2008 World Series of Poker

Event 24 - $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kxjx8x7x
Prize
$246,471
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
457
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

School is in Session

Howard Lederer
Howard Lederer
We pick up this hand on the flop, where a battle of the blinds is unfolding.

The board reads {5-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} {4-Hearts}. The small blind checks over to Howard Lederer, "The Professor," in the big blind. He puts out a pot-sized bet. His opponent cuts out chips for a raise, but Howard slows him down.

"You know there's not a single hand you can raise with, right?" This apparently works, as the player decides to simply call the bet.

The turn is the {K-Spades}, and now the small blind fires away, moving his remaining stack all in. Lederer makes the call, and the hands are shown down:

Small blind: {9-Hearts} {8-Spades} {7-Clubs} {6-Hearts}
Lederer: {4-Clubs} {4-Spades} {5-Hearts} {6-Spades}

The river fails to make a winning straight for the at-risk player, as the {A-Clubs} seals the deal for Lederer with a set of fours.

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