A Round of Poker With Leon Tsoukernik
Leon Tsoukernik has a reputation for playing more than his share of pots and not being afraid to splash around. We followed him through an orbit of hands to see if he was living up to that rep.
Hand #1: Tsoukernik opened to 900 and got one called in the small blind. That player checked a 
flop, folding to a big continuation bet of 2,800 from the King's Casino owner.
Hand #2: Tsoukernik again opened for 900 and got a small blind call. He again fired 2,800 on the 
flop, taking it down.
Hand #3: Tsoukernik folded under the gun.
Hand #4: A player called in middle position and another raised to 1,100 in the cutoff. The player on the button called, Tsoukernik called in the big blind, and the limper mucked. With the board reading 
after a trio of checks, the preflop opener bet 2,400 and Tsoukernik folded.
Hand #5: Tsoukernik limped along from the small blind after a player in the cutoff opened the action with a call. The big blind made it 1,300, and Tsoukernik and the other limper both called. On a 
board, the preflop raiser took it down with a bet of 2,400.
Hand #6: Two early players limped and Tsoukernik limped along from the button. The blinds came along for the minimum, and everyone checked the 
flop. Someone bet 800 on the turn and Tsoukernik mucked.
Hand #7: A player under the gun raised to 600. He got one caller before Tsoukernik made it two in the cutoff. The three players checked down a 
board, and Tsoukernik announced jack high. The opener won it with 
for ace high.
Hand #8: Tsoukernik folded to a preflop raise.
All in all, after an explosive start, Tsoukernik slowed down a bit and didn't seem to push the action too hard. He certainly saw his share of flops, raising twice, calling raises two other times, and limping two others. He only folded twice preflop, so expect him to keep entering plenty of pots going forward.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000 | -600 |
before also saying, "I didn't want you to catch an ace or king."
turn for 2,500 and the 
and Boulos had that beat with 
.
fell on the river and Buddiga checked. Schneider bet 3,000, Buddiga folded, and Schneider stacked the chips.
river for 7,300. Grafton raised to 23,400 and Hermiz carefully checked his stack. After two minutes of consideration, Hermiz said, "OK, I call," and Grafton rolled over 
and said, "Nice hand."
. Graham held 
river and Astedt raised to 3,200. His opponent called after about 15 seconds and Astedt showed 
with around 2,000 in the middle. Two players checked and the player in late position bet 1,100. Jesper Hougaard called from the cutoff and the big blind folded. A player in early position check-raised to 3,525 and the original better folded. Hougaard stuck around to see the turn.
came on the turn and both players checked to the 
on the river. The action was checked to Hougaard who bet 2,850. His opponent called and Hougaard tabled 
