Varkonyi Doubles Through Kunichoff

The seemingly inevitable clash between Kunichoff and Varkonyi didn't take long to materialize. Kunichoff limped under the gun, on player called, and the Varkonyi shoved all in from the big blind. Only Kunichoff called. He turned over , and Varkonyi held . The board rolled out giving Kunichoff a pair but giving Varkonyi the lead with a low straight. The on the turn killed Kunichoff's chances of winning the hand, but gave him outs to a chop. However, the on the river secured the pot for Varkonyi, who doubled up and now has 75,000. Kunichoff, after the hit to his stack, still sits with 270,000.