checked and then folded when Waxman bet 115,000.
Hand #191: Eric Baldwin limped the button and Matt Waxman checked his option. Waxman proceeded to check-call a bet of 80,000 on the [qoh4s4c] flop and then both players checked the turn and river. Waxman showed the and Baldwin mucked.
Hand #192: Matt Waxman opened for 160,000 and Eric Baldwin called, bringing about a flop of . Baldwin check-folded to a bet of 80,000.
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Hand #186: Matt Waxman raised to 120,000 and then called when Eric Baldwin made it 280,000 to go. Waxman then called a bet of 220,000 on the flop, both players checked the turn and the completed the board on the river.
Baldwin led out for 420,000 and Waxman called. Baldwin showed the for a missed straight, and Waxman won the pot with the .
Hand #184: Matt Waxman raised and Eric Baldwin folded.
Hand #185: Eric Baldwin opened for 120,000 on the button and Matt Waxman made the call. Both players checked the flop, and then Waxman check-called a bet of 80,000 on the turn. Waxman checked for a third time on the river, but called a bet of 320,000. Baldwin tabled the for a pair of queens and it was good as Waxman sent his cards to the muck.
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