[J.R.]

I see a few differences: 1) many more raises in the Lederer-Boubli confrontation to define the hands and 2) I don't think Varkonyi was trying to get called with the kings, but to take down the 2K or so in the pot because he knew scotty could play fast and thought he ws making a move. Varkonyi open-raised and an aggressive player played back at him, I think that's much different than facing an all-in bet (which Varkonyi never did) that arose after 5 raises.

That said, Varkonyi overbet the pot and took a big risk that was perhaps unjustified. I think the 2002 WSOP clearly provides many clearler examples of questionable play, most notable the QT Helmuth hand and the JJ hand at the final table against Hall (who shouldn't have called, but I didn't like Varkonyi's all-in in the first place).

Either way, your point is well taken. Don't play the big one until you've highly developed your card catching abilities.