2011 World Series of Poker

Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$675,117
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,856,950
Entries
2,857
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000
Players Left 1 / 2857

Chainsaw Cut Out On The River

A player in middle position raised to 900, and Allen Kessler went all in 6,000 in the hijack. It folded to the small blind, who isolated by going all in himself. The original raiser folded, and the two players flipped their cards up.

Kessler: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Small Blind: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Kessler survived the flop, though just barely, as it came {6-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. Kessler would need to dodge an ace, queen, or heart, and did that on the turn, as it came the {k-Diamonds}. However, the {a-Clubs} spiked on the river, and Kessler was eliminated.

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Allen Kessler
Busted