2009 WSOP Champions Invitational
Champions Invitational
Day: 2
Event Info
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
Tom McEvoy -- 87,600
Dan Harrington -- 68,400
Robert Varkonyi -- 44,000
The 90-minute break means that action will resume just prior to 10 pm Vegas time.
The flop came , Harrington bet 4,500, and Varkonyi called again. The turn brought the , Harrington bet another 12,000, Varkonyi pushed all in, and Harrington called. Varkonyi showed his to Harrington��s , and safely doubled when the river card fell.
Varkonyi at 71,000 after the hand.
Bechtel pondered, then made it a total of 29,000. Varkonyi quickly folded, and McEvoy paused for only a few moments before announcing ��All in.�� Bechtel motioned with his hands as if, ��Sure,�� and announced his own all-in.
The hands:
McEvoy:
Bechtel:
Bechtel��s call had been for his last 35,600, and McEvoy, with 47,700 over Bechtel��s previous raise, had him slightly outchipped. Bechtel went stone-faced when the flop came to pair McEvoy��s ace, with a large cheer erupting from McEvoy��s rooting section. Bechtel was left drawing to the case king after the turn, and the river brought the instead.
With the addition of some small pots at the expense of the other players, McEvoy has jumped to roughly 120,000 in chips and a commanding lead entering three-way play.
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Dan Harrington -- 64,100
Tom McEvoy -- 57,300
Jim Bechtel -- 51,000
Robert Varkonyi -- 27,700