2012 World Series of Poker

Event 40: $2,500 Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
Day: 3
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Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♥4♠
Prize
$182,088
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$687,050
Entries
302
Level Info
Level
26
Limits
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
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Johnson Wins with King High

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donpeters
Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Marco Johnson
Marco Johnson

Ronnie "RoNasty" Bardah raised on the button and Marco Johnson reraised from the big blind. Bardah called and the flop produced the {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. Johnson led with a bet and Bardah called.

The {8-Diamonds} landed on the turn and Johnson bet out again. Bardah called once more, this time to see the {A-Hearts} land n the river. Here, both players checked.

Johnson said he had king high and Bardah nodded. Johnson showed the {K-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and Bardah mucked his hand.

Tags: Marco JohnsonRonnie Bardah

Bardah Takes the Lead

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Ronnie Bardah
Ronnie Bardah

On the {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop, Marco Johnson check-raised a bet from Ronnie Bardah and Bardah called. The turn was the {6-Spades} and Johnson bet. Bardah raised and Johnson called. The river was the {4-Diamonds} and Johnson checked. Bardah bet and Johnson folded.

With that pot, Bardah has moved himself into the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
WSOP 1X Winner
1,240,000 225,000
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
WSOP 2X Winner
1,025,000 -225,000

Tags: Marco JohnsonRonnie Bardah

Bardah Closes Gap

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Marco Johnson and Ronnie Bardah prepare for heads-up play
Marco Johnson and Ronnie Bardah prepare for heads-up play

Just before the heads-up battle began, Ronnie Bardah gave a shout to his supporters, and they responded in kind. The scene quickly grew quiet, however, as the pair's duel commenced.

Soon a hand arose in which Johnson raised from the small blind/button and Bardah called. The flop came {10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, Bardah checked, Johnson bet, Bardah check-raised, and Johnson called. Bardah then led with a bet following the {3-Diamonds} turn, and Johnson called.

The river brought the {8-Clubs} and one more bet from Bardah. Johnson called again, then mucked after Bardah tabled his {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
WSOP 2X Winner
1,250,000 -105,000
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
WSOP 1X Winner
1,015,000 105,000

Tags: Marco JohnsonRonnie Bardah

Vincent Gironda Eliminated in 3rd Place ($73,040)

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Vincent Gironda - 3rd place
Vincent Gironda - 3rd place

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 {Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs}. Johnson tabled {A-Diamonds}{4-Spades} 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 {A-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} this time, and he was hoping his hand would hold versus Johnson's {Q-Spades}{7-Spades}. But the flop came {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} to pair Johnson. The turn was the {9-Spades} and river the {3-Diamonds}, 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
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
WSOP 2X Winner
1,355,000 110,000
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
WSOP 1X Winner
910,000 40,000
Vincent Gironda
Vincent Gironda 		Busted

Tags: Marco JohnsonRonnie BardahVincent Gironda

Johnson and Bardah Butting Heads

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Marco Johnson
Marco Johnson

After the shortened dinner break, Marco "Crazy Marco" Johnson and Ronnie "RoNasty" Bardah have been battling back and forth while Vincent Gironda just takes a view from the sidelines.

On the first hand, Johnson raised from the button and Bardah three-bet from the small blind. Johnson called and the flop came down {K-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}. Bardah bet and Johnson raised. Bardah reraised and Johnson called.

The turn was the {A-Clubs} and Bardah bet. Johnson raised and Bardah made the call after a little bit of thought. The river then completed the board with the {Q-Spades}. Bardah checked and Johnson bet. Bardah gave it up and Johnson won the pot.

After that, the two were in action on the {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop with Johnson checking the action to Bardah. Bardah bet and Johnson check-raised. Bardah called.

The turn was the {2-Spades} and Johnson fired a bet. Bardah called. Then the river {Q-Spades} came and Johnson bet again. Bardah called, but mucked his hand after Johnson turned up the {K-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} for two pair, kings and queens.

On the very next hand, Johnson raised from the small blind and Bardah defended with a call in the big blind. The flop came down {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Johnson led with a bet. Bardah raised and Johnson called.

The {9-Hearts} fell on fourth street and Johnson passed the action to Bardah, who fired a bet and got called.

The river was the {A-Diamonds} and Johnson checked. Bardah bet and Johnson folded his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
WSOP 1X Winner
1,025,000 -240,000
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
WSOP 2X Winner
1,000,000 329,000

Tags: Marco JohnsonRonnie Bardah

Level: 25

Limits: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 0

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