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Ronnie Bardah (born August 29, 1982) is a professional poker player who won a World Series of Poker bracelet at the 2012 World Series of Poker and is also notable for holding the record for most consecutive World Series of Poker main event money finishes, with a streak of 5 years in a row from 2010 to 2014.

Background

Bardah's poker training came from playing Limit Hold'em at Foxwoods Resort Casino. One of his early championships was the 132-entrant $500 No Limit Hold'em 2007 Empire State Hold'em Championships at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York for $21,300.

Some sources say Bardah is from Brockton, Massachusetts, while others say he is from Stoneham, Massachusetts. Bardah himself said that he was born and raised in Brockton. Bardah's parents both immigrated to the United States from Israel, and he is Jewish.

One of his hobbies when he is away from poker is kickboxing. Following his 2010 deep run in the WSOP main event, he endured unexplained medical issues that caused him to rethink his personal health part of his lifestyle. He changed his diet and exercise routines and spent two and a half months in Thailand, where he studied Muay Thai.

World Series of Poker

He earned $182,088 for winning the 302-entrant $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed 2012 World Series of Poker Event 40 at a final table that included runner-up Marco Johnson and Sorel Mizzi. His largest prize was $317,161 for his 24th-place finish in the 7,319-entrant $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship 2010 WSOP main event. He made the final table at the $5,000 Limit Hold'em 2013 World Series of Poker Event 37. In 2014, he cashed in the World Series of Poker main event for the fifth year in a row, setting a new record.

World Series of Poker Main Event

Bardha cashed in the Main Event finishing in 453rd ($27,103) in 2011; 540th ($21,707) in 2012; 124th ($50,752) in 2013; and 475th ($25,756) in 2014. Bardah also cashed in the Main Event in 2021 finishing 577th for $21,600.

2010 World Series of Poker Main Event

In what was becoming Bardah's next top payout, and at the same time the first of a Main Event string of cashes between 2010-2014, Bardah finished 24th in the 2010 Main Event for $317,161.

World Poker Tour

Bardah finished in third-place out of 1,573 entrants at the $3,500 Season XVIII World Poker Tour (WPT) Lucky Hearts Poker Open that was held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida on January 26, 2021. When down to the final three players, Bardah, Ilyas Muradi, and Robel Andemichael agreed to a deal where Bardah collected $566,135 in prize money, although his official payout for third place would be $392,430. This was Bardah's first WPT final table and his fifth money finish on the WPT.

Survivor

Bardah was one of 20 contestants to compete on Survivor: Island of the Idols, the 39th season of the reality TV game show Survivor. He was the first castaway voted out of the game by a 7–2 vote, placing 20th.

Notes

1. Schult, Steve (June 24, 2012). "WSOP: Bardah Wins $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six-Max". Bluff. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
2. "Empire State Hold'em Championships, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. August 19, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
3. "Ronnie Bardah". World Series of Poker. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
4. "Home : Players : Ronnie Bardah". Card Player. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
5. Bloom, Mike (September 22, 2019). "Survivor Island of the Idols: Meet Ronnie Bardah". Parade. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
6. href='https://jewishjournal.com/author/'> (September 20, 2019). "An Interview With a Reality TV Survivor". Jewish Journal. Retrieved October 1, 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
7. ^ Rodriguez, Julio (June 24, 2012). "Ronnie Bardah Wins 2012 World Series of Poker Six-Max Limit Hold'em Event: Bardah Earns First Gold Bracelet and $182,088". Card Player. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
8. Schult, Steve (June 24, 2012). "WSOP Bracelet Winner Profile: Ronnie Bardah". Bluff. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
9. Oresteen, Paul (June 23, 2013). "Michael Moore Wins First Bracelet in $5K Limit Hold'em". Bluff. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
10. Peters, Don (July 11, 2014). "Bardah Sets New Main Event Record, Then Busts Cloutier". Poker News. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
11. ^ "Ronnie Bardha's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database.
12. "Ronnie Bardah Eliminated in 24th Place ($317,161)". PokerNews.com. July 17, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
13. "Main Tour WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Season 2019-2020 | World Poker Tour". Retrieved January 28, 2021.
14. "Two Mass. Natives Cast In New Season Of 'Survivor,' Boston Rob To Serve As Mentor". WBZ-TV. September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
15. Wigler, Josh (September 25, 2019). "'Survivor' Premiere: Jeff Probst Reveals Top Secret 'Island of the Idols' Origin Story". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

External links

• Hendon Mob profile
• BLUFF profile
• Card Player profile
• WSOP profile
• WPT profile
• Ronnie Bardah Interview (audio + transcript)

• American poker players
• 1982 births
• World Series of Poker bracelet winners
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Brockton, Massachusetts
• People from Stoneham, Massachusetts
• Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts