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06-14-2009 11:32 UTC-12

Sugar Bear Decimates Arvanetes

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Demetrios "Jimmy" Arvanetes raised from the small blind and Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri looked him up from the big.

The flop was {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{Q-Clubs}

{7-Diamonds}

. Arvanetes bet and Barbieri called. The turn was the {6-Clubs}

{6-Clubs}

and Arvanetes check-raised Barbieri's turn bet. Barbieri considered a moment, then made the call. The river was the {5-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

. Arvanetes bet again and after a bit of a think, Barbieri called.

Arvanetes showed {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{4-Diamonds}

only to have Barbieri turn over {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{9-Clubs}

, his kicker playing to take down the pot.

"Nice slowroll," said Arvanetes as he shuffled his four remaining 5,000-denomination chips.

"Slowroll?" replied Barbieri in disbelief.

"You were actually thinking of folding that hand?" queried Arvanetes, who was left with only 20,000 in chips after the hand.