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Day 2
Action started at 2:00 PM, with Jeff Madsen making an early exit on the first hand who started with
17,000 chips. Other bustouts include Chris Ferguson, Allen Cunningham, Dennis Phillips, Paul Wasicka,
Eugene Katchalov, Alex Jacob, Pat Poels, Joe Pelton, Justin Peche and Tony Ma.
Phil Hellmuth began the day with over 88K in chips, but things just went wrong at the worse possible times,
sending him down to 16k then 13K in his stack. He would work his way up only to be slapped back
down by the hand of fate. Eventually Phil was gone from the tournament after another player turned their
A 5 into two pair. Phil not only got up from the chair, but had to payoff a $2,000 bet to Roland
De Wolfe because Roland lasted longer than he did.
Bertrand Grospellier got in on a number of nice hands which enabled him to take the 27,200 from
yesterday and grow it into 414,000 to end the day. Two other pros, James Mackey with 299,900 chips and
Young Phan with 211,000 will also join Bertrand on Day 3 to compete for the championship bracelet.
At the end of the day, there were 21 players left in the field for Day 3. Here are the top 9:
Day 3 -- Final Table
Read the summary news from the WSOP on this event:
The 2009 World Series of Poker $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold�em champion is Eric Baldwin.
Baldwin collected $521,991 for first place. He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.
Baldwin attended the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He earned his college degree in
psychology, with a minor in mathematics. According to the official records, Baldwin now
has 1 win, 2 final table appearances, and 7 in-the-money finishes at the WSOP. On his
future plans and goals. "My dream is to be sponsored by Miller Lite. That�s kind of
a joke. But I like to drink Miller Lite. I want to throw that out there. If Miller
Lite needs a guy in the poker world, just give me a free supply, and we�re golden."
Note: WSOP official sponsor Milwaukee�s Best Light is made by Miller Brewing Company,
which also makes Miller Lite.
The defending champion from 2008 was Jesper Hougaard, from Copenhagen, Denmark.
He did not enter this event. Phil Hellmuth�s cash gives him 71 for his WSOP career �
which ranks first on the all-time list. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson�s cash gives him
58 for his WSOP career � which ranks third on the all-time list. Thor Hansen�s
cash gives him 45 for his WSOP career � which places him into a 14th-place tie
on the all-time list. Allen Cunningham�s cash gives him 38 for his WSOP career � which
places into a 20th-place tie on the all-time list.
The End of Day One chip leader was Jonas Klausen. He ended up finishing in second
place. Klausen was also the chip leader coming into the final table. Eric Baldwin
came into the final table ranked second out of nine players. He seized the chip
lead when play became heads-up in what was a 7-hour finale. The decisive hand of
the tournament took place late when Klausen was dealt Q-10 and flopped top two
pair. But Baldwin had 4-4 and flopped a set of fours. The board was a nightmare
for Klausen, which showed Q-10-4. Baldwin�s set of fours held up, which did massive
damage to Klausen�s stack. Baldwin later described the course of events as a
"cooler hand." His comment reflected the notion that neither player could have
gotten away from the hand, thus it was somewhat fortunate for Baldwin that he
was on the favorable side of the break. The final hand of the tournament came when
Baldwin had about an 8 to 1 chip advantage. Baldwin�s 10-10 raced against Klausen�s
A-Q. With the large crowd shouting for aces, queens, and tens � neither player
improved his hand. That mean the pocket tens dragged the final pot of the night,
giving Baldwin his victory. The moment he won, Baldwin jumped into the crowd and
was mobbed by about a dozen supporters, including his girlfriend.
Eric Baldwin