David Baker Spikes an Eight on the River to Survive with a Chop Against Derrick Geliberte

Photo:  WPT Champions Club Member David “ODB” Baker

After a flop of , Derrick Geliberte bets 3,500 from the small blind, the big blind calls, and David “ODB” Baker raises from the hijack to 15,000.

Geliberte tanks for a long time before he calls, and the big blind quickly folds.

The turn card is the , Geliberte bets 30,000, and now it’s Baker’s turn to go into the tank.

Baker eventually moves all in for about 70,000, and Geliberte snap-calls with as he turned an eight-high straight.

Baker turns over — he flopped a seven-high straight, but now he needs to catch one of the two remaining eights in the deck to stay alive.

The river card is — the !

The river card puts an eight-high straight on the board to counterfeit Geliberte, and it’s a chopped pot.

Derrick Geliberte  –  245,000  (204 bb)
David “ODB” Baker  –  92,000  (77 bb)

Photo:  Derrick Geliberte