David Paredes is Wielding the Big Stack With Precision
Hand 42: Paredes opened his button to 250,000, Maio three-bet to 625,000 and Merulla eyeballed his stack before folding. Paredes laid his hand down as well and the pot was pushed to Maio.
Hand 43: Maio opened for a button raise to 250,000, Merulla folded his small blind away and Paredes flatted to take the flop. Both payers checked down and the turn came . Paredes checked to Maio, who bet 175,000. After Paredes called the river card came and two checks later Maio revealed for the winner.
Hand 44: Merulla raised his button and claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand 45: Paredes raised to 250,000 holding the button and another uncontested pot was taken down with a button raise.
Hand 46: Maio folded his button and Merulla hesitated for a beat before limping in from the small blind. Paredes wasn't about to let a flop come for free, and he raised 320,000 to defend his big blind. The aggression worked and Merulla laid his hand down.
Hand 47: Merulla min-raised from the button and claimed an uncontested pot chock full of blinds and antes.
Hand 48: Paredes opened his button for 250,000, Maio folded from the small blind and Merulla squeezed his cards before flatting in the big blind. The flop came and Merulla checked to Paredes, who responded with a bet of 275,000. The c-bet worked wonders and Merulla folded his hand.
All-in action at the 2014 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship Final Table
Hand 49: David Paredes got a walk.
Hand 50: Anthony Merulla took the pot with a button min-raise.
Hand 51: Paredes raised to 350,000, and Merulla called in the big blind. Merulla check-folded the flop.
Hand 52: Anthony Maio raised to 300,000 on the button, and Paredes defended his big blind. Paredes checked the flop, and Maio bet 200,000. Paredes called to see the , and his opponent checked behind. Paredes fired 500,000 on the and he took down the pot.
Hand 53: Merulla raised the button, and he took the pot when the blinds mucked immediately.
Hand 54: Paredes raised to 325,000 on the button, and he took the pot.
Hand 55: Paredes took the pot when they gave him a walk.
Hand 56: Merulla opened to 300,000, and Maio defended his big blind. The flop came , and both players checked. Maio checked again on the , and he called 250,000 from Merulla. The arrived on the river, and Maio checked once more. Merulla bet 500,000, and Maio wasted little time before sliding his cards to the dealer one at a time.
A Short-Stacked Anthony Maio Has Been Forced to Open-Shove to Try and Mount a Comeback
Hand 57: Paredes folded from the button and Maio open-jammed for his last 2.085 million from the small blind. Merulla held his hand to his face for thirty seconds or so while contemplating his next move. He rechecked his cards one last time and flicked them forward, giving Maio a desperately needed pot.
Hand 58: Maio folded from the button and Merulla raised to 425,000 from the small blind. Paredes flatted in position and the flop came down . Merulla tapped the table for a check and Paredes did the same. On the turn, Merulla checked once more, but this time Paredes punished the sign of weakness with a 575,000 wager. Merulla called and the river came down . Merulla checked for a third time in the hand and Paredes took his time before tapping the table as well. Merulla instantly tabled his for trip queens and the pot was pushed his way.
Hand 59: Merulla folded his button and Paredes limped in from the small. After Maio checked his option the flop came down , and Paredes then check-folded to a flop bet of 175,000.
Hand 60: Merulla went for a walk in the big blind.
Hand 61: Maio open-jammed from the button and took down the blinds and antes without a fight.
Hand 62: Maio received a walk in the big blind.
Hand 63: Paredes opened from the button, making it 300,000 to play to take the pot down.
Hand 64: Maio open-shoved from the button, and like clockwork Merulla and Paredes laid down.
Anthony Merulla Has Been Active Here at the Final Table
Hand 65: David Paredes completed the blind, and Anthony Maio checked. Paredes bet 200,000 on the flop, and Maio called. Both players checked the , and a came on the river. Paredes bet 425,000, and Maio called. Maio took the pot with an eight in the hole.
Hand 66: Maio got a walk.
Hand 67: Anthony Merulla raised to 400,000 from the small blind, and Paredes made the call. Merulla fired 225,000 after the flop, and Paredes raised it up to 675,000. Merulla thought for a bit before deciding to lay his hand down.
Hand 68: Merulla raised to 300,000 on the button, and Maio defended his big blind. Maio check-folded to a bet on the flop.
Hand 69: Paredes made it 325,000 on the button. Merulla called in the big blind. Both players checked on , and a arrived. Merulla checked, and Paredes won the pot with a bet.
Hand 70: Maio pushed all in on the button, and he won the pot.
Hand 71: Merulla raised to 300,000 on the button, and Maio defended his big blind. Two checks came on the flop, and Maio checked once more on the . Merulla bet 225,000, and Maio called right away. A completed the board, and Maio checked. Merulla bet 700,000, and Maio snap-called. Merulla showed for a straight.
Hand 72: Paredes claimed the pot with an open to 300,000 from the button.
Hand 73: Maio open-jammed from the button and forced two quick folds.
Hand 74: Merulla folded his button and Paredes limped in, with Maio checking his option. On the flop Paredes took the pot down with a c-bet.
Hand 75: Paredes folded on the button, Maio moved all-in for his last 2.085 million from the small blind, and Merulla tanked to think it over. He asked for an exact count of the bet and put his hand to his face, calculating and computing in his head before grabbing a stack of baby blue T5000 chips to riffle. Despite having chips in hand, he decided lay the hand down and the pot was pushed to Maio.
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flop. Both payers checked down and the turn came 
. Paredes checked to Maio, who bet 175,000. After Paredes called the river card came 
and two checks later Maio revealed 
for the winner.
and Merulla checked to Paredes, who responded with a bet of 275,000. The c-bet worked wonders and Merulla folded his hand.
flop.
flop, and Maio bet 200,000. Paredes called to see the 
, and his opponent checked behind. Paredes fired 500,000 on the 
and he took down the pot.
. Merulla tapped the table for a check and Paredes did the same. On the 
, and Paredes then check-folded to a flop bet of 175,000.
flop, and Maio called. Both players checked the 
, and a 
came on the river. Paredes bet 425,000, and Maio called. Maio took the pot with an eight in the hole.
arrived. Merulla checked, and Paredes won the pot with a bet.
flop, and Maio checked once more on the 
for a straight.