2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

$3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 5
Event Info

2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q3
Prize
$842,379
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Entries
1,229
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000

Anthony Maio Eliminated in 3rd Place ($307,565)

Level 33 : 75,000/150,000, 25,000 ante
Anthony Maio - 3rd Place ($307,565)
Anthony Maio - 3rd Place ($307,565)

Hand 76: Maio opened for 325,000 from the button and Merulla shot him a look from the next seat over, beofre comitting the calling chips. Paredes folded and the flop came down {2-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Maio led out for 225,000 and once again Merulla looked over at him with a bemused look on his face. He came along with the call though and the turn came {9-Clubs}. On fourth street Maio bet 425,000, and Merulla tanked for a minute or so before quietly announcing himself all in to force Maio to a decision for his tournament life.

Maio snap-called and the two showed down the cards that created this collision.

Showdown:

Maio: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Merulla: {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}

Maio had fought valiantly to mount a comeback with his short stack, but the last of his chips were committed while drawing dead. Merulla had flopped the nut flush and he could not be beat, leaving a futile {8-Hearts} to fall on the river to make things official. Merulla was already celebrating on the rail while Maio made the long walk away from one of the pinnacles in a poker player's career: the WPT final table stage.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Merulla us
Anthony Merulla
16,300,000
2,265,000
2,265,000
Anthony Maio us
Anthony Maio
Busted

Tags: Anthony MaioAnthony MerullaDavid Paredes