David Bakes Baker

Hailing from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Baker began playing poker in high school. During his freshman year at Michigan State, he played small-stakes games with future WSOP bracelet winners Justin Scott and Dean Hamrick. He played mostly no limit hold 'em between 2006 and 2010 as he built up his online poker resume. Prior to the 2010 World Series of Poker, he began playing mixed poker games, which have much smaller fields at the WSOP. This led to two final tables in the 2010 WSOP. At the 2021 World Series of Poker, Baker won his third bracelet and $87,837 in the $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw event. Baker faced tough competition, including notable players Peter Lynn, Brian Yoon and Frankie O'Dell. As of 2023, Baker has won more than $4,050,000 playing live poker tournaments. ==Baker confusion==

"Bakes" Baker has cashed regularly at the WSOP since the 2008 World Series of Poker. "ODB" Baker first cashed at the 2004 World Series of Poker and has cashed regularly since the 2006 World Series of Poker. Both David Bakers have had multiple in the money finishes in each WSOP since 2008 with at least 4 in each year since 2009. At the 817-player $5,000 2011 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em Event 50 Bakes placed 32nd for a prize of $21,311, while ODB placed 39th for a prize of $17,817. Additionally, both David "ODB" Baker and David "Bakes" Baker won World Series of Poker bracelets three days apart at the 2012 World Series of Poker. 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. == World Series of Poker ==

At the 2010 World Series of Poker, Baker had four in the money finishes, including two prizes over $200,000 and a WSOP bracelet. The bracelet for his 1st-place finish at the 101-player $10,000 2010 2-7 Draw Lowball World Championship (No-Limit) Event 19 for a prize of US$294,321. followed a final table with a 6th-place finish at the 116-player $50,000 2010 The Poker Players Championship Event 2 for a prize of US$272,275, giving him two quarter million dollar prize final table finishes for the series. Of the 2010 bracelet winners, he had the highest 2011 finish in defense of his title (6th). ==References==