Eric Baldwin, WSOP bracelet owner whose live tournament résumé boasts cashes worth $5.2 million, is on his way to add another notch. He's sitting on a very healthy 309,000 with the bubble looming.
Todd Brunson was down to his last 40,500 and he moved them in play from the second position, causing a chain reaction.
Next to Brunson, Aditya Agarwal called. A player who was next to act reshoved for about 130,000 or so, and his left-handed opponent called all-in for roughly 25,000. The avalanche finally stopped at Agarwal, who released his hand, leaving a free money to compete for.
Todd Brunson:
Bigger stack:
Smaller stack:
Brunson's Cowboys were in a perfect situation for a quadruple, and the board confirmed his victory. The player with the ace-queen departed.