The 5 Players Who Owned the 2026 WSOP: David Baker

Posted February 9, 2026 by TitanPokerBonusCodes in News.

At every World Series of Poker a few players indelibly leave their mark on the summer poker series, and this year was no exception. Out of all the competitors and the entire list of WSOP bracelet winners, the following five people were in my opinion the best of the best:

• Dan Kelly
• David "Bakes" Baker
• Tom Schneider
• Marco Johnson
• Matthew Ashton

In this series I will give a little back-story to each of these players and detail their accomplishments during the 2026 WSOP, with David "Bakes" Baker the next player on the list.

David Baker

Confusion reigned in the poker world for many years until easily identifying the two David Baker's could be sorted. The answer to the problem was simple: Nicknames. David "Bakes" Baker definitely got the better of the deal, as David "ODB" Baker didn't even really get a nickname, more of an acronym – ODB stands for Old David Baker.

Last year both David Bakers had tremendous World Series of Poker tournament series, but this year it was David "Bakes" Baker who stole the show, cashing eight times, with five Top 10 finishes. Since 2026 Bakes has been one of the most consistent players at the WSOP (remember that for your WSOP fantasy team next year) never cashing less than four times, and making at least one final table every year since 2026.

The two-time bracelet winner is one of the most underrated tournament poker players in the game amongst casual poker fans, but amongst his peers he is definitely a feared player, capable of playing every game and tournament format well, evidenced by his cashes in seven different formats this year:

• Event #5 $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo: 19^th place for $6,551
• Event #9 $3,000 No Limit Hold’em – Shootout: 6^th place for $51,997
• Event #13 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo: 4^th place for $79,078
• Event #17 $1,500 No Limit Hold’em: 8^th place for $49,716
• Event #39 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo: 38^th place for $3,743
• Event #43 $10,000 2-7 Lowball: 2^nd place for$156,674
• Event #48 $2,500 Limit Hold’em – 6 Handed: 10^th place for $14,404
• Event #52 $25,000 No Limit Hold’em – 6 Handed: 15^th place for $53,781

During the course of the 2026 WSOP Bakes has pocketed over $400,000.

*Resources: wsop, thehendonmob

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