06-20-2009 12:10 UTC-12

Route 55 For Atchison

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Great start for Atchison

Almira Skripchenko opened from middle position to 65,000 and Pat Atchison made the call next to act.

The flop of {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

{5-Spades}

was met with an 80,000-chip bet from Skripchenko with Atchison making the call.

When the turn fell the {4-Clubs}

{4-Clubs}

, both players checked to see the {2-Hearts}

{2-Hearts}

peel on the river. Skripchenko checked to Atchison who splashed the pot with a bet of 125,000. Skripchenko mulled over it for a little before making the call.

Atchison tabled his {5-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

{5-Hearts}

for a full house and Skripchenko open-mucked her {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{Q-Diamonds}

. Atchison climbed to 2,350,000 as Skripchenko slipped to 945,000 in chips.

Tags: Almira Skripchenko Pat Atchison