Level: 38
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 75,000
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
$3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$3,300
Entries
1,229
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000
Hands 150-153: Playing Chicken for Stacks of Gold
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Level 38
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Hand 150: Merulla raised to 800,000 and Paredes flatted to take the 
flop. Paredes checked to Merulla, who fired out a bet of 700,000. Paredes was not impressed though, and he raised it up to 1.8 million, a move which forced the fold and earned the pot.
Hand 151: Merulla got a walk in the big
Hand 152: Merulla opened for 800,000 and Paredes called, with the flop coming 
. Merulla led for 700,000 and Paredes counted out a stack before folding his cards.
Hand 153: Paredes opened for 800,000 and Merulla took his time before three-betting to 2 million flat. Paredes obliged with the call and the two took a flop of 
. Merulla grabbed a handful of gold T100000 chips and slowly counted out a bet of 1.5 million and placed it forward, and Paredes only took a few seconds before calling the bet. The turn card came 
and Merulla reached for his stack to make a big 2.4 million wager. Paredes tanked for a bit before tossign his cards away, and a sizable pot was shipped to Merulla.
Who's Winning?
Level 38
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
To answer the question tournament reporters hear most often... take a look at the current counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,900,000
-2,650,000
|
-2,650,000 |
|
||
|
16,775,000
2,650,000
|
2,650,000 |
Merulla's Flush Good for Huge Pot
Level 38
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Hand 154: Anthony Merulla raised to 1 million, and David Paredes called. The flop was 
, and Paredes check-called 1.3 million to see a turn of . Merulla's turn bet was 2.2 million after Paredes checked, and Paredes made the call once more. A 
fell on fifth street, and Paredes checked once more. Merulla fired 5.325 million, and this bet led to another call from Paredes.
Merulla rolled over 
to drag the huge pot with a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,675,000
6,775,000
|
6,775,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,000,000
-6,775,000
|
-6,775,000 |
Hands 155-156
Level 39
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Hand 155: Merulla got a walk.
Hand 156: Merulla opened for 1.6 million and Paredes called to see the flop fall 
. Merulla bet 1.2 million after it was checked to him and took the pot down when Paredes folded.
Hand 157: Stacks Pushed With No Pairs, Paredes Doubles Through
Level 38
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Hand 157: Paredes opened for 1 million and Merulla called, bringing a flop of 
on board. Merulla checked and Paredes bet 800,000. Merulla check-raised to 2.4 million and Paredes moved all in for 6,925,000. Merulla quickly called and the audience stood to crane their necks and see what each man held in the hole.
Showdown:
Merulla: 
Paredes: 
After the raising war that took place on the flop, neither player could produce a pair with which to do battle, and Paredes was in the lead with just king-high. Merulla was looking for eights or kings, while Paredes simply needed a clean run out to take down a huge double.
Turn:
Just like that, Paredes was the one who made a straight, and Merulla was left drawing to a slim chance at a chop on the river.
River: 
A blank on fifth street kept Paredes in the lead and he doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,675,000
10,675,000
|
10,675,000 |
|
|
16,000,000
-10,675,000
|
-10,675,000 |
|
|
||
Hands 158-164
Level 38
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Hand 158: Anthony Merulla limped in, and David Paredes raised to 1.1 million in the big blind. Merulla called, and he was in position for the 
flop. Paredes bet, and Merulla quickly folded.
Hand 159: Paredes raised it up on the button and took the pot down.
Hand 160: Merulla opened to 1 million, and Paredes raised to 2.5 million from the big blind. Merulla made the call, and the dealer spread a 
flop. Paredes continued his aggression with 2 million, and Merulla let his hand go.
Hand 161: Merulla got a walk.
Hand 162: Merulla opened to 1 million, and Paredes called. Merulla fired a bet when checked to after the flop, and he won the pot.
Hand 163: Paredes raised to 1 million. He took the pot down.
Hand 164: Paredes got a walk.
Hands 165-167: Paredes Takes Three in a Row
Level 38
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Hand 165: Paredes limped in to the pot and Merulla checked his option to see the 
flop. Merulla checked, Paredes bet 500,000 and Merulla called. On the turn both players checked and the river came . Two checks later and Paredes showed the 
for the winner.
Hand 166: Paredes got a walk.
Hand 167: Paredes min-raised to 1 million and Merulla called. The flop came 
and was checked by Merulla, while Paredes bet 900,000 to take it down.
Level: 39
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 75,000
Chip Counts After Nearly Three Hours of Heads-Up Action
Level 39
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
The chips have moved back and forth many times, but after a marathon heads-up session we're essentially back where it all began.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,700,000
6,700,000
|
6,700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
13,975,000
-6,700,000
|
-6,700,000 |