King's Ransom
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Paul Varano opened to 32,000 from the cutoff and both Michael Pesek (small) and Jeffrey King (big) defended their blinds.
All three checked the 
flop and both blinds checked after the 
turned. Varano bet 54,000 and both Pesek and King called.
The three players checked the 
on the river.
"Ace?" Varano said quizzically.
"I have an ace too," Pesek responded.
King said nothing, rather he opened 
for a turned straight which was good enough to win him the pot. Here's how the three stacks looked after the hand:
Varano - 725,000
King - 535,000
Pesek - 498,000