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Robert Merulla opened to 22,000 from middle position and watched Rami Ibrahim three-bet to 47,000 from the hijack. After Merulla called the bet, the flop came 
and both players slowed down by checking.
When the turn card came 
Merulla led out for a bet of 53,000, and Ibrahim flatted to see the river card come 
. After both players checked fifth street neither seemed willing to show their cards, and it was Ibrahim who eventually tabled the 
for just ace-king high.
Merulla stared hard at his opponent's hand and began shaking his head, but he never did reveal his holding, and after a beat or two his cards went into the muck. Merulla's stack is still mostly where he left it though, as he only dropped about 100,000 to leave himself with a still healthy 505,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
515,000
92,500
|
92,500 |
|
505,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
against Vittorio Abbate - who held 
. The set held up when the 
and 
hit the board, and Merulla had both of his opponents covered.
already on board.
was far behind. When he saw the 
hit the table, Panitch didn't say anything more, knowing he was about to ship most of his stack across the table. The turn card came 
.
nor the 
