2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe

$5,150 Championship Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
$181,379
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$640,200
Entries
132
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

Allen Kessler Eliminated in 6th Place ($31,370)

Kessler dissappointed in the outcome
Kessler dissappointed in the outcome
After a raise to 20,000 from Tay Nguyen and an all-in reraise from Ty Stewart for approximately 500,000, Allen Kessler moved his remaining 140,000 stack into the middle from the small blind. Nguyen folded and Stewart and Kessler moved straight to the showdown where Stewart tabled {7-Clubs} {7-Spades}, in bad shape against Kessler's {A-Diamonds} {A-Spades}.

The pocket rockets were good through the flop and turn of {J-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}, but the river {7-Diamonds} proved fatal as Stewart caught one of the two remaining sevens that were his only outs.

Kessler will take home $31,370 after the bad beat, a bittersweet consolation prize. Stewart moved into the chip lead with 650,000 after the hand.

Tags: Allen Kessler