Allen Kessler has adopted the role of roving journalist here at the Empire, serving us up with the occasional hand to munch on when are our own plates run dry.
The latest actually provided fruitful results for himself, a versus encounter falling in his favour and seeing his stack shoot up to the 10,000 mark.
It was no walk in the park though, as although the chips flew in preflop, the dealer lay a onto the felt to ensure that the Chainsaw heart skipped a beat.
But despite his fears, the turn and river both bricked out and Kessler scooped a crucial pot.
Alan Kingsley has been eliminated by Tim Blake after failing to come from behind. Blake raised to 450 from the cut-off and was called by Jeff Kimber on the button before Kinglsey made his move from the SB. Blake re-shipped and Kimber folded to leave them at heads-up showdown:
Frank Kassela has found himself moved back into the Shadow room but that hasn't stopped him picking up the chips. He just called a shove in the big blind for 1,250 with and found himself ahead of the short stack's despite a sweat on the board.
Four limpers preflop was enough to encourage James Akenhead to move all in from the big blind with for 2,675. However, it would appear as though his reputation precedes him as he received two callers: the cut-off with and the button, who was now all in for 1,400, with .
The flop favoured the 2009 November Niner, but the turn delivered a straight to the short stack. A river later and, despite the dealer pushing the entire pot to Akenhead, the small blind took the main and Akenhead scooped the side.
A quick recount of the chips, and Akenhead recovered approximately what he started the hand with.
Levi Twinley has won some of those bluffed chips back from Kamal Choraria. Five players were still involved at the turn with the board reading . The SB led out for 450 and was called by Twinley and Choraria to see the river. This time the SB checked but Twinley bet 1,725 and was only called by Choraria. Twinley tabled for a flush and the pot as Choraria mucked. He's back up to 13,000 now whereas Choraria slips a little to 20,500.
Dave Ulliott found out a while ago that it's a bad idea to bluff Kamal Choraria and Levi Twinley has just found that out too. We caught up with the action at the river with the board reading and Choraria led for 1,200 only to face a raise to 4,200. He looked surprised at facing a raise but made the call with . Twinley could only muster to lose the pot putting him down to 9,000 whereas Choraria is up to 23,000.
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encounter falling in his favour and seeing his stack shoot up to the 10,000 mark.
onto the felt to ensure that the Chainsaw heart skipped a beat.
. Blake up to 8,000 now.
and found himself ahead of the short stack's 
despite a sweat on the 
board.
and the button, who was now all in for 1,400, with 
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for a flush and the pot as Choraria mucked. He's back up to 13,000 now whereas Choraria slips a little to 20,500.
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. The queens held to send both big slicks on their way.
to lose the pot putting him down to 9,000 whereas Choraria is up to 23,000.
board.
