Merulla Moved Off
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Level 30
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
After Jared Jaffee opened to 195,000 he watched Robert Merulla defend his small blind with a call, and Kunal Patel do the same from the big blind.
The flop rolled out 
and the three checked around, bringing the 
to the table on the turn. Merulla led out for 225,000 on fourth street and only Patel came along, bringing the 
on board with the river.
Merulla checked the action on fifth street, inviting Patel to make a big bet of 605,000 and force the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,950,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
2,100,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
in the hole, David Paredes knew the chance to stack an opponent had arrived... if only he could bait one of them into making an ill-timed move.
flop in position. Choi missed the flop with his 
, but after Paredes' only called his preflop three-bet, the dry board appeared to offer an opportunity.
) kept his ladies in the lead.
flop, and he fired 875,000. Choi quickly folded, and Maio only considered for a moment before doing the same.
on the turn. Both players checked fourth street down and the river card came 
.
for pure air, and Mezheritsky rolled over the 
for the winner.
flop, and only Farid Jattin on the button wanted to keep playing. Jaffee checked when the 
before mucking his hand.
fall on the turn. The table checked over to Maio and he bet 155,000 to test the waters, and the action folded around to Jaffee, who raised it up to 480,000. Maio stared his man down and thought things over before smooth calling, and the 
completed the board on the river.
and his ace was indeed good enough to take the huge pot down.