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

Jason Lavallee Eliminated in 5th Place ($28,585)

Jason Lavallee - 5th Place.
Jason Lavallee - 5th Place.

Jason Lavallee raised with the button, and Benjamin Lazer called out of the big blind. Lazer discarded two, Lavallee one, and Lazer led out. Lavallee called.

On the second draw, Lazer drew two, and Lavallee stood pat. Lazer check-called a bet, and drew one more card. Lavallee stood pat again.

Lazer bet 20,000, and Lavallee called all in for just 5,000. Lazer fanned {7-}{6-}{4-}{3-}{2-} for a seventy-six, and Lavallee showed a {10-}{9-}{8-}{6-}{4-} before mucking, and hitting the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Lazer
430,000
10,000
10,000
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Jason Lavallee
Busted

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Ohel Crushing, Lavallee in Trouble

Randy Ohel
Randy Ohel

Make no mistake at all, Randy Ohel is crushing it right now. He has 720,000 out of the 1.7 million or so in play.

He won a three-bet three-way pot versus Farzad Bonyadi and David Baker. Both players folded on the third betting round.

He and and Jason Lavalle battled in the blinds, went all the way, and both showed down a nine. Ohel's {9-}{8-}{5-}{7-}{3-} was the better hand and he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Randy Ohel
720,000
188,000
188,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jason Lavallee
55,000
-24,000
-24,000

Tags: Randy Ohel

Shawn Buchanan Eliminated in 6th Place ($20,332)

Shawn Buchanan - 6th Place
Shawn Buchanan - 6th Place

Jason Lavallee raised from the hijack seat, Shawn Buchanan three-bet from the cutoff, and Lavallee called. On the first draw, Lavallee discarded two cards, and Buchanan dished one away. Lavallee checked blind, Buchanan bet, and Lavallee called.

On the second draw, both players drew one card. Lavallee led out, and Buchanan called. Lavallee stood pat on the final draw, and Buchanan drew one. Both players checked.

Lavallee fanned {9-}{7-}{5-}{4-}{2-}, and Buchanan mucked.

A few hands later, Benjamin Lazer opened and Buchanan called out of the big blind. On the first draw, Buchanan tossed away three cards, grinning, and Lazer drew only one. Buchanan check-called a bet. On the second draw, Buchanan drew one, and Lazer stood pat. Buchanan check-raised all in for less than two bets, and Lazer called.

Buchanan drew one. "Am I drawing dead?" he asked Lazer.

Buchanan showed {8-}{5-}{3-}{2-}, and Lazer {8-}{6-}{5-}{4-}{2-}, so he wasn't drawing dead - just very slim.

His final card was a deuce, pairing him, and Buchanan was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Lazer
420,000
110,000
110,000
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Shawn Buchanan
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Shawn BuchananJason LavalleeBejamin Lazer

Ohel Takes Lead

Farzad Bonyadi was first to act, and he raised. David Baker called on his direct left, Randy Ohel called in the small blind, and Benjamin Lazer defended his big blind. All four players threw away two cards, and the action checked to Bonyadi who bet. Baker raised, Ohel re-raised, Lazer released, and Bonyadi put in a fourth bet. Both Baker and Ohel called.

On the second draw, both Ohel and Bonyadi stood pat, while Baker drew one. Ohel checked, Bonyadi bet, and both players called.

On the final draw, Ohel and Bonyadi stood pat again, and Baker discarded one card. All three players checked.

Ohel fanned {8-}{6-}{5-}{4-}{2-}, and Bonyadi and Baker mucked their hands.

Player Chips Progress
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Randy Ohel
532,000
152,000
152,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Farzad Bonyadi us
Farzad Bonyadi
390,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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David Baker
370,000
-35,000
-35,000

Tags: Randy OhelDavid BakerFarzad BonyadiBenjamin Lazer

Three Hands With Shawn Buchanan

Greg Mueller came in to rail on a break from his tournament and was saying most of the updates are about Shawn Buchanan and David Baker. Those two just can't stay out of pots! Buchanan was in the last three we witnessed.

  • Buchanan lost a pot when his {10-}{6-}{x-}{x-}{x-} was no good against Benjamin Lazer's {9-}{8-}{2-}{3-}{7-}. He dropped to 115,000 after that loss.
  • The very next hand he was back up to 150,000 when his eighty-seven smooth beat David Baker's mucked hand.
  • The next hand he was back down to 85,000 after his {j-}{7-}{4-}{9-}{2-} was bettered by David Baker's {9-}{7-}{8-}{2-}{6-}.
Player Chips Progress
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David Baker
405,000
-50,000
-50,000
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Benjamin Lazer
310,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
85,000
-30,000
-30,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Benjamin LazerDavid BakerShawn Buchanan

Level: 21

Limits: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

Bonyadi Wins Big One with No Showdown

Randy Ohel raised on the button, Benjamin Lazer called in the small blind, and Farzad Bonyadi raised from the big. Both players called.

On the first draw, Lazer tossed away two cards, Bonyadi one, and Ohel two. Lazer checked, Bonyadi bet, and both players called.

On the second draw, Lazer tossed away two cards, and both Bonyadi and Ohel discarded one. The action checked to Ohel this time, and he bet. Both players called.

On the final draw, all three players drew one card. Lazer checked a third time, Bonyadi tossed out a bet, and both Ohel and Lazer mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Farzad Bonyadi
440,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
380,000
-40,000
-40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Benjamin Lazer us
Benjamin Lazer
270,000
-62,000
-62,000

Tags: Randy OhelBenjamin LazerFarzad Bonyadi

Buchanan Wins Two

The action folded to Jason Lavallee who raised on the button. Shawn Buchanan made it two bets from the small blind, Lavallee three-bet from the big, and Buchanan moved all in.

"I didn't misread my hand this time," Lavallee said, calling.

Both players drew one card on every street, and going into the third draw, Buchanan fanned {7-}{6-}{3-}{2-}. Lavallee showed {8-}{5-}{3-}{2-}. Buchanan turned over a {j-}, giving him a jack-seven low, and Lavallee turned over a {k-}, giving him a king-eight low.

Buchanan doubled to nearly 80,000 chips, while Lavallee was left with under 80,000.

On the very next hand, Buchanan raised with the button. Randy Ohel called out of the small blind, then drew two. Buchanan drew one, and bet when Ohel checked. Ohel called.

On the second draw, Ohel discarded two cards, then check-folded to a bet from Buchanan, who stood pat.

Player Chips Progress
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Randy Ohel
420,000
-30,000
-30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
115,000
48,000
48,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jason Lavallee
79,000
-41,000
-41,000

Tags: Shawn BuchananJason LavalleeRandy Ohel

Bonyadi Gives Those Chips to Ohel

Farzad Bonyadi didn't hold on to those new-found chips too long.

He was on the button and called a two-bet from Randy Ohel. David Baker also called from the small blind and all three went on to draw two cards.

Ohel continued for 8,000 and called when raised by Bonyadi. Baker folded and Ohel drew one and Bonyadi stood pat. Ohel check-called a bet and then drew one as Bonyadi stood pat.

Ohel found what he was after with the last draw and led out for 16,000. Bonyadi called and then mucked upon seeing his opponent's {8-}{6-}{5-}{4-}{2-}.

Player Chips Progress
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Randy Ohel
450,000
115,000
115,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Farzad Bonyadi us
Farzad Bonyadi
290,000
-125,000
-125,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Farzad BonyadiRandy Ohel