On the 
board, Terrence Chan checked and Marco Johnson bet. Chan called and the river completed the board with the 
. Both players checked.
Chan tabled the 
for a pair of queens and Johnson mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | |
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|
205,000 | |
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Ronnie Bardah raised fromt he hijack seat and Terrence Chan reraised on the button. Brent Wheeler made it four bets from the big blind and Bardah called. Chan also called and the flop came down 
. Wheeler bet and both of his opponents called.
On the 
turn, Wheeler bet and Bardah folded. Chan also folded and Wheeler scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
385,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
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||
|
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150,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
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Terrence Chan raised from the hijack seat and Sorel Mizzi three-bet from the cutoff. Play folded back to Chan and he made the call to take the 
flop. Chan had checked in the dark and Mizzi bet. Chan check-raised and Mizzi called.
The turn was the 
and Chan bet. Mizzi raised and Chan reraised to put Mizzi all in. Mizzi called and was all in for 50,000 total. He held the 
and Chan the 
.
The river was the 
and Mizzi won the pot to double up. Chan was left with 35,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
286,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
|
|
35,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
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From under the gun, the recently-crippled Terrence Chan raised. Sorel Mizzi reraised from the next seat and then action got back to Chan and he called all in for 35,000.
Chan: 
Mizzi: 
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Chan was eliminated in seventh place just short of the official final table for $17,107.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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Busted | |
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After a brief delay to introduce the players, the final six have reassembled around the official final table here on the main stage in the spacious Pavilion Room. Here's how the stacks look as the final table begins:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
830,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
412,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
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||
|
|
383,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
290,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
214,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
|
||
|
137,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
Ronnie Bardah has never made a World Series of Poker final table, but he has broken that spell here today by finding his way to the final six of this 302-player field and is already guaranteed $23,648.
With over $530,000 in live tournament earnings, the Brockton, Massachusetts native has two WSOP cashes on his record. Both of those came from the Main Event in back-to-back years of 2010 and 2011. His run in 2010 ended in 24th place for $317,161, which means he wasn't that far off from making the mother of all final tables. The following year, Bardah made the fourth payout group and earned $27,103 for finishing in 453rd place.
Recently, Bardah took some time away from poker to do some traveling and train Muay Thai for a couple of months. According to him, it's helped him out greatly both in life and also in poker as his mind is much fresher and more free than it has ever been. PokerNews interviewed Bardah about that experience and you can read all about it here.
Bardah training Muay Thai in Thailand
Being a regular at Limit Hold'em tables around the world where he specializes in short-handed play, this event is right up Bardah's alley. We'll see if he can continue his run at his first-ever WSOP final table and earn the gold.
Brent Wheeler opened from under the gun and it folded to Ronnie Bardah on the button who fired a three-bet. The blinds got out, Wheeler called, and the flop came 
.
Wheeler checked, Bardah bet, then Wheeler check-raised, sending Bardah briefly into the tank. Bardah sat as he usually does when in a hand, holding his shirt up over his mouth, contemplating the situation for several seconds before calling.
The turn then brought the 
and another bet from Wheeler. Bardah thought it over again, then let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
443,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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||
|
|
352,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
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Action folded to Vincent Gironda on the button and he raised. Marco Johnson three-bet from the small blind and Ronnie Bardah folded his big blind. Gironda called.
The flop came down 
and Johnson bet. Gironda called and the turn was the 
. Both players checked and the river completed the board with the 
. Johnson checked and Gironda bet. Johnson folded and Gironda won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
875,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
145,000
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
|
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||
From the button, Ronnie Bardah raised. Sorel Mizzi was his only customer from the big blind and the flop came down 
. Mizzi checked, Bardah bet and Mizzi called.
On the 
turn, Mizzi check-called again. The river was the 
and Mizzi check-called once more.
Bardah flipped over the for a pair of jacks with a queen kicker and Mizzi mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
265,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
It folded around to Vincent Gironda in the small blind who raised, Marco Johnson three-bet from a seat over, and Gironda called. All three post-flop streets went similarly with Gironda check-calling Johnson's bets each time as the board came , then , then 
.
Johnson then tabled for aces, and Gironda mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
840,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
180,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
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