David Baker (poker player, 1986)

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David Baker
  Personal information  
Date of birth 17th October 1986
place of birth United StatesUnited States Charlotte
Nickname Bakes
Nicknames
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WhooooKiddPokerStars & Absolute Poker

Bussa BussFull Tilt Poker & UltimateBet

YoungpittsWSOP.com
place of residence United StatesUnited States Las Vegas
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 451,779
Total prize money $ 3,249,486
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 2
Cashes 51
Best main event 252nd ( 2008 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
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Cashes 5
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
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Cashes 1
Last updated: January 16, 2020

David Baker (born October 17, 1986 in Charlotte , North Carolina ) is a professional American poker player . He is two-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker . He is nicknamed "Bakes" because of a poker player of the same name .

Personal

Baker studied at Michigan State University in East Lansing for two years but did not graduate due to his poker career. He lives in Las Vegas .

Poker career

Career

Baker discovered poker in high school and began playing for money during his studies. In private rounds, he played with Justin Scott and Dean Hamrick , who are now also professional poker players and each of the World Series of Poker bracelet winners . Baker has been playing online since July 2006 under the nicknames WhooooKidd ( PokerStars and Absolute Poker) and Bussa Buss ( Full Tilt Poker and UltimateBet ) . He has earned more than five million US dollars with online tournament poker , with the majority of more than four million dollars being won on the PokerStars platform . At the World Championship of Online Poker played there in 2014 , Baker prevailed in an event in the 8-game variant . Since 2007 he has also participated in renowned live tournaments .

Baker's first live cash placement came in November 2007 at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Main Event in Mashantucket , where he received nearly $ 20,000 for his 35th place. In mid-April 2008 he took second place at a tournament of the Five Star World Poker Classic at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, which was worth around $ 230,000. In June 2008 , Baker was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and came twice, a. a. in the main event , in the money ranks. At the 2010 WSOP , Baker finished sixth in the Poker Player's Championship for over $ 270,000 and a few days later won the No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw World Championship . For this he received a bracelet and a prize of almost $ 300,000. In mid-January 2011, Baker finished sixth at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventures high roller event in the Bahamas , which was paid for around $ 200,000. A month later, he finished seventh in the WPT main event in Los Angeles, earning more than $ 175,000. At the 2012 WSOP , Baker won a tournament in HORSE and received his second bracelet in addition to his highest prize money to date of over $ 450,000 . A year later, he reached eight cash placements and three final tables at the World Series of Poker , placing him fifth in the WSOP Player of the Year ranking. At the 2018 WSOP , Baker finished second in a HORSE event after losing heads-up to John Hennigan for more than $ 250,000.

In total, Baker has earned more than $ 3 million in poker playing live tournaments.

Bracelet overview

Baker cashed 51 times at the WSOP and won two bracelets :

year Buy-in (in $ ) competition Attendees Prize money (in $)
2010 10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship 101 294,321
2012 10,000 HORSE 178 451.779

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b David Baker - Cooks Up Recipe for Success on cardplayer.com from September 3, 2010, accessed on May 29, 2019 (English).
  2. ↑ David Baker whips up first WSOP win on espn.com on June 25, 2010, accessed on May 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b c David Baker in the World Series of Poker database, accessed May 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ Bakes in the PocketFives database, accessed on May 29, 2019.
  5. ↑ WCOOP-33: $ 320 8-Game, $ 100K Guaranteed in the PocketFives database, accessed May 29, 2019.
  6. ↑ a b David Baker in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 29, 2019.
  7. ↑ 2007 World Poker Finals ($ 9,700 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 29, 2019.
  8. ↑ Sixth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic - WPT World Championship ($ 5,000 + 180 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 29, 2019.
  9. ↑ 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 ($ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 29, 2019.
  10. ↑ 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 ($ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 29, 2019.
  11. ↑ 41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 ($ 50,000 The Players Championship Event 8 Game) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 29, 2019.
  12. ↑ 41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 ($ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 29, 2019.
  13. ↑ PCA - 2011 ($ 25,000 + 500 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 29, 2019.
  14. ↑ 2011 LA Poker Classic ($ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 29, 2019.
  15. ↑ 43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012 ($ 10,000 HORSE (Event # 32)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 29, 2019.
  16. ↑ 2013 WSOP Player of the Year in the World Series of Poker database, accessed May 29, 2019.
  17. ↑ 49th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2018 ($ 10,000 HORSE (Event # 27)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 29, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Baker, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bakes (nickname); WhooooKidd (nickname); Bussa Buss (nickname); Youngpitts (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH 17th October 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Charlotte , North Carolina , United States