Kravchenko Can't Shake Lederer
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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 
. When the turn came 
, 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, 
. Kravchenko shook his head and said, "Just king-high," tabling 
. Lederer had "just ace-high," 
, and took down the pot.