Bardah Smashes Troyanovskiy's Face for a Double
2012 World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Ronnie Bardah is known for calling his opponents "faces" and loves to "smash faces" when he plays, hence the title of this post. He's also known to many by his nickname, "RoNasty." Bardah began the day on the secondary feature table, seated with "faces" Theo Jorgensen, Vladimir Troyanovskiy and defending EPT Barcelona champion Martin Schleich.
On this hand, Bardah opened with a raise to 1,700 from middle position and Troyanovskiy called from the big blind. The flop came down 
and Troyanovskiy checked. Bardah fired 1,900 and Troyanovskiy check-raised to 4,200. Bardah took a minute, then called.
The 
landed on the turn and Troyanovskiy led with a bet of 7,200. Bardah studied, then raised all in for 34,800. Troyanovskiy tanked, then called holding the 
for top pair and a gutshot straight draw to Broadway. Bardah held the best of it with the 
for two pair, aces and jacks. To win the hand and bust Bardah, Troyanovskiy needed a king on the river. He could chop the pot if a queen paired the board.
The dealer burned a final time and dealt the 
on fifth street, giving Troyanovskiy two pair, but a losing two pair. Bardah's was better and he doubled to over 80,000 in chips.
This summer at the WSOP, Bardah took down Event 40: $2,500 Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed to win his first gold bracelet. He followed that up with a cash in the WSOP Main Event for the third year running.
Below you can find two Seat Open videos with Bardah, parts one and two. In the first, Bardah opens up about his family and his life before discovering poker. In the second, Bardah talks about his poker-specific journey and the major turning points in his career that have brought him to where he is today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
83,200
34,300
|
34,300 |
|
15,000
-57,000
|
-57,000 |