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

Hand 157: Stacks Pushed With No Pairs, Paredes Doubles Through

Level 38 : 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
David Paredes Just Doubled Through Robert Merulla Despite Moving All In Without a Pair on the Flop
David Paredes Just Doubled Through Robert Merulla Despite Moving All In Without a Pair on the Flop

Hand 157: Paredes opened for 1 million and Merulla called, bringing a flop of {6-Spades}{9-Spades}{j-Diamonds} 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: {q-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Paredes: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

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: {10-Diamonds}

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: {5-Spades}

A blank on fifth street kept Paredes in the lead and he doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Merulla us
Anthony Merulla
20,675,000
10,675,000
10,675,000
David Paredes us
David Paredes
16,000,000
-10,675,000
-10,675,000
WPT 1X Winner

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