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This past November, Ivan Demidov, Russian poker player, took the poker world by storm, making it to the final table in two World Series of Poker main events. He was seated at the November Nine with the second highest chip stack and ended up taking first place to Eastgate at the 2008 WSOP Main Event in Vegas, and earlier this year, he finished 3rd at the WSOP Europe. After the 2008 WSOP, his lifetime career tournament earnings total close to $2 million. This was an unprecedented feat before Demidov made both final tables. But even more exciting for Russia was that Demidov wasn’t the only Russian at the WSOPE final table. Stanislav Alekhin was seated at the table, as well, proving that poker in Russia is in an uprising.
Over the past 15 months, many Russian players have been successful at higher levels of play. Russia’s involvement in the poker scene began in 2003 with Moscow’s Kirill Gerasimov, the original Russian poker pro, who finished 2nd in the 2003 World Poker Tour $25K Championship Event, winning more than $500K. Since then Gerasimov has won 21 WSOP events which include 8 final table events giving him a total earnings of more than $2 million.
Since then, we have also seen Alexander Kravchenko win a WSOP bracelet and make it to the final table of the 2007 main event, Alexander Kostritsyn defeat Erik Seidel in a heads-up showdown at the 2008 Aussie Millions, Nikolay Evdakov make 10 cash outs in the 2008 WSOP, and Svetlana Gromenkova win the WSOP 2008 Ladies Event.
Apparently poker in Russia is currently in an up shift. Demidov is hopeful that poker will flourish in Russia. He says, “The Russian Federation recently said that poker is a sport. Now many card rooms are opening all over Russia, many in Moscow. The Russian poker community is small, but growing. I hope that it keeps growing.”
While Russia may not be the first country that comes to mind when the subject of European poker players come up in conversation, but Russia is an upcoming force in the industry. Russian players are showing up more and more at big money live events all over the world and making a place for themselves. What seems to be a quiet front might prove to be a forceful awakening as poker becomes more and more forthright in Russia, and Russian poker players begin showing up more frequently in events like the WPT and the WSOP.

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Tom Dwan AKA durrrr has passed the $6,000,000 mark over 55k hands on Full Tilt Poker. Last night he was sitting once again with over a million in chips. I think this makes him the first online poker player to sit with a stack of over a million twice. In the screen shot above, you can see he dishes out the one million poker chip.

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Howard Lederer enters cash games once again! Howard has turned over most of his duties at Full Tilt Poker to others and has time to play cash games again. Howard is said to be the number one limit Holdem player in the world. I was really happy to see that hes not rusty at all from the second part of a 500 1000 limit session I caught at Full Tilt Poker. Howard was playing rafiboy and Da munsta short handed 500/1000 limit and showed that his poker prowess is still intact. Howard Lederer worked his stack up to 47k and exited the HEROS mixed game after his specialty of Holdem.

I think HEROS has same games as H.O.R.S.E but just different order? This way there isn’t 3 stud poker games in a row….

Howard stated on a Poker Road interview that hes been busy with the day to day operations of Full Tilt and hasn’t had time to play. Recently he limited himself to less duties, so he can
play poker full time again. Howard Lederer has a background in strategy games and plays chess at a master level! Howard learned to play poker in a New York chess club that he used to work for and later started playing higher stakes at the Mayfair Club. Recently he invited his old friends form the Mayfair Club for a tournament on Poker After Dark.

Full Tilt Poker Game #9641216128: Table Lederer Mix – $500/$1000 – Limit Omaha H/L – 2:52:50 ET – 2008/12/23
Seat 1: rafiboy ($17,704.50)
Seat 4: Howard Lederer ($29,690.50)
Seat 6: Da Munsta ($6,648)
Howard Lederer posts the small blind of $250
Da Munsta posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
rafiboy raises to $1,000
Howard Lederer calls $750
Da Munsta calls $500
*** FLOP *** [7h 3d Kh]
Howard Lederer checks
Da Munsta checks
rafiboy bets $500
Howard Lederer calls $500
Da Munsta raises to $1,000
rafiboy raises to $1,500
Howard Lederer folds
Da Munsta calls $500
*** TURN *** [7h 3d Kh] [8d]
Da Munsta checks
rafiboy bets $1,000
Da Munsta calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [7h 3d Kh 8d] [9h]
Da Munsta bets $1,000
rafiboy has 15 seconds left to act
rafiboy folds
Uncalled bet of $1,000 returned to Da Munsta
Da Munsta mucks
Da Munsta wins the pot ($8,499)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $8,500 | Rake $1
Board: [7h 3d Kh 8d 9h]
Seat 1: rafiboy (button) folded on the River
Seat 4: Howard Lederer (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Da Munsta (big blind) collected ($8,499), mucked

