Event 22: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-12-2012 19:39 UTC-6

Farzad Bonyadi Eliminated in 4th Place ($40,987)

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After tripling, Farzad Bonyadi lost most of his stack again, dipping down to 16,000 chips. He then quadrupled up, and was all in again the very next hand.

Bonyadi raised out of the small blind, and his neighbor David Baker called from the big. Bonyadi drew two, Baker one, and Bonyadi bet out. Baker called.

On the second draw, Bonyadi drew one, Baker stood pat, and Bonyadi check-called all in for exactly one bet. Both player stood pat.

Baker fanned {8-} {5-} {4-} {3-} {2-} , and Bonyadi flashed an eighty-six before mucking. Bonyadi is our fourth-place finisher, and will take home $40,987.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Baker	220,000 90,000	90,000

Farzad Bonyadi	Busted

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06-12-2012 19:47 UTC-6

Baker Cuts His Losses, Cuts His Stack in Two

MarcC

David Baker is around 900,000 chips off the lead after conceding defeat on the last betting round versus Randy Ohel.

He raised from the small blind and Ohel called from the big blind. Ohel drew one to Baker's three before the latter check-called a bet. Both drew two the second round and Baker check-called another bet. Ohel stood pat and Baker traded one for the final time.

Ohel fired one more time when the action was checked to him. Baker looked at his stack and looked back at his hand and decided to wait for a better spot to commit any more chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Ohel	1,050,000 110,000	110,000

David Baker	105,000 -115,000	-115,000

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06-12-2012 20:01 UTC-6

Ohel vs. Lazer

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Randy Ohel raised out of the small blind, Benjamin Lazer called, and both players drew two cards. Ohel led out, Lazer raised, and Ohel called. On the second draw, Ohel drew one, and check-called a bet from Lazer who patted. The same action occurred on the third draw, and Lazer fanned {8-} {7-} {6-} {5-} {3-} . Ohel mucked his hand.

On the second hand, Lazer raised on the button, and Ohel defended his big blind. Both players drew three cards, and Ohel check-called a bet. On the second draw, Ohel discarded two, Lazer one, and Ohel check-called another bet. On the final draw, Ohel drew one, Lazer patted, and both players checked. Lazer showed {9-} {8-} {6-} {3-} {2-} , and won the pot.

On the third hand, Ohel limped in from the small blind, and Lazer raised. Ohel called. Ohel drew three cards, Lazer two, and Ohel led out. Lazer raised, and Ohel called. Both players drew one on the second draw, and Ohel led out again. This time, Lazer just called. On the final draw, Ohel stood pat, Lazer drew one, and both players checked. Ohel fanned {9-} {7-} {8-} {3-} {2-} , and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Ohel	960,000 -90,000	-90,000

Benjamin Lazer	630,000 60,000	60,000
David Baker	120,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Randy Ohel Benjamin Lazer

Level: 23

Limits: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

06-12-2012 20:22 UTC-6

Baker Getting Very Short

MarcC

After a frantic period, the action went a bit flat for the last ten minutes. Then came a three-way hand that saw Baker crippled.

He raised the button and was called by both players in the blinds. All three drew two cards and both players called Baker's bet. Baker drew two and his opponents drew one. Baker bet 30,000 and Randy Ohel called while Benjamin Lazer moved out of the way.

Baker stood pat and Ohel drew one and then led out for 30,000. Baker didn't like it but called anyway, and then mucked when shown {8-} {6-} {5-} {3-} {2-} by Ohel.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Baker	50,000 -70,000	-70,000

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06-12-2012 20:28 UTC-6

David Baker Eliminated in 3rd Place ($59,925)

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Randy Ohel had the button, and raised. David Baker tanked for quite some time, then committed nearly half of his stack.

On the first draw, Baker discarded three, Ohel two. Baker bet, Ohel raised enough to put him all in, and Baker called.

On the second draw, Baker drew one, Ohel two. On the final draw, both players called for one card, and Baker fanned {7-} {4-} {3-} {2-} . Ohel tabled {7-} {6-} {5-} {2-} , and his final card was a {3-} . The crowd groaned.

"That's a pretty good card," Baker said.

Baker turned over a {4-} , giving him a pair of fours, and eliminating him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Baker	Busted

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06-12-2012 20:29 UTC-6

Heads Up Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Ohel	1,235,000 275,000	275,000

Benjamin Lazer	475,000 -155,000	-155,000

06-12-2012 20:35 UTC-6

First Two Showdown Pots to Lazer

MarcC

Benjamin Lazer won the first two showdown pots of this heads-up match to close the gap on Randy Ohel.

Ohel was the aggressor both times but that didn't work out to well for him.

They both showed eighty-sevens on the first showdown with Lazer having just the better of it. The next hand Ohel showed down a ten-eight, but lost out to a nighty-eight.

Odel did win an uncontested pot after that to stretch the lead back out a little.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Ohel	1,000,000 -235,000	-235,000

Benjamin Lazer	710,000 235,000	235,000

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06-12-2012 20:49 UTC-6

Back and Forth

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Randy Ohel had the, button and raised. Benjamin Lazer defended his big blind, and drew three cards. Ohel drew one, and bet when Lazer checked. On the second draw, laser dished two cards, and Ohel stood pat. Both players patted on the third draw, and Ohel fanned an eighty-seven, and won.

The next hand we caught up with on the first draw, where Lazer drew two and Ohel three. Lazer bet dark, Ohel raised, and Lazer called. On the second draw, Lazer dished two, Ohel one, and Lazer check-called a bet,

Both players drew one on the final draw, and checked. Lazer showed {10-} {8-} {6-} {4-} {3-} , and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Ohel	920,000 -80,000	-80,000

Benjamin Lazer	790,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Benjamin Lazer Randy Ohel

06-12-2012 20:56 UTC-6

New Chip Leader!

MarcC

Benjamin Lazer continued his good heads-up form and took over the chip lead, but only for one hand.

He raise-called a three-bet, then drew two, one, and one. Randy Ohel drew one, one and stood pat, and bet on the first two rounds before he check-called the last round. Lazer opened {8-} {6-} {5-} {3-} {2-} and Ohel mucked.

The next hand was a two bet pot and Ohel had the lead all the way. He opened {8-} {7-} {5-} {3-} {2-} , took the pot, and leveled up the encounter as Lazer mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Ohel	850,000 -70,000	-70,000

Benjamin Lazer	850,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Benjamin Lazer Randy Ohel