Kessler Counterfeited; KO'd on Last Hand Before Break
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Allen Kessler shoved for his last 22,500 from early position and was called by two players from lojack and hijack respectively.
The flop came 
and the player in the lojack fired 27,000 into the middle. The player in the hijack responded by raising to 70,000. Her opponent agonized over the decision, but eventually decided to fold.
Hijack: 
Kessler: 
"Oh my god, I can't believe I'm ahead!" Kessler exclaimed.
Kessler would stay ahead on the 
turn, but a double board-pairing 
counterfeited Kessler's pair and eliminated him from the tournament.
"It's the PokerNews curse," Kessler stated in disbelief.
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