Full Tilt Poker Game #9641222736: Table Lederer Mix – $500/$1000 – Limit Omaha H/L – 2:53:31 ET – 2008/12/23
Seat 1: rafiboy ($14,204.50)
Seat 4: Howard Lederer ($28,190.50)
Seat 6: Da Munsta ($11,647)
Da Munsta posts the small blind of $250
rafiboy posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Howard Lederer raises to $1,000
Da Munsta calls $750
rafiboy folds
*** FLOP *** [2h Kh 8c]
Da Munsta checks
Howard Lederer bets $500
Da Munsta calls $500
*** TURN *** [2h Kh 8c] [Js]
Da Munsta checks
Howard Lederer bets $1,000
Da Munsta calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [2h Kh 8c Js] [6c]

Da Munsta checks
Howard Lederer bets $1,000
Da Munsta calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Howard Lederer shows [Jh Ac 8d 2d] two pair, Jacks and Eights, for high
Da Munsta shows [3d 4c Tc 7h] King Jack high, for high and 8,6,4,3,2, for low
Howard Lederer wins the high pot ($3,749.50) with two pair, Jacks and Eights
Da Munsta wins the low pot ($3,749.50) with 8,6,4,3,2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $7,500 | Rake $1
Board: [2h Kh 8c Js 6c]
Seat 1: rafiboy (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: Howard Lederer (button) showed [Jh Ac 8d 2d] and won ($3,749.50) with HI: two pair, Jacks and Eights
Seat 6: Da Munsta (small blind) showed [3d 4c Tc 7h] and won ($3,749.50) with HI: King Jack high; LO: 8,6,4,3,2

Full Tilt Poker Game #9641236304: Table Lederer Mix – $500/$1000 – Limit Omaha H/L – 2:54:54 ET – 2008/12/23
Seat 1: rafiboy ($14,953.50)
Seat 4: Howard Lederer ($25,190)
Seat 6: Da Munsta ($13,895.50)
Howard Lederer posts the small blind of $250
Da Munsta posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
rafiboy raises to $1,000
Howard Lederer raises to $1,500
Da Munsta folds
rafiboy calls $500
*** FLOP *** [Kd 6s 9d]
Howard Lederer bets $500
rafiboy calls $500
*** TURN *** [Kd 6s 9d] [Qs]
Howard Lederer bets $1,000
rafiboy calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [Kd 6s 9d Qs] [8c]
Howard Lederer bets $1,000
rafiboy has 15 seconds left to act
rafiboy calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Howard Lederer shows [Jd Tc 7d Ac] a straight, King high, for high
rafiboy mucks
Howard Lederer wins the pot ($8,499) with a straight, King high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $8,500 | Rake $1
Board: [Kd 6s 9d Qs 8c]
Seat 1: rafiboy (button) mucked
Seat 4: Howard Lederer (small blind) collected ($8,499)
Seat 6: Da Munsta (big blind) folded before the Flop

Full Tilt Poker Game #9641247587: Table Lederer Mix – $500/$1000 – Limit Omaha H/L – 2:56:04 ET – 2008/12/23
Seat 1: rafiboy ($9,703.50)
Seat 4: Howard Lederer ($29,189)
Seat 6: Da Munsta ($15,144.50)
Howard Lederer posts the small blind of $250
Da Munsta is sitting out
rafiboy posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Howard Lederer raises to $1,000
rafiboy calls $500
*** FLOP *** [8c 8s 8h]
rafiboy checks
Howard Lederer bets $500
rafiboy raises to $1,000
Howard Lederer calls $500
*** TURN *** [8c 8s 8h] [6d]
rafiboy bets $1,000
Howard Lederer calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [8c 8s 8h 6d] [2s]
rafiboy bets $1,000
Howard Lederer raises to $2,000
rafiboy raises to $3,000
Howard Lederer calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
rafiboy shows [Td 8d Qh Th] four of a kind, Eights, for high
Howard Lederer shows [Tc As Jc 3s] three of a kind, Eights, for high and 8,6,3,2,A, for low
rafiboy wins the high pot ($6,000) with four of a kind, Eights
Howard Lederer wins the low pot ($5,999.50) with 8,6,3,2,A
The game is now $500/$1,000 Limit Stud Hi with an ante of $100
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $12,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [8c 8s 8h 6d 2s]
Seat 1: rafiboy (big blind) showed [Td 8d Qh Th] and won ($6,000) with HI: four of a kind, Eights
Seat 4: Howard Lederer (small blind) showed [Tc As Jc 3s] and won ($5,999.50) with HI: three of a kind, Eights; LO: 8,6,3,2,A
Seat 6: Da Munsta is sitting out

