Puchkov Makes Him Believe
Hold'em
Al Barbieri raised from the button, Dustin Leary reraised, and Konstantin Puchkov made it four bets to go from the big blind. Both Barbieri and Leary came along with the calls.
The flop rolled out , and Leary checked. Puchkov made a follow-up bet, and both of his opponents called again.
That brought them to the turn, and Puchkov bet again. Barbieri was the only caller this time as Leary decided a fold was in order.
The river came the , and Puchkov put out the final bet. Barbieri took his pause now, leaning back in his chair to stare at his opponent for a little while. He cut down his chips to see how much he had left, shot another glance, and eventually plunked in the calling chips.
Puchkov tabled , and Barbieri tapped the felt in acknowledgement. He mucked, and that nice pot goes to "the horse driver from Russia."