Championship Day 1A: Anthony Merlo Doubles Up With Aces

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  696

Anthony Merlo
Anthony Merlo

After a flop of 9s4h3h, Anthony Merlo got it all in from the small blind for about 64,000 with AdAc, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the the QsQh of Ken Einiger in the big blind.

The turn card was the 2s, the river card was the Kh, and the aces held up for Merlo to win the pot and double up in chips.

Anthony Merlo  –  152,000  (127 bb)
Ken Einiger  –  8,000  (7 bb)

The tournament clock shows 696 entries so far, generating a prizepool worth more than $2.22 million on its way to the $3 million guarantee. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9 (around 9:15 pm).

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.