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No Limit Hold 'Em: Theory and Practice

by David Sklanskly

Poker's premier theorist (Sklansky) teams up with one of the game's most respected instructors (Miller) to take the theoretical approach to high-stakses hold'em. Their work covers critical concepts such as manipulating the pot size, adjusting correctly to stack sizes, winning the battle of mistakes, reading hands, and manipulating opponents into playing badly. It breaks this complex game down to bare bones with thorough and easy to follow analyses. If you are looking to improve your cash game or tournament play, this is a must read.

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Kravchenko Becomes First Russian Citizen to Win WSOP Gold Bracelet

Saturday, June 09, 2007

LAS VEGAS -- The winner of the $1,500 buy-in Omaha High-Low championship was Alex Kravchenko, from Moscow, Russia. He is a 36-year-old businessman originally from Archangel, USSR who has been playing
Alex Kravchenko becomes the first Russian citizen to win a World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet. <a rel='nofollow' href='http://www.readybetgo.com/phpadsnew/adclick.php?n=abcc77e6' target='_BLANK'><img src='http://www.readybetgo.com/phpadsnew/adview.php?n=abcc77e6' border='0' alt='Advertisement'></a> poker for about eight years.

With this victory, Kravchenko became the first Russian citizen in history to win a WSOP gold bracelet. Russian immigrants have won previously at the WSOP, including Ralph Perry last year. But Kravchenko's victory is clearly a milestone.

Kravechenko has an impressive history of poker tournament wins in Europe . He won the Austrian Masters Pot-Limit Championship in 2001. He also won the Russian Pot-Limit Championship that same year. His most recent win before this was a Limit Hold'em title at the Helsinki Frezeout in 2002. He has cashed over 30 times in what is becoming an illustrious poker career.

This was Kravchenko's third time to cash at the WSOP (twice last year). He won $228,446 for first place.

It wasn't easy. This was the largest Omaha High-Low turnout in the 38-year history of the WSOP. This year's event attracted 690 entrants. The previous best was 670 for last year's turnout.

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