David Baker Eliminated in 6th Place ($51,485)
Livello 22
: 10,000/20,000, 5,000 ante
Steve Sung opened to 50,000, and David Baker three-bet all in for his last 61,000. Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind, and Sung added the extra few chips to the pot to go drawing.
Sung and Baker took one card apiece, while Hellmuth plucked two. He must have liked it, because he led out into the pot with 50,000. Sung folded, and Hellmuth tabled his 
. Baker was once again drawing live with 
, and he needed to pull lucky one more time.
He could not. The 
landed face-up on the felt, and it was no good at all.
The defending champ has thusly been sent off in sixth place, another fine run in the event he won last year. This one's good for $51,485 -- a fine consolation, but not exactly what he was looking for today.