$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Day 2): Scott Baumstein Has His Sights On One Goal...Grabbing The $15,510 Up Top

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/4,000)

Total Entries: 182

Players Remaining: 31

If Scott Baumstein wasn't on the poker world's radar prior to the PCA, he surely is now, after finishing fourth in the $25,000 No Limit Hold'em Players Championship.

There are a lot of times that we see events like this end in a chop, but you can be sure there is one player in the field that has no interest in making deals.  Scott Baumstein (New York, NY) came into Day 2 with 107,000, which puts him right in the middle of the pack.  Regardless of his standing coming back, Baumstein has to be considered one of the more dangerous players in the field, especially coming off his most recent result.  Baumstein returned from the PCA just a few weeks ago, off the heels of a fourth place finish in the coveted $25,000 No Limit Hold'em Players Championship.  The result was worth $1,657,000, and stands as Scott's largest career cash.  His lifetime earnings are now $3,562,970, and his quickly cementing himself as one of the top tournament players in the world.  

Just as we finished writing up this piece on Baumstein, he would take a massive blow to his stack.  Baumstein would three-bet shove (after three players called a raise pre), with Christopher Lawson making the call for less (from the big blind), and the rest of the players folding behind.  Scott's 8♠ 8♥ was well behind Christopher's K♣ K♠, with the runout holding up for Lawson.  Baumstein is now left with less than five big blinds, and needs some serious heat to return.