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David Baker
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Baker currently has over $2 million in tournament winnings. Baker is an Auburn University alumnus. Born in Connecticut, Baker earned a finance degree from Auburn and became a business salesman.
He had been introduced to poker in college.
By the mid 1990s he was playing pot limit omaha at casinos in New Orleans and eventually began playing three times a week at underground casinos in Houston. He became a full-time professional poker player in 2004.
Baker currently has twenty-five WSOP in the money finishes (2011-2015, 2010-2017, 2009-2004, 2008-2002, 2007-2001, 2006-2005, 2004-2001). Highlighted by a 17th-place finish in the main event, his 2010 performance included 7 in the money finishes, which was one behind the 2010 Series leaders.
His first in the money finish was an 18th-place finish at the 237-player $2,500 2004 Limit Hold"em Event 11 for a prize of $4,360.
His first WSOP final table was in the 720-player $1,500 2007 Limit Hold"em Shootout Event 53 for a prize of $12,776. As of 17 July 2011, his highest WSOP prize was in the 7319-player $10,000 2010 Number-Limit Hold"em Championship Event 57 for a prize of $396,967. David "Bakes" Baker, has cashed regularly at the WSOP since the 2008 ODB Baker has cashed regularly at the WSOP since 2006.
Both David Bakers have had multiple in the money finishes in each WSOP since 2008 with at least 4 in each year since 2009.
As of 12 July 2011, the two David Bakers have twice cashed in the same WSOP event. At the 3042-player $1,000 2010 Number-Limit Hold’em Event 13 ODB placed 3rd for a prize of $206,813, while Bakes placed 59th for a prize of $6,132.
At the 817-player $5,000 2011 Triple Chance Number-Limit Hold’em Event 50 Bakes placed 32nd for a prize of $21,311, while ODB placed 39th for a prize of $17,817.
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This was confusing to those following the WSOP because David "Bakes" Baker also finished in the money four times and won a bracelet at the 2010 WSOP. In June 2012, Baker won his first bracelet in the $2,500 Eight Game Mix event, defeating Greg Mueller heads-up to earn $271,312. Additionally, both David "ODB" Baker and David "Bakes" Baker won bracelets three days apart at the 2012 ODB won $2,500 477-entrant Event #37: Eight Game Mix, while Bakes won $10,000 178-entrant Event #32: H.O.R.S.E.
