$3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship | 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Level: 35

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 25,000

01-31-2014 22:08 UTC-4

Hands 95-99: Paredes Pulling Away

[user253757]

Level 35 : 125,000/250,000, 25,000 ante

Hand 96: Merulla opened for 475,000 and Paredes called to see the flop come . Both players checked and the fell on the turn. Two checks later and the river came . Paredes checked, as did Merulla, and the pot went to Paredes when he tabled .

Hand 97: Paredes opened for 450,000 and Merulla called to see the flop come . Merulla bet 325,000, Paredes called and the turn came . Merulla bet 725,000 and Paredes called. The river was the andboth palyers checked, leaving Paredes to table for the winner.

Hand 98: Merulla opened for 475,000 and Paredes called to see the flop come . Two checks later and the turn came . Check-check it went and the river came . Merulla won the pot with a bet of 700,000.

Hand 99: Paredes opened for 450,000 and Merulla three-bet to 2.025 million. Paredes called the big bet and the flop was . Paredes led out for 1.6 million and took the pot down.

Tags: Anthony Merulla David Paredes

01-31-2014 22:10 UTC-4

Count 'Em Up

[user253757]

Level 35 : 125,000/250,000, 25,000 ante

David Paredes entered heads-up play with a slight chip lead, and he has extended that advantage over the course of a dozen or so hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Paredes	23,225,000 3,575,000	3,575,000

Anthony Merulla	13,450,000 -3,575,000	-3,575,000

01-31-2014 22:17 UTC-4

Hands 100-108

mnuwwarah

Level 35 : 125,000/250,000, 25,000 ante

Hand 100: Anthony Merulla opened to 600,000, and David Paredes called. Merulla bet 425,000 after Paredes checked the flop, and Paredes folded.

Hand 101: Paredes raised to 575,000, and he took the pot.

Hand 102: Merulla limped, and Paredes checked. The flop came , and both players checked. The turned, and two more checks ensued. The came on the river, and Paredes checked. Merulla bet 600,000 and won the pot.

Hand 103: Paredes raised to 575,000, and Merulla called. After a flop, Merulla led out 400,000. Paredes raised it up, and Merulla folded relatively quickly.

Hand 104: Paredes got a walk.

Hand 105: Merulla got a walk.

Hand 106: Merulla raised and took the pot.

Hand 107: Merulla got a walk.

Hand 108: Merulla limped, and Paredes checked. The flop brought , and Paredes checked. Merulla bet 300,000, and he took the pot.

Tags: Anthony Merulla David Paredes

01-31-2014 22:28 UTC-4

Hands 109-113: Some Play Checkers, Others Play Chess

[user253757]

Level 35 : 125,000/250,000, 25,000 ante

Hand 109: Paredes opened for 575,000 and Merulla laid down.

Hand 110: Merulla opened to 600,000 and Paredes came along with the call. On the flop Paredes checked to Merulla, who c-bet for 400,000. Paredes counted out a raise and made it 1.2 million. Merulla flatted the sizable raise and the fell in on the turn. Paredes then fired away with a 1.9 million wager and Merulla smiled a bit while sliding his cards away.

Hand 111: Paredes continued to pound Merulla with his big stack, raising to 575,000 and taking down an uncontested pot.

Hand 112: Merulla opened for 600,000 and Paredes flatted to take the flop. The action went check-check and the turn card was the . Paredes checked a second time, as did Merulla, and the river came . Two checks later and the pout was pushed to Merulla, after he tabled for ace-high.

Hand 113: Paredes opened to 575,000 and Merulla called to see the flop fall . The action checked around and the turn came . A check from Merulla prompted Paredes to bet 600,000, and Merulla then flatted to see the river card come . Merulla checked for the sixth time in two hands, and Paredes checked back, with Merulla showing for a slowplayed trips on the turn.

Tags: Anthony Merulla David Paredes

01-31-2014 22:40 UTC-4

Paredes Turns Two Pair for Huge Pot

mnuwwarah

Level 35 : 125,000/250,000, 25,000 ante

Hand 114: David Paredes got a walk.

Hand 115: Anthony Merulla got a walk.

Hand 116: Merulla opened for 600,000, and Paredes called. Paredes checked the flop, and Merulla bet 525,000. Paredes called, and a came on the turn. Paredes check-called 850,000, and a appeared. Paredes checked once more, and Merulla fired 1.35 million. Finally, Paredes gave his hand up.

Hand 117: Paredes opened for 575,000, and Merulla called. Merulla check-called 600,000 on the flop, and the came on the turn. Paredes bet 1.1 million when checked to, and Merulla came along again. Paredes fired 2.7 million on river after Merulla checked a final time. After a couple of minutes of tanking, Merulla announced a call. Paredes showed for a turned two pair, and he dragged a big pot.

Tags: Anthony Merulla David Paredes

Level: 36

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 50,000

01-31-2014 22:41 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

mnuwwarah

Level 36 : 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Paredes	26,450,000 3,225,000	3,225,000

Anthony Merulla	10,225,000 -3,225,000	-3,225,000

01-31-2014 22:52 UTC-4

Hands 118-123: Smallish Pots Traded

[user253757]

Level 36 : 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante

Hand 118: Merulla limped in and Paredes checked his option. On the flop both players checked down, and the turn came . Check-check it went, and the river was the . Paredes seized the initiative with a 400,000 bet and Merulla called, tabling for the winner.

Hand 119: Merulla went for a walk in the big blind.

Hand 120: Paredes went for a walk in the big blind.

Hand 121: Merulla got another walk in the big blind.

Hand 122: Meruall opened for 600,000 and Paredes flatted. The flop came and Paredes checked to Merulla, who bet 500,000 to take the pot down.

Hand 123: Paredes opened for 650,000 and Merulla called. The flop came and Merulla checked, as did Paredes. The turn was the and Merulla checked to Paredes, who bet out for 600,000 to earn another small pot.