The 2018 WSOP Event #36 $1,000 Super Seniors NLHE has been won by Farhintaj Bonyadi, who managed to outlast a player field of 2,191 players, claiming her very first gold bracelet and taking home with her a nice sum of $311,451.
Farhintaj is the 83-year-old mother of three-time bracelet winner Farzad Bonyadi, and thanks to her winning this event, they have now become the first-ever mother and son tandem to win WSOP titles.
Farhintaj said after she won, "It's just only my first bracelet. "I'm so happy. My son has three. I'm just so happy."
Her son Farzad taught her how to play poker, and he was present there on the rail when she won the event for the biggest title of her poker career, "I was standing there for 20 hours trying to help her out, but she did it on her own. I'm so happy for her. She deserves it. She's been cashing so many times. She won a tournament for $50,000, for $45,000, but this is her biggest score."
Farhintaj entered the final table of the event in 7th place in chips. She knocked off Paul Lee in 3rd place to enter a heads-up match against Robert Beach at a 3-to-1 chip disadvantage. When the play was stopped at the end of day 3, Beach furthered his lead to a 4.5-to-1 chip advantage.
Despite the odds, Farhintaj kept on going. The two battled it out for 175 hands of heads-up play. She was able to rise back up into the lead by the time the final hand was dealt.
Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Holdém Final Table Results
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Place
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Player
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Country
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Prize
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1
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Farhintaj Bonyadi
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United States
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$311,451
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2
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Robert Beach
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United States
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$192,397
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3
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Paul W Lee
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United States
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$140,273
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4
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Linda Iwaniak
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United Kingdom
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$103,215
|
|
5
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Russell Sutton
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Canada
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$76,655
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6
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Alan Denkenson
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United States
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$57,465
|
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7
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Charles Thompson
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United States
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$43,489
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8
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Neil Henley
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United States
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$33,227
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9
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William Fogel
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United States
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$25,633
|
|
10
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Steve Zolotow
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United States
|
$19,968
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Source:
https://www.pokernews.com/news/2018/06/farhintaj-bonyadi-wins-event-36-1-000-super-seniors-311-451-31202.htm?itm_content=pn-hp-hero-4
