Saturday, July 13, 2013

WSOP Down the Money Winners

From the Las Vegas Sun: Ronnie Bardah has turned into poker’s version of his hometown New England Patriots.
Much like the Patriots during their reign as one of the best teams in the NFL, it’s become safe to count on the 30-year-old Bardah being alive late with a chance to win a world championship. Bardah and one other player, his friend Christian Harder, tied a World Series of Poker record Friday afternoon at the Rio by securing a fourth consecutive Main Event cash.
“Balance,” Bardah barked when asked his secret to success in poker’s marquee event of the year. “There are other things in life than poker. These kids come in here and play 40 events per summer. In the last two summers, I’ve played 15 or 16 tournaments total and I have a bracelet and five cashes with two deep Main Event finishes. You’ve got to do other things.”
With 415 players left from a starting field of 6,352 in the $10,000 buy-in event, Bardah is guaranteed at least a $28,063 payday.
He may share the in-the-money record with two other players — Harder and Chris Bjorin, who pulled it off from 2008-2011 — but Bardah’s run has been the most impressive.
He’s nearly out-earned the other two combined in the Main Event by virtue of a 24th place finish for $317,161 in 2010. Harder met his demise within an hour of the WSOP reaching payouts with 648 players left, but Bardah soared past the average with more than 700,000 chips....
Bonyadi briefly became the center of attention on a day dominated by focus on 79-year-old Doyle Brunson — who ultimately finished in 409th for $28,063 — cashing in the Main Event for a fifth consecutive decade and defending champion Greg Merson maintaining a healthy chip stack.
Those two sat in designated ESPN featured tables. Bardah was stationed among the commoners, but the television cameras made routine stops at his table to chronicle his accomplishment.
Read more: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jul/12/wsop-main-event-reaches-money-two-players-make-his/#ixzz2YvAxvYkJ
Wow, 409 and you get $28,063?
Of course, about 5,500 people lost their $10,000 entry fee, just like all the people who come to Las Vegas, you lose their money in a matter of a day(s).
But if you are lucky enough to make the top 9, here is the payout:2013
WSOP Main Event final table payouts
  • 1st: $8,359,531
  • 2nd: $5,173,170
  • 3rd: $3,727,023
  • 4th: $2,791,983
  • 5th: $2,106,526
  • 6th: $1,600,792
  • 7th: $1,225,224
  • 8th: $944,593
  • 9th: $733,224

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