2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

$3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q3
Prize
$842,379
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Entries
1,229
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000

Aaron Mermelstein Chips Up

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante
Aaron Mermelstein
Aaron Mermelstein

With the flop of {10-Hearts}{5-Spades}{q-Diamonds} already on board, Aaron Mermelstein called a bet along with one other player to take the {6-Clubs} turn three-handed.

On fourth street all three checked down, and the river card came {6-Diamonds} to complete the board.

Mermelstein fired a 300 bet when it was checked to him, one player called and the checker then popped the action up to 1,550. Mermelstein deliberated for more than a minute before ultimately making the call. The opponent in between quickly mucked and Mermelstein announced "I can only beat ace-king" while waiting to see what he was up against.

The river raiser tabled {k-}{10-} for second pair, and with his {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} Mermelstein was happy to discover that he could beat more than just ace-king.

Player Chips Progress
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Aaron Mermelstein
34,500
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WPT 2X Winner

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