Raises Work

Alex Kravchenko got into the pot with a raise from the cutoff seat, and he found two callers to come along. The three men all stared at each other as the dealer ran down a flop of {4-Clubs}

. The player in the blind checked, and Kravchenko tapped the table as well. With the action on the button, the player there fired 2,100 chips at the pot, enough to fold the first player. Kravchenko considered patiently though before check-raising to 6,100. His opponent wasted little time folding, sending the pot to the Russian pro.

Simultaneously on the adjacent table, we joined a hand in progress, heads up on the river. The board showed {7-Spades}

, and there were about 5,500 chips piled in the middle of the table. The middle-aged man first to act sloppily flicked out 2,800 chips in the direction of his opponent, Alex Fitzgerald. After letting out a little sigh, Fitzgerald grabbed raising chips and dropped 6,600 of them onto the felt in front of him. He too got a quick fold from his opponent, earning himself a nice little pot with no showdown.