2010 World Series of Poker

Event #15: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qqj77
Prize
$447,446
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,598,000
Entries
170
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Jennifer Harman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($173,159)

Jennifer Harman - 3rd Place
Jennifer Harman - 3rd Place

Jennifer Harman: (X)(X) / {3-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} / (X)
Allen Kessler: (X)(X) / {A-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts} / (X)

Harman brought in and Kessler completed. Harman made the call. Both players checked the next street and then Harman check-called on fifth. On sixth street, Harman checked, Kessler bet and Harman called off her last 140,000. She then flipped up the {6-Hearts}{2-Spades} while Kessler turned up the {J-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}.

Kessler already had the low locked up and then drew the {4-Hearts} to pair up. He was now freerolling as Harman queezed her last card. She found a useless {10-Clubs} underneath and that was it, Kessler won the pot and sent Harman home in 3rd place. She left with $173,159.

After the hand, Kessler asked to see the payout sheet. When he saw he was guarnateed over $276,000 he said, "Wow that's my biggest cash ever. Just give me a minute to regroup."

Tags: Jennifer HarmanFrank Kassela

Level: 28

Blinds: /

Ante:

Kassela Folds Kings

Allen Kessler: (X)(X) / {7-Spades}{6-Clubs}{8-Spades}
Frank Kassela: (X)(X) / {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{9-Spades} - fold

Kessler brought in, Kassela completed and then Kessler called. On fourth, Kassela bet and Kessler called. On fifth, Kassela checked and Kessler asked how much the bet was. After being informed that the big bet had to be 200,000, Kessler fired it. Kassela folded and Kessler picked up the pot to move to about 1.3 million chips.

Tags: Frank KasselaAllen Kessler

Chainsaw Nearing the Felt

Frank Kassela (X)(X) / {6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} / (X)
Allen Kessler (X)(X) / {J-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} / (X)

Kassela had the bring-in and called Kessler's completion. Kessler check-called on fourth street, then called Kassela's bets on fifth and sixth. Both players checked the river.

Kessler showed {6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} for a pair of jacks, but Kassela had him with {K-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} for a pair of kings. Kassela scooped the pot, leaving Kessler with only 395,000 in chips.

Tags: Frank KasselaAllen Kessler

Kessler Smacks a Double

Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

Allen Kessler: ({7-Clubs})({3-Hearts}) / {5-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Frank Kassela: ({8-Spades})({2-Diamonds}) / {7-Spades}{3-Spades}

Kessler brought in, Kassela completed, Kessler raised and then Kassela called. On fourth street, Kessler bet, Kassela raised, Kessler moved all in for 10,000 more on a reraise and Kassela called.

On fifth street, Kassela picked up a {K-Hearts} and Kessler a {2-Spades}. On sixth, Kassela added the {A-Spades} and made a low while Kessler picked up the {J-Hearts}. It was now time for seventh. Kassela picked up the {J-Diamonds} and only had the low at the current moment. Kessler could still pull a low and was already freerolling with the high. Everyone in the room chanted for him to hit his card and then Kessler squeezed and squeezed hard. He slammed over the {4-Diamonds} and never showed as much emotion as just then, making his low and scooping the entire pot.

Kessler's now got 840,000 chips while Kassela dropped to 4.26 million.

Tags: Allen KesslerFrank Kassela

Chainsaw Doubles

Frank Kassela {A-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} / {4-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Spades}[ / {J-Clubs}
Allen Kessler {A-Spades}{J-Hearts} / {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} / {Q-Clubs}

Kessler had the bring-in, Kassela completed, and Kessler bet all-in for his last 200,000. Kassela called.

Kassela's pair of fours led until the river, when Kessler spiked a queen to make two pair and double up to 440,000.

Tags: Allen KesslerFrank Kassela

Cheering for Chainsaw

Despite the late hour, Allen Kessler has a small but vocal contingent of young players sweating him on the rail. We've never seen anyone get the cheers Kessler gets for simply winning the antes!

"C'mon SAW!!!" screamed one.

"RRRRRRRRRRRAWWWR!" cried another as he imitated a chainsaw.

Their man is fighting hard, but still has only a bit more than two bets left in his stack.