Hands 21-24: Paredes Pushing Table Around
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Hand 21: Paredes opened to 250,000 on the button, Maio called from the small blind and Merulla did the same from the big. The flop came 
and Paredes c-bet to take down the pot after it was checked to him.
Hand 22: Merulla raised to 335,000 from the small blind and Paredes came along from the big blind, taking the 
flop in position. Merulla c-bet 225,000 and Paredes flatted, with the turn coming 
. Merulla tapped the table for a check, and Paredes fired away with a bet to force the insta-fold.
Hand 23: Merulla opened to 240,000 on the button and Paredes responded with a three-bet to 760,000 from the small blind. Maio got out of the way and with the action back on him, Merulla made the call. The flop came down 
and Paredes c-bet for 800,000, forcing the quick fold and taking down the pot.
Hand 24: Paredes folded the button, Maio called from the small blind and Merulla eyed his stacks before raising the action to about 300,000. Maio three-bet to 975,000 and Merulla stared him down from the next seat over, before hoisting a stack of gold T100000 chips forward for the big four-bet. Maio wasted no time in folding his hand in the face of pressure, and Merulla took down yet another big pot.