Championship Day 2: Michael Newman Gets David Baker to Fold the River

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 173 of 1,360

David “ODB” Baker raised to 15,000 from under the gun, Anthony Utnage called from middle position and Michael Newman called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of an As6d5c8s board where Newman bet 20,000. Baker called and Utnage folded.

The river was the 10c, Newman bet 20,000 again and Baker folded KsKh face up.

Newman showed Ad7c for a pair of aces as he collected the pot.

Michael Newman – 435,000
David “ODB” Baker – 640,000