David ODB Baker (born July 14, 1972) is an American professional
poker
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player living in
Sahuarita, Arizona, who has won four
World Series of Poker
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(WSOP) bracelets. Baker currently has over $8.3 million in
tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
winnings.
Baker is an
Auburn University
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alumnus.
Career
Born in
Connecticut
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, Baker earned a
finance
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degree from Auburn and became a business
salesman
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. , he lived with his wife and daughter Kathy in
Texas
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. He had been introduced to poker in college. By the mid 1990s, he was playing pot limit
omaha
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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.
World Series of Poker
Baker currently has 156 WSOP in the money finishes.
Highlighted by a 17th-place finish in the main event, his
2010 World Series of Poker performance included seven
in the money
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finishes. Baker's success was confusing to those following the WSOP because
David "Bakes" Baker also finished in the money four times and won a
World Series of Poker bracelet at the 2010 WSOP.
His first World Series of Poker cash 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.]
See also
* List of Auburn University people
References
External links
Baker
at '' Card Player''
Baker
following 2010 WSOP ME 17th-place finish
Hendon Mob profilePokerNews profileWPT profileWSOP profile
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1972 births
American poker players
World Series of Poker bracelet winners
World Poker Tour winners
Auburn University alumni
People from Connecticut
People from Katy, Texas
Living people