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Here are the current chip counts during the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,325,000 | -1,925,000 |
|
16,350,000 | 1,925,000 |
Players are taking a breather in between levels.
Hand 125: David Paredes raised to 600,000, and he took the pot.
Hand 126: Anthony Merulla raised to 650,000, and Paredes called to see 
flop. Both players checked, and a 
hit. Two more checks followed, and a 
came out. A bet from Paredes results in a quick fold from Merulla.
Hand 127: Paredes opened to 650,000, and Merulla folded.
Hand 128: Merulla raised to 650,000, and Paredes called. Paredes bet out 700,000 on the 
flop. Merulla called, and a 
arrived. Paredes won the pot with a 1.3 million bet on the turn.
Hand 129: Merulla raised to 1.625 million after Paredes made it 675,000. Paredes folded.
Hand 130: Merulla raised to 675,000, and Paredes called. Some babies flopped: 
. Paredes check-folded.
Hand 131: Paredes opened to 650,000 and took the pot.
Hand 132: Paredes got a walk.
Hand 124: Merulla opened for 600,000 and Paredes slowly counted out the chips for a three-bet to 1.5 million. Merulla tanked for about a minute or so while reaching for a stack of gold T100000 chips, which he riffled for a while as he figured out where he stood.
Eventually that stack went forward for the four-bet to 2.6 million and Paredes quickly moved all in, having Merulla covered. Merulla snap-called and tabled 
, while Paredes could only muster the 
for a dominated king-high bluff.
With Paredes' supporters on the rail shouting "quack quack" and "Aflac" to summon one of the deck's three remaining deuces to the board, the dealer burned and turned.
Flop: 
No ducks could be found and Merulla's big slick had held through the hardest part of any sweat.
Turn:
Paredes was down to one last card, needing to spike a deuce to claim this WPT Main Event title.
River: 
"No ducks!" went the explosion on the rail, as Merulla's supporters cheered their man on. With the win, Merulla took over the chip lead and moved one step close to accomplishing every poker player's dream.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,250,000 | 11,125,000 |
|
|
14,425,000 | -11,125,000 |
Here's where they stand at the moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,550,000 | -900,000 |
|
|
11,125,000 | 900,000 |
Hand 118: Merulla limped in and Paredes checked his option. On the 
flop both players checked down, and the turn came 
. Check-check it went, and the river was the 
. Paredes seized the initiative with a 400,000 bet and Merulla called, tabling 
for the winner.
Hand 119: Merulla went for a walk in the big blind.
Hand 120: Paredes went for a walk in the big blind.
Hand 121: Merulla got another walk in the big blind.
Hand 122: Meruall opened for 600,000 and Paredes flatted. The flop came 
and Paredes checked to Merulla, who bet 500,000 to take the pot down.
Hand 123: Paredes opened for 650,000 and Merulla called. The flop came 
and Merulla checked, as did Paredes. The turn was the 
and Merulla checked to Paredes, who bet out for 600,000 to earn another small pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,450,000 | 3,225,000 |
|
|
10,225,000 | -3,225,000 |
Level: 36
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 50,000
Hand 114: David Paredes got a walk.
Hand 115: Anthony Merulla got a walk.
Hand 116: Merulla opened for 600,000, and Paredes called. Paredes checked the 
flop, and Merulla bet 525,000. Paredes called, and a came on the turn. Paredes check-called 850,000, and a appeared. Paredes checked once more, and Merulla fired 1.35 million. Finally, Paredes gave his hand up.
Hand 117: Paredes opened for 575,000, and Merulla called. Merulla check-called 600,000 on the 
flop, and the came on the turn. Paredes bet 1.1 million when checked to, and Merulla came along again. Paredes fired 2.7 million on 
river after Merulla checked a final time. After a couple of minutes of tanking, Merulla announced a call. Paredes showed 
for a turned two pair, and he dragged a big pot.
Hand 109: Paredes opened for 575,000 and Merulla laid down.
Hand 110: Merulla opened to 600,000 and Paredes came along with the call. On the 
flop Paredes checked to Merulla, who c-bet for 400,000. Paredes counted out a raise and made it 1.2 million. Merulla flatted the sizable raise and the 
fell in on the turn. Paredes then fired away with a 1.9 million wager and Merulla smiled a bit while sliding his cards away.
Hand 111: Paredes continued to pound Merulla with his big stack, raising to 575,000 and taking down an uncontested pot.
Hand 112: Merulla opened for 600,000 and Paredes flatted to take the 
flop. The action went check-check and the turn card was the . Paredes checked a second time, as did Merulla, and the river came . Two checks later and the pout was pushed to Merulla, after he tabled for ace-high.
Hand 113: Paredes opened to 575,000 and Merulla called to see the flop fall 
. The action checked around and the turn came . A check from Merulla prompted Paredes to bet 600,000, and Merulla then flatted to see the river card come . Merulla checked for the sixth time in two hands, and Paredes checked back, with Merulla showing 
for a slowplayed trips on the turn.
