Tuesday, June 12, 2012 8:39 PM Local Time
The match has been severely lacking in showdowns the last while. We got oh so close to one just now but Randy Ohel tank-folded to Benjamin Lazer on the last betting round.
Ohel two-bet from the button and Lazer called. Both players drew two and Lazer check-called a bet. Both players drew one and Lazer led out at this juncture. Call. Lazer stood pad and led out again after Ohel drew one. Fold.
Ohel won two samll hands after this and then the clock was paused as the two players went on a quick bathroom break.
| Benjamin Lazer | 1,130,000 | 90,000  |
| Randy Ohel | 683,000 | 13,000 |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 8:28 PM Local Time
Most of the pots have been small in the last few minutes, but Lazer is slowly extending his lead.
| Benjamin Lazer | 1,040,000 | 130,000 |
| Randy Ohel | 670,000 | -130,000  |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 8:19 PM Local Time
| Benjamin Lazer | 910,000 | -90,000 |
| Randy Ohel | 800,000 | 100,000 |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 8:11 PM Local Time
The swings are big now as the limits are so high. A couple of big pots one way or the other could end this match.
Luckily for Randy Ohel a couple of uncontested pots and one showdown hand saw the match swing back his way. He three-bet Benjamin Lazer's open before both players drew two, and then checked.
Both players drew two and Ohel bet out. Call. Ohel stood pat and Lazer drew two again. Both players checked the final round of betting and Lazer mucked upon seeing his opponent's .
| Benjamin Lazer | 1,000,000 | -310,000 |
| Randy Ohel | 700,000 | 300,000 |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 8:00 PM Local Time
On the first hand back from break, Benjamin Lazer had the button and raised. Randy Ohel three-bet, and Lazer called. On the first draw, Ohel dished one, and Lazer discarded two. Ohel led out, and Lazer called. On the second draw, Ohel stood pat, and Lazer drew one. Ohel bet, and Lazer called.
Both players patted, and Ohel led again. Lazer called.
Ohel fanned for an eighty-seven, but Lazer had for an eighty-six.
| Benjamin Lazer | 1,310,000 | 203,000 |
| Randy Ohel | 400,000 | -203,000 |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 7:54 PM Local Time
The players are back in their seats and play has resumed.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 7:53 PM Local Time
Level: 24
Blinds: 20000/40000
Ante: 0
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 7:12 PM Local Time
| Benjamin Lazer | 1,107,000 | 257,000 |
| Randy Ohel | 603,000 | -247,000 |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 7:07 PM Local Time
The two remaining players are on a 45-minute dinner break. Cards back in the air at approx. 8:50 PM
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 7:05 PM Local Time
Benjamin Lazer has won a handful of pots over the past few minutes, including one where he three-bet from the blinds, and Randy Ohel called. Both players drew three and checked, and then drew three again. Lazer led out, and Ohel called. Lazer patted, Ohel drew one, and both players checked.
Lazer fanned , and Ohel mucked.
On another hand, Lazer raised with the button, Ohel three-bet, and Lazer called. Both players drew two, and Ohel check-called a bet. On the second draw, Ohel dished two, Lazer one, and again, Ohel check-called a bet.
On the final draw, Ohel drew one, and Lazer stood pat. Ohel check-called one more bet, and Lazer fanned . Ohel mucked.
We missed the details on a third pot, but four bets went in before the final draw, and both players stood pad. Ohel called a bet from Lazer, and again mucked when Lazer showed .
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 6:56 PM Local Time
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 and Ohel mucked.
The next hand was a two bet pot and Ohel had the lead all the way. He opened , took the pot, and leveled up the encounter as Lazer mucked.
| Randy Ohel | 850,000 | -70,000 |
| Benjamin Lazer | 850,000 | 60,000 |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 6:49 PM Local Time
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 , and won the pot.
| Randy Ohel | 920,000 | -80,000 |
| Benjamin Lazer | 790,000 | 80,000 |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 6:35 PM Local Time
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.
| Randy Ohel | 1,000,000 | -235,000 |
| Benjamin Lazer | 710,000 | 235,000 |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 6:29 PM Local Time
| Randy Ohel | 1,235,000 | 275,000 |
| Benjamin Lazer | 475,000 | -155,000 |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 6:28 PM Local Time
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 . Ohel tabled , and his final card was a . The crowd groaned.
"That's a pretty good card," Baker said.
Baker turned over a , giving him a pair of fours, and eliminating him from the tournament.
| David Baker | 0 | -50,000 |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 6:22 PM Local Time
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 by Ohel.
| David Baker | 50,000 | -70,000 |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 6:01 PM Local Time
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 . 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 , 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 , and won the pot.
| Randy Ohel | 960,000 | -90,000 |
| Benjamin Lazer | 630,000 | 60,000 |
| David Baker | 120,000 | 15,000 |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 5:47 PM Local Time
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.
| Randy Ohel | 1,050,000 | 110,000 |
| David Baker | 105,000 | -115,000 |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 5:39 PM Local Time
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 , and Bonyadi flashed an eighty-six before mucking. Bonyadi is our fourth-place finisher, and will take home $40,987.
| David Baker | 220,000 | 90,000 |
| Farzad Bonyadi | 0 | -95,000 |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 5:30 PM Local Time
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 which was good for the side pot, but Bonyadi's won the main pot, tripling him to 95,000 chips.
| Randy Ohel | 1,050,000 | 194,000 |
| Benjamin Lazer | 438,000 | -67,000 |
| David Baker | 130,000 | -135,000 |
| Farzad Bonyadi | 95,000 | 65,000 |