Monday, May 22, 2017 8:20 PM Local Time
Jason Baldridge Wins Event #10: $1,675 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event ($227,412); William Tait Eliminated in 2nd Place ($140,192)
Jason Baldridge wins the WSOP Harrah's New Orleans Main Event for $227,412
Jason Baldridge limps preflop. From the big blind William Tait raises to 270,000. Back to Baldridge and he calls.
The flop comes . Tait leads with a bet of 130,000. Baldridge makes it 350,000. Tait calls.
The turn is the . Tait checks to Baldridge who bets 450,000. Tait check raises and makes it 1,450,000. Baldridge calls.
The river is the . Tait shoves all in. Baldridge thinks for just a few seconds before he calls.
"Good hand," Tait says. He turns up for a missed double gutshot straight draw. Baldridge turns over his for a pair of eights and his pair of eights is enough to lock up the tournament. He will take home $227,412 for first place along with his first WSOP Circuit ring.
Tait finishes as the runner up and will take home $140,192 for second place.
William Tait finishes as the runner up and takes home $140,192