The Lay of the Land
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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
The WPT Final Table
Below is a selection of photos from the 2014 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship Final Table:
Paredes Jams over Jattin's Raise
Hand 1: Anthony Maio raised to 225,000 under the gun. Farid Jattin on the button was the only caller. Jattin bet 245,000 on the 
flop, and Maio called. The turn came 
. Maio quickly check-called 415,000. Maio came out with 375,000 on the 
river. Jattin folded, and Maio took the first pot.
Hand 2: David Paredes raised to 225,000, and Maio defended his big blind. Maio checked the 
flop, and he called 285,000. An 
turn led to a 350,000 bet from Maio. Paredes called, and an 
hit the river. Maio checked, and Paredes bet 750,000. Maio folded.
Hand 3: Paredes opened to 225,000 under the gun, and he took the pot.
Hand 4: Maio raised to 225,000 on the button, and Paredes defended his big blind. Paredes check-called 235,000 on the 
flop, and a 
turned. Both players checked, and a 
arrived. Both checked again, and Paredes took the pot with 
.
Hand 5: Jared Jaffee raised to 225,000, and Paredes three-bet to 650,000 from the small blind. Jattin called in the big blind, and Jaffee came along as well. Paredes fired a continuation-bet on the 
flop, and Jattin raised to 1,880,000. Jaffee folded, and Paredes wasted little time moving all in. Jattin folded just as quickly.
Hands 6-10
Hand 6: The action folded around to Farid Jattin in the small blind, who moved all in with his 12 big blind stack, and Vladislav Mezheritsky surrendered his big blind.
Hand 7: Anthony Merulla opened for 215,000 and the table folded around dutifully.
Hand 8: The action folded around to Mezheritsky on the button, and his open-shove forced the blinds to fold.
Hand 9: Maio opened to 275,000 from the small blind and Merulla called from the big blind. The flop fell 
and Maio check-called a bet of 260,000, bringing the 
on the turn. Maio check-folded to a 400,000 bet and the pot was pushed to Merulla.
Hand 10: Mezheritsky open-jammed and took down the blinds and antes.
Farid Jattin Eliminated in 6th Place ($174,352)
Hand 11: The action folded around to Jared Jaffee and he opened for 225,000. Merulla three-bet to 595,000 holding the button and Jattin decided to four-bet to defend his big blind. His four-bet to 1.125 million prompted Jaffee to lean back in his chair, before five-betting all in with his stack covering both opponents.
Merulla announced the call, as did Jattin and the rail exploded in anticipation to see the three player's holdings:
Showdown:
Jattin: 
Merulla: 
Jaffee: 
The ultimate cooler had taken place, as three players at a six-handed table were dealt big pocket pairs. The audience buzzed when the cards were tabled, and Jattin was out in front with his cowboys. Both Jaffee and Merulla were in terrible shape and would need to spike a set or an unlikely straight or flush to catch up.
Flop: 
Jattin's kings held up through the flop and he was on the verge of scoring a huge triple-up to start this final table.
Turn:
Just like that, Jattin's dreams were dashed as Jaffee spiked his gin card on the turn, making a set of tens to come from worst to first in a flash. The third diamond on board gave Merulla a slew of additional outs though, while Jattin was left drawing to the only.
River: 
With calls of "diamond!" echoing through the room, Merulla made his flush on the river to snatch the pot away from Jaffe in improbable fashion. Jattin was left lacking with his black cowboys, and with that his final table appearance came to an abrupt and dramatic end. Merulla is now second in chips at the table with 10,755,000, putting him in commanding position with just four players standing between him and the title.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Current Chip Counts Entering Five-Handed Play
Here are the current chip counts after Farid Jattin's recent elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,450,000
4,405,000
|
4,405,000 |
|
||
|
10,755,000
7,705,000
|
7,705,000 |
|
8,400,000
3,650,000
|
3,650,000 |
|
1,560,000
-5,170,000
|
-5,170,000 |
|
||
|
1,505,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
Vladislav Mezheritsky Eliminated in 5th Place ($213,650)
Hand 12: Anthony Merulla raised to 250,000, and David Paredes three-bet to 600,000. Merulla made the call. Both players checked the 
flop, and a hit the turn. Merulla fired 450,000, and Paredes called to see an river. Paredes bet 1.5 million on the river after Merulla checked, and Merulla wanted no part of the bet.
Hand 13: Merulla raised to 250,000, Paredes called, and Vladislav Mezheritsky moved all in. Paredes made the call after Merulla folded.
Paredes: 
Mezheritsky: 
Paredes grabbed complete command of the race when the 
flopped. Neither the nor the gave Mezheritsky the help he needed, and he exited in fifth.
Four-Handed Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,410,000
2,960,000
|
2,960,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
9,460,000
-1,295,000
|
-1,295,000 |
|
|
8,370,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
1,430,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
|
||
Hand 14: Let's Take a Walk
Hand 14: Maio went for a walk in the big blind.
Jared Jaffee Eliminated in 4th Place ($258,590)
Hand 15: Jaffee open-jammed for his last 14 big blinds and Maio folded, leaving Merulla to tank and ask for a count, before announcing the call.
Showdown:
Jaffe:
Merulla
Merulla made a great call with his ace-high and was out in front of Jaffee's king-high desperation shove. Seeing he was in the lead and his read was correct, Merulla said "ace one time" before sweating the flop.
Flop: 
Merulla's hand had dodged paint through three board cards and Jaffee was on the brink, needing to hit one of six outs in the deck to keep his hopes of second WPT title in the last few months alive.
Turn:
Merulla's preflop plea was delivered on fourth street, and just like that Jaffee was drawing dead. Merulla celebrated with his friends and family on the rail, while Jaffe headed away from the final table stage in disappointment. The meaningless river card came just to rub it in, and Merulla jumped to nearly 11 million chips while busting one of the most dangerous players at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,890,000
1,430,000
|
1,430,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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