School is in Session
The board reads
. The small blind checks over to Howard Lederer, "The Professor," in the big blind. He puts out a pot-sized bet. His opponent cuts out chips for a raise, but Howard slows him down."You know there's not a single hand you can raise with, right?" This apparently works, as the player decides to simply call the bet.
The turn is the
, and now the small blind fires away, moving his remaining stack all in. Lederer makes the call, and the hands are shown down:Small blind:
Lederer:
The river fails to make a winning straight for the at-risk player, as the
seals the deal for Lederer with a set of fours.