2011 World Series of Poker

Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$808,538
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,440,400
Entries
732
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Robert Merulla Eliminated in 4th Place ($208,281)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Robert Merulla - 4th Place
Robert Merulla - 4th Place

Robert Merulla opened to 70,000 on the button, Justin Filtz three-bet to 195,000 from the small blind, and Merulla moved all in for around 1.3 million. Filtz stood, waiting for a count, and once he received a ballpark number he called.

Murella: {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Filtz: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The {5-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{j-Spades} flop didn't change much, but the {7-Spades} on the turn gave Murella six more outs to a straight (Filtz held the largest spade). The river was a spade - the {2-Spades} - and Merulla was eliminated in 4th place.

Filtz added to his massive stack, and has over half of the chips in play.

Tags: Justin FiltzRobert Merulla