Vincent Gironda Eliminated in 3rd Place ($73,040)
Vincent Gironda battled valiantly with his short stack since the players returned from dinner break, surviving being all in a couple of times with a chop and a win.
Then came a hand in which Gironda called down bets by Marco Johnson on each street as the board came 
. Johnson tabled 
for aces and Gironda mucked, leaving the latter with about 80,000.
Soon Gironda engaged in a series of preflop bets with Johnson, and Gironda was all in again.
Gironda was the one with 
this time, and he was hoping his hand would hold versus Johnson's 
. But the flop came 
to pair Johnson. The turn was the 
and river the 
, and Gironda's Event 40 run ended in third place.
"18-to-1 and 20-to-1!" said Johnson to Bardah with a smile as they readied for heads-up play.
Johnson was referring to the betting odds on the two of them to start play today. Having put some money on either would've been a nice bet today — they were 9th and 10th out of 10 in chips to start the day!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,355,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
||
|
910,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
, Bardah checked, Johnson bet, Bardah check-raised, and Johnson called. Bardah then led with a bet following the 
and one more bet from Bardah. Johnson called again, then mucked after Bardah tabled his 
.
flop, Marco Johnson check-raised a bet from Ronnie Bardah and Bardah called. The turn was the 
and Johnson bet. Bardah raised and Johnson called. The river was the 
. Johnson led with a bet and Bardah called.
landed on the turn and Johnson bet out again. Bardah called once more, this time to see the 
land n the river. Here, both players checked.
and Bardah mucked his hand.
for a full house, queens full of fours, and won the pot.
, and Bardah led this time, getting a call. The river then brought the 
, a hand which the announcer initially described as "six-high." He corrected himself quickly, however, noting that Bardah had filled a straight with that river four to retake the chip lead.
turn.
and Johnson checked this time. Bardah bet, Johnson called, and Bardah showed 
for trip deuces. Johnson mucked, and Bardah has now grabbed a better than 3-to-1 chip advantage.
turn and 
turn and Bardah called again. Then when Johnson bet the 
river Bardah put in a raise which Johnson called.