From under the gun, Ronnie "RoNasty" Bardah raised. Marco Johnson called from the big blind and the flop came down . Johnson checked and Bardah checked behind.
The turn was the and Johnson bet. Bardah called. The river was the and Johnson checked. Bardah bet and Johnson tank-called.
Bardah showed the for a pair of queens with an ace kicker and Johnson mucked.
Brent Wheeler raised from under the gun and action folded to Ronnie Bardah in the small blind. He quickly made it three bets to go and then Sorel Mizzi made the call from the big blind. Wheeler also called and off to a flop they went.
The flop came down and Bardah led with a bet. Mizzi made the call and Wheeler was right there to go along to the turn with them.
On the turn, Bardah fired another bet. Mizzi took some time, then folded his hand. Wheeler took roughly the same amount of time, but also folded and Bardah won the pot.
After a Ronnie Bardah open from the cutoff, Vincent Gironda defended his big blind, then check-raised Bardah following the flop. Bardah responded with a three-bet, and Gironda called.
The turn brought the and Gironda checked. Bardah bet and Gironda called. The river was the , and again Gironda checked, Bardah bet, and Gironda called.
Bardah turned over for kings, and Gironda mucked. That one carries Bardah up over a million and back into the chip lead over second-place Gironda.
Ronnie Bardah opened from the cutoff, and when Sorel Mizzi three-bet from the button it left Mizzi with but a single pink (5,000) chip behind. It folded to Vincent Gironda in the big blind who called, and Bardah called as well.
All three checked the flop. The turn brought the , and when it checked to Mizzi he tossed out his last chip, with both of his opponents calling. Gironda and Bardah checked down the river, and the trio opened their hands.
Gironda:
Bardah:
Mizzi:
Mizzi winced as he saw Bardah had paired his four on the river to beat his own small pair, then wished all luck as he parted.
From the button, Marco Johnson raised. Ronnie Bardah reraised from the small blind and Johnson called.
The flop came down and Bardah bet. Johnson called. The turn was the and Bardah bet again. Johnson called. The river was the and Bardah bet again. Johnson called.
Bardah tabled the , but his queen-high flush was no good against the for Johnson as he held the king-high flush and won the pot.
Ronnie Bardah raised on the button and Vincent Gironda called from the big blind to take the flop. On the flop, Gironda check-called a bet from Bardah.
The turn went check, check after the fell. Both players also checked the river card.
Gironda showed the for a rivered pair of sevens and Bardah mucked.
From the small blind, Vincent Gironda raised. Marco Johnson reraised from the big blind and Gironda called.
The flop came down and Gironda check-called a bet to see the fall on the turn. Gironda checked and Johnson bet. Gironda folded and Johnson won the pot.
On the next hand, Gironda raised from the button and Johnson three-bet from the small blind. Gironda called.
The flop prompted a bet from Johnson. Gironda folded and Johnson won the pot.
Johnson moved into the chip lead with approximately 900,000 in chips. Gironda has slipped back to 560,000.
Ronnie Bardah opened from the button, then Brent Wheeler three-bet from the small blind, forcing a fold from Vincent Gironda. Bardah asked how much Wheeler had left — not quite three small bets — then four-bet, and Wheeler called.
When the flop came , Wheeler bet, Bardah raised, and Wheeler called with what he had left. Bardah had for sevens while Wheeler needed help with . The turn was the and river the , and Wheeler was eliminated.
Bardah continues to maintain the advantage as we begin three-handed play.
. Johnson checked and Bardah checked behind.
and Johnson bet. Bardah called. The river was the 
and Johnson checked. Bardah bet and Johnson tank-called.
for a pair of queens with an ace kicker and Johnson mucked.
turn, Bardah fired another bet. Mizzi took some time, then folded his hand. Wheeler took roughly the same amount of time, but also folded and Bardah won the pot.
flop. Bardah responded with a three-bet, and Gironda called.
and Gironda checked. Bardah bet and Gironda called. The river was the 
, and again Gironda checked, Bardah bet, and Gironda called.
for kings, and Gironda mucked. That one carries Bardah up over a million and back into the chip lead over second-place Gironda.
flop. The turn brought the 
, and when it checked to Mizzi he tossed out his last chip, with both of his opponents calling. Gironda and Bardah checked down the 
river, and the trio opened their hands.
and Bardah bet. Johnson called. The turn was the 
, but his queen-high flush was no good against the 
fell. Both players also checked the 
river card.
for a rivered pair of sevens and Bardah mucked.
fall on the turn. Gironda checked and Johnson bet. Gironda folded and Johnson won the pot.
. The turn was the 
and river the 
, and Wheeler was eliminated.