Puchkov Finding His Aces
Hold'em
Konstantin Puchkov limped in from the button, Al Barbieri raised, and Puchkov called the extra bet. Barbieri bet the whole way on a board of with Puchkov calling bets on every street. At showdown, Barbieri's were second best to Puchkov's , and the pot goes to the Russian.
On the next hand, Al Barbieri raised to open the pot, and Konstantin Puchkov made the call. Puchkov check-called a bet on the flop, and both players checked the turn. On the river , it was Barbieri who called a bet, but he mucked when Puchkov showed him the winning .