Two Bracelet Winners Battle as Bonyadi Chips Up Through Lehr

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On the {10-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} flop, there was a bet from Farzad Bonyadi and a raise from Keith Lehr. The amounts were unknown, but Bonyadi made the call to see the turn.

The turn was the {8-Diamonds} and both players checked to see the {5-Diamonds} fall on the river. Bonyadi was first and led for 16,500. Lehr gave it some thought, but gave it up in the end and Bonyadi won the pot.

Many people may not know that Lehr holds a World Series of Poker gold bracelet in the game featured in this event, Pot-Limit Hold'em. Lehr is from Louisiana and won the $3,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em event in 2003 for just over $225,000. He defeated Chris "Jesus" Ferguson heads up for the title at a final table that also included Jeff Rothstein, Erick Lindgren, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott and Fred Berger. In total, Lehr has $903,423 in live tournament earnings.

While Lehr holds one gold bracelet, he's outdone by Bonyadi who holds three of them. The events he won were in 1998, 2004 and 2005. The first was the $2,000 Limit Hold'em event for $429,940. The second was the $1,000 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw event for $86,980. The third was the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event for $594,960. Bonyadi has over $3.8 million in live tournament earnings and 18 WSOP cashes to his credit.