Friday, August 10, 2018 2:02 PM Local Time
The River is Cruel to Allen Kessler
A player limps in from under the gun and action folds to the hijack seat where Allen Kessler raises, making it 2,700. The under the gun player calls.
The flop is and the player checks over to Kessler. Kessler makes it 3,000 and the player check-shoves all in for just over 10,000. Kessler calls quickly.
Allen Kessler:
Opponent:
The turn was safe for Kessler when the dropped but the hit the river filling in his opponents straight. That would allow the player to double up and left Kessler with just under 10,000 chips.
"As soon as you started writing I knew it was coming," Kessler said after the hand, bemoaning his fate.
Allen Kessler - 9,800