06-13-2008 00:19 UTC-8

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Howard Lederer

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

The board reads {5-Clubs}

{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}

{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}

{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}

{A-Clubs}

seals the deal for Lederer with a set of fours.

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