Full Tilt Poker Game #9641268063: Table Lederer Mix – $500/$1000 Ante $100 – Limit Stud Hi – 2:58:11 ET – 2008/12/23
Seat 1: rafiboy ($7,202.50)
Seat 4: Howard Lederer ($31,687.50)
Seat 6: Da Munsta ($15,144.50), is sitting out
Howard Lederer antes $100
rafiboy antes $100
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to rafiboy [Kc]
Dealt to Howard Lederer [Td]
Howard Lederer is low with [Td]
Howard Lederer brings in for $150
rafiboy completes it to $500
Howard Lederer raises to $1,000
rafiboy calls $500
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to rafiboy [Kc] [2c]
Dealt to Howard Lederer [Td] [4d]
rafiboy checks
Howard Lederer bets $500
rafiboy calls $500
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to rafiboy [Kc 2c] [5c]
Dealt to Howard Lederer [Td 4d] [Jd]
Da Munsta has returned
rafiboy checks
Howard Lederer bets $1,000
rafiboy raises to $2,000
Howard Lederer calls $1,000
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to rafiboy [Kc 2c 5c] [As]
Dealt to Howard Lederer [Td 4d Jd] [2d]
rafiboy bets $1,000
Howard Lederer raises to $2,000
rafiboy calls $1,000
*** 7TH STREET ***
rafiboy checks
Howard Lederer bets $1,000
rafiboy calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Howard Lederer shows [Kd 9s Td 4d Jd 2d 8c] a flush, King high
rafiboy mucks
Howard Lederer wins the pot ($13,199.50) with a flush, King high
rafiboy adds $20,000
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $13,200 | Rake $0.50
Seat 1: rafiboy mucked
Seat 4: Howard Lederer collected ($13,199.50)
Seat 6: Da Munsta is sitting out

Full Tilt Poker Game #9641296101: Table Lederer Mix – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 3:01:09 ET – 2008/12/23
Seat 1: rafiboy ($15,651.50)
Seat 4: Howard Lederer ($37,786)
Seat 6: Da Munsta ($20,592.50)
Howard Lederer posts the small blind of $250
Da Munsta posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
rafiboy raises to $1,000
Howard Lederer calls $750
Da Munsta calls $500
*** FLOP *** [Ac Kh Td]
Howard Lederer checks
Da Munsta checks
rafiboy checks
*** TURN *** [Ac Kh Td] [Jd]
Howard Lederer bets $1,000
Da Munsta calls $1,000
rafiboy folds
*** RIVER *** [Ac Kh Td Jd] [6c]
Howard Lederer bets $1,000
Da Munsta calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Howard Lederer shows [Qs 8d] a straight, Ace high
Da Munsta mucks
Howard Lederer wins the pot ($6,999) with a straight, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $7,000 | Rake $1
Board: [Ac Kh Td Jd 6c]
Seat 1: rafiboy (button) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: Howard Lederer (small blind) collected ($6,999)
Seat 6: Da Munsta (big blind) mucked

Full Tilt Poker Game #9641308453: Table Lederer Mix – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 3:02:28 ET – 2008/12/23
Seat 1: rafiboy ($13,401.50)
Seat 4: Howard Lederer ($41,284)
Seat 6: Da Munsta ($19,341.50)
Seat 7: bixiu ($10,000)
Da Munsta posts the small blind of $250
bixiu posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
rafiboy folds
Howard Lederer raises to $1,000
Da Munsta folds
bixiu calls $500
*** FLOP *** [7s Ad 9h]
bixiu checks
Howard Lederer bets $500
bixiu calls $500
*** TURN *** [7s Ad 9h] [2c]
bixiu checks
Howard Lederer bets $1,000
bixiu raises to $2,000
Howard Lederer calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [7s Ad 9h 2c] [Jc]
bixiu bets $1,000
Howard Lederer raises to $2,000
bixiu calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Howard Lederer shows [9s Js] two pair, Jacks and Nines
bixiu mucks
Howard Lederer wins the pot ($11,248) with two pair, Jacks and Nines
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $11,250 | Rake $2
Board: [7s Ad 9h 2c Jc]
Seat 1: rafiboy didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 4: Howard Lederer (button) collected ($11,248)
Seat 6: Da Munsta (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: bixiu (big blind) mucked

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