2010 World Series of Poker

Event #31: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22277
Prize
$256,820
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,117,800
Entries
827
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Kravchenko Can't Shake Lederer

Hold'em

A lot of no-limit hold'em players decry limit hold'em as a game in which it's nearly impossible to pressure a player off a hand. That's not true, of course, but the fixed-limit nature of the betting does make it easier to get to showdown with a marginal hand.

Alexander Kravchenko opened pre-flop from middle position with a raise. Action passed to Howard Lederer on the button. He put in a re-raise that cleared out the blinds and isolated the action heads-up with Kravchenko.

Kravchenko check-called a bet on a flop of {4-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {10-Hearts}. When the turn came {7-Spades}, he checked and then raised after Lederer bet. Lederer gave the raise a moment's consideration before tossing a call into the pot.

Both players checked the river after it paired the board, {4-Hearts}. Kravchenko shook his head and said, "Just king-high," tabling {k-Spades} {q-Spades}. Lederer had "just ace-high," {a-Hearts} {k-Hearts}, and took down the pot.

Tags: Alexander KravchenkoHoward Lederer