Laplante Doubles Through Baldwin
Level 18
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
On a blind versus blind situation, the board was showing 
when Eric Baldwin bet 6,000 from the small blind, and Ryan Laplante called from the big blind
The turn brought a 
and Balwin tossed a stack of 5,000 chips out, putting Laplante's tournament at risk. The latter snap-called, with 42,000 chips left and turned over 
for the straight. Balwin, holding 
, was behind and the 
river didn't change anything.
Laplante has now a stack worth 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
100,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
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