Hands 57-64: Raise and Take

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.