Ronnie "RoNasty" Bardah raised on the button and Marco Johnson reraised from the big blind. Bardah called and the flop produced the 
. Johnson led with a bet and Bardah called.
The 
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.
Johnson said he had king high and Bardah nodded. Johnson showed the 
and Bardah mucked his hand.
Ronnie Bardah check-called a bet from Marco Johnson on the 
flop before the dealer placed the 
out on the turn. Both checked and the turn was the 
to pair the board. Bardah bet and Johnson folded.
On the 
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 and Johnson checked. Bardah bet and Johnson folded.
With that pot, Bardah has moved himself into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,240,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
||
|
1,025,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
||
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 
, Bardah checked, Johnson bet, Bardah check-raised, and Johnson called. Bardah then led with a bet following the 
turn, and Johnson called.
The river brought the and one more bet from Bardah. Johnson called again, then mucked after Bardah tabled his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,015,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
||
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 | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,245,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
870,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
150,000
-156,000
|
-156,000 |
From the button, Marco Johnson raised and Ronnie Bardah three-bet from the small blind. Johnson called and the flop came down . Bardah bet and won the pot.
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 
. Bardah bet and Johnson raised. Bardah reraised and Johnson called.
The turn was the and Bardah bet. Johnson raised and Bardah made the call after a little bit of thought. The river then completed the board with the . Bardah checked and Johnson bet. Bardah gave it up and Johnson won the pot.
After that, the two were in action on the 
flop with Johnson checking the action to Bardah. Bardah bet and Johnson check-raised. Bardah called.
The turn was the and Johnson fired a bet. Bardah called. Then the river came and Johnson bet again. Bardah called, but mucked his hand after Johnson turned up the 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 
and Johnson led with a bet. Bardah raised and Johnson called.
The 
fell on fourth street and Johnson passed the action to Bardah, who fired a bet and got called.
The river was the and Johnson checked. Bardah bet and Johnson folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,025,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,000,000
329,000
|
329,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 25
Limits: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 0
Players have left for the dinner break, originally scheduled to be an hour, but they agreed to make it 30 minutes. Here are there counts at present:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,265,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
671,000
-179,000
|
-179,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
306,000
-169,000
|
-169,000 |
