Randy Ohel Wins Event no. 22 ($145,247)
Jun 13, '12
Level: 28
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Randy Ohel Wins Event no. 22 ($145,247)
Benjamin Lazer Eliminated in 2nd Place ($89,714)
After an exciting battle of heads-up play that saw the chip lead swing back and forth numerous times, Randy Ohel seemed to be in control for most of the last level despite many attempts by Benjamon Lazer to narrow the gap and chip back to even. Lazer even managed to steal the lead back from Ohel after wining a showdown with a 7-6 low, but Ohel quickly answered back, claiming the chip lead for the final time. Ohel quickly began to put some distance between himself and the short stack, knocking him down to just a single big blind before finally closing out the night.
On the final hand, Benjamin Lazer was all in before the draw and Randy Ohel had him covered. Both players drew 2 cards each on the first draw while Lazer stood pat and Ohel drew 1 card on the second draw.
Ohel: 2 – 3 – 4 – 6 – 9
Lazer: 3 – 5 – 6 – 8 – 5
Lazer drew 1 card on the third and final draw and bricked out with a pair of fives against Ohel’s made 9-6 low. Benjamin Lazer was eliminated in 2nd place ($89,714) while Randy Ohel wins Event no. 22, taking him the $145,247 grand prize and the twenty-second gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.
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Player Tags: Randy Ohel, Benjamin Lazer
Level 26 Update: Ohel and Lazer Trade Stacks; Ohel Ends Level Out in Front
Jun 13, '12
Level: 26
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 228
Average Chip Count: 855,000
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 3 — Randy Ohel — 1,015,000
Seat no. 4 — Benjamin Lazer — 695,000
Live Updates:
Back and Forth, Players Trade Stacks
Randy Ohel started the level as the chipleader with with a more than 3:1 lead over Benjamin Lazer, but Lazer quickly evened things up after winning a showdown with a 9-8 low. Lazer continued to chip back until regaining the lead for himself once again about halfway through the level after forcing Ohel to fold many raised pots without a showdown. Lazer managed to whittle his opponent down further and even got him under 7 big blinds after winning a big showdown with 9-8 low. Ohel got his short stack all in on the next hand and doubled up with an 8-7 low against Lazer’s 9-8 low after standing pat after the first draw. Ohel narrowed the gap a little bit that hand with just under 500,000 to Lazer’s 1.2 million.
Ohel Loses the Lead Then Gets it Back
Ohel managed to take the lead back for a second time this level after winning a big showdown with an 8-7 low. Ohel stood pat on the final draw and squeezed a check-raise out of Lazer as he drew one card. That hand put Ohel in the lead with just over 1.1 million to Lazer’s 560,000. Ohel continued to widen the gap as the level came to end, chopping his opponent down to just under 200,000 before Lazer found a much needed double up to survive the next blind increase. Lazer made a nine-low that hand and doubled back to about 400,000 (13 bbs).
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Player Tags: Randy Ohel, Benjamin Lazer
Level 25 Update: Ohel Battles Back to Take the Chip Lead
Jun 12, '12
Level: 25
Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 228
Average Chip Count: 855,000
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 3 — Randy Ohel — 1,295,000
Seat no. 4 — Benjamin Lazer — 415,000
Live Updates:
Ohel Turns the Table; Takes the Chip Lead
Benjamin Lazer took a sizable chip lead going into heads-up play and it went relatively unchallenged throughout Level 24 as both players ended the level with almost exactly what they it started with. Lazer won a 400,000 showdown at the beginning of Level 25 with a 9-7 low that gave him a more than 3:1 chip lead over Ohel, and then knocked him down to just 210,000 (4 bbs) after winning a showdown with a 7-6 low.
Down but not out, Ohel managed to chip back up to nearly even about halfway through the level after making a big call with a 9-7 low, and then went on to take the lead for himself as the level came to an end. Ohel put his new stack to good and use and managed to chip and putt his way to the lead after winning a series of uncontested pots without missing a bet. Ohel’s aggression paid off and he ended the level with a more than 3:1 chip lead over Lazer, effectively reversing the original heads-up stacks during the last level of play.
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Player Tags: Randy Ohel, Benjamin Lazer
Level 23 Update: Lazer Leads Ohel Heads-Up; Baker 3rd ($59,925)
Jun 12, '12
Level: 23
Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 228
Average Chip Count: 855,000
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 3 — Randy Ohel — 603,000
Seat no. 4 — Benjamin Lazer — 1,107,000
Players Eliminated:
David Baker — 3rd Place ( $59,925)
Live Updates:
David Baker Eliminated in 3rd Place ($59,925)
Randy Ohel raised the button to 30,000 and David Baker called from the big blind.
First Draw: Baker drew 3 cards and Ohel drew 2. Baker bet 15,000 Ohel raised to 30,000 and Baker called all in.
Second Draw: Baker drew 1 card and Ohel drew 2 cards.
Third Draw: Both players drew 1 card each.
Ohel: 2 – 3 – 5 – 6 – 7
Baker: 2 – 3 – 4 – 7 – 4
Ohel made a 7-6 low on the final draw and Baker paired his four. David Baker was eliminated in 3rd place ($59,925) while Randy Ohel took a chip lead of nearly 3:1 against Benjamin Lazer going into heads-up play.
With the elimination of David Baker in 3rd place ($59,925), Randy Ohel took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 1,235,000 to Benjamin Lazer’s 475,000.
Lazer Steals Chip Lead Heading Into the Dinner Break
Benjamin Lazer began heads-up play severely out chipped by nearly 3:1, but quickly evened out the stacks after winning a big showdown with an 8-6 low against Ohel’s 8-7. A few hands later and Lazer took the chip lead for himself after winning another showdown with an 8-6 low against Ohel’s 8-7 low. That hand put Lazer up to 1,107,00 heading into the dinner break against Ohel’s 603,000.
The remaining two players took a forty-five minute dinner break at the conclusion of Level 23 and will return at approximately 9:00pm local time to resume play.
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Player Tags: David Baker, Randy Ohel, Benjamin Lazer
Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 12, '12
The final table of Event no. 22 ($2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Day 3 began with 9 players spread out over 2 tables, and with the elimination of Von Altizer in 7th Place ($14,725), the official 6-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 20 with blinds of 4,000-8,000 and limits of 8,000-16,000, and will continue until a winner is determined.
With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:
Seat no. 1 — Jason Lavallee — 158,000
Seat no. 2 — Shawn Buchanan — 115,000
Seat no. 3 — Randy Ohel — 292,000
Seat no. 4 — Benjamin Lazer — 332,000
Seat no. 5 — Farzad Bonyadi — 363,000
Seat no. 6 — David Baker — 455,000
While only 6 remain, this event gathered 228 players, creating a total prize pool of $518,700. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $145,247
2nd Place — $89,714
3rd Place — $59,925
4th Place — $40,987
5th Place — $28,585
6th Place — $20,322
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Player Tags: David Baker, Shawn Buchanan, Jason Lavallee, Randy Ohel, Farzad Bonyadi, Benjamin Lazer
The tournament clock currently says that 49 of the 83 players who entered Day 1A are still alive in the race to the end of level 10. The remaining players are now on a one-hour dinner break and will player four more levels before bagging and tagging for the night.
Eric Baldwin Versus the Button
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“Part of me wants to lose this hand for not raising enough,” Ohel said as action worked its way around the table.
Samantha Cohen Let’s Go
As the clock ticks forward on this first of two starting days, the field is becoming more stacked by the minute.
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