Champ: 10th Place - Melo

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack NLH  

Robert Melo (Howard Beach, NY)

$9,537

Robert Melo opened for 46k utg and action folded around to Vitaly Kovyazin (button) who called.  Then Melad Marji (sb) announced he was all-in.

Before Mike Melkersen acted in the big blind, Robert moved all his chips across the line, calling all-in.

Mike took about a minute to consider his action, then folded.  Robert was then all-in.

Vitaly folded, saying he folded AK.  Melad had pocket Tens.  Robert had AK suited.

The board came 9 7 2 2 2  and Melad took the pot with the full boat.

Robert Melo finished in 10th place, earning $9,537.

Melad chipped up to ~2.3 million.

Robert Melo is a Chiropractor from New York who impressed everyone with back-to-back final tables early in the Summer Open Series with an 8th place finish in event 3 and a 5th place finish in event 4.  He tried for the three-peat the next day, but came up short.