King's Ransom
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