2012 World Series of Poker

Event 22: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9x6x4x3x2x
Prize
$145,247
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
228
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

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

Farzad Bonyadi - 4th Place.
Farzad Bonyadi - 4th Place.

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
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David Baker
220,000
90,000
90,000
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Farzad Bonyadi
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Farzad BonyadiDavid Baker

Bonyadi Triples

After losing a pot to Randy Ohel, Farzad Bonyadi three-bet all in over a raised from Benjamin Lazer. David Baker cold-called from the big blind, and Lazer called on the button. On the first draw, Bonyadi drew two, Baker one, and Lazer two. Both players checked.

On the second draw, Bonyadi and Lazer drew two, and Baker drew one. Baker check-called a bet from Lazer.

On the third draw, everybody stood pat except for Baker. Baker and Lazer checked. Lazer tabled {9-}{8-}{7-}{4-}{3-} which was good for the side pot, but Bonyadi's {9-}{7-}{6-}{5-}{2-} won the main pot, tripling him to 95,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Randy Ohel
1,050,000
194,000
194,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Benjamin Lazer us
Benjamin Lazer
438,000
-67,000
-67,000
Profile photo of David Baker us
David Baker
130,000
-135,000
-135,000
Profile photo of Farzad Bonyadi us
Farzad Bonyadi
95,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Benjamin LazerDavid BakerFarzad BonyadiRandy Ohel

Lazer Takes More From Bonyadi

Farzad Bonyadi is down to 100,000 chips now after losing another pot to Benjamin Lazer.

Bonyadi two-bet from under the gun and Lazer was the only caller from the big blind. Lazer drew one to Bonyadi's two and then led for a bet. Call.

Both players drew one and Lazer bet again. Call. Lazer stood pat and Bonyadi drew one, missed, and folded to a Lazer bet.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Lazer
505,000
100,000
100,000
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Farzad Bonyadi
100,000
-80,000
-80,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Farzad BonyadiBenjamin Lazer.

Lazer Show, Relax

Farzad Bonyadi opened from first position, and Randy Ohel and Benjamin Lazer called out of the blinds. Ohel drew two, Lazer drew one, and Bonyadi drew one. Ohel checked, Lazer bet, and Bonyadi raised. Only Lazer called.

Both players drew two on the second draw, and Lazer led out. Bonyadi called. Lazer patted on the last drew, Bonyadi called for one card, and both players checked.

Lazer fanned {8-}{7-}{6-}{5-}{2-}, and it was good.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Lazer
405,000
81,000
81,000
Profile photo of Farzad Bonyadi us
Farzad Bonyadi
180,000
-88,000
-88,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Benjamin LazerFarzad Bonyadi

Level: 22

Limits: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 0

Downswing For Lazer

Benjamin Lazer was catching Randy Ohel, but he lost two pots on the bounce to drop back.

First up he lost a bit pot to Ohel. The pot was three-bet by Ohel on each of the two rounds before he showed down {7-}{6-}{4-}{3-}{2-} for a number two. Lazer stared at his hand for a while before mucking.

The very next hand he lost a pot to Farzad Bonyadi. Lazer drew two, two, and one but missed and check-folded on the last betting round.

Player Chips Progress
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Randy Ohel
815,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Benjamin Lazer
347,000
-268,000
-268,000
Profile photo of Farzad Bonyadi us
Farzad Bonyadi
190,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Benjamin LazerRandy OhelFarzad Bonyadi

Three Hands

In the first hand, Farzad Bonyadi and David Baker were heads up on the first draw. Bonyadi drew one and bet out, and Baker drew two and called. On the second draw, Bonyadi stood pat, and Baker drew one. Bonyadi led out, and Baker called.

On the final draw, Bonyadi stood pat again, and Baker drew one. Bonyadi bet out, Baker raised, and Bonyadi called. Baker fanned {8-}{5-}{4-}{3-}{2-}, and Bonyadi mucked his hand.

On the second hand, Randy Ohel raised with the button, and Benjamin Lazer called out of the small blind. Lazer drew three, Ohel drew two, and both players checked. Lazer stood pat, Ohel drew two, and Lazer led out. Ohel called.

On the third draw, Lazer stood pat again and checked. Ohel drew one, and checked behind. Lazer tabled {9-}{8-}{6-}{5-}{2-}, and won the pot.

On the third hand, Ohel raised, and Bonyadi and Baker called from the blinds. Bonyadi drew two, Baker drew three, and Ohel drew two. Bonyadi led out, Baker folded, and Ohel raised. Bonyadi called.

Bonyadi drew one card on the second draw, and check-called a bet from Ohel who stood pat. Ohel stood pat again on the third draw, Bonyadi drew one, and this time, Bonyadi check-folded to a bet.

Player Chips Progress
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Randy Ohel
715,000
110,000
110,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Benjamin Lazer us
Benjamin Lazer
615,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of David Baker us
David Baker
275,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Farzad Bonyadi us
Farzad Bonyadi
130,000
-120,000
-120,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Randy OhelBenjamin LazerFarzad BonyadiDavid Baker

Big Stack Battle

The two biggest stacks played out a hand and Benjamin Lazer won it to cut Randy Ohel's lead.

Lazer two-bet from from under the gun and Ohel called out of the big blind. Ohel drew two to Lazer's one and then check-called a bet. Both players drew the same amount of cards again, and once more Ohel check-called a bet from his opponent.

Both players stood pat the last draw round and Lazer saw a third bet check-called. He opened {8-}{6-}{7-}{3-}{2-} and Ohel mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Randy Ohel
605,000
-85,000
-85,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Benjamin Lazer us
Benjamin Lazer
520,000
90,000
90,000

Tags: Benjamin LazerRandy Ohel