Vaitiekunas Catches Kessler's Bluff
Level 12
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The players at Allen Kessler's previous table were kind enough to recount what has just happened when Kessler busted:
Paulius Vaitiekunas raised to 8,000 from the button and was called by Matthew Webb and Kessler in the blinds.
They all checked through the 
flop to the 
on the turn. Webb checked, Kessler bet 12,500 which only Vaitiekunas called.
The river completed the board with the 
, Kessler jammed for 42,000 and Vaitiekunas called with 
. Kessler held 
.
The table joked around a bit: "If Kessler had an ace, he would have jammed preflop!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
445,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
||
|
165,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
101,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
|
56,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
Busted | |
, Lon check-called the 10000 bet of Ricci.
on the turn to the 
on the river. Lon check-folded to the 30,000 bet of Ricci.
with around 160,000 in the middle. 
board to catapult him into the chip lead.
