06-01-2009 22:53 UTC-7

First Showdown of Level

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Big slick works for Varkonyi

Forty-seven minutes into the level, a hand reached showdown. Varkonyi made it 3,500 from the small blind preflop, with McEvoy calling from the big. The flop came {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

{5-Spades}

; Varkonyi checked, McEvoy bet 5,000, and Varkonyi called. The action went check-check on the {2-Diamonds}

{2-Diamonds}

turn. The river brought the {3-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

, and Varkonyi led out for 5,000. McEvoy hesitated but called, then mucked when Varkonyi showed A-K.

Tags: Robert Varkonyi Tom McEvoy