06-09-2008 17:45 UTC-7

Kostritsyn Gets a Lesson from Ly

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A typical school of thinking in poker is, "Aggressive poker is winning poker." Another saying that can apply in limit games is "speed kills." Alexander Kostritsyn was in a hand with Minh Ly just now where he completed the bet showing the {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

. Ly reraised with the {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

.

On fourth, Kostritsyn caught the {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

for a pair on board and made a double bet. Minh Ly, who caught a {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

, beat him into the pot for the call. Fifth street came the {5-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

for Kostritsyn and the {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

for Ly. Kostritsyn bet and Ly called.

On sixth street Ly caught the {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

and immediately bet out with his hand. Kostritsyn, who caught the {3-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

, looked back at his hand, shook his head slightly and mucked his hand. Ly had a sly grin on his face as he takes down the pot.