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 |
|
||
|
Busted | |