Kessler Battling
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First into the pot from the button, Allen Kessler came in raising to 1,500. The big blind defended to see a flop, and it came 
. Both men checked through to see the 
land on fourth street. The small blind took the lead now with a bet of 3,800, and Kessler tanked and folded. His opponent showed him the 
as he dragged the pot. That pushed Kessler down to 8,050 chips, and he wasn't too thrilled about the result. "You won't believe what I laid down," he began. After another minute, he continued, "It's a good thing you didn't shove before the flop. I was gonna go with it." A frustrated Kessler rested his head in one hand as he told the tale of his pocket tens.
On the next hand, there were two limpers in front before Kessler three-bet shoved for 8,000 flat. The initial limper quickly folded, and the second eventually released his 
as well. "Race," Kessler said as he flashed his 
. He's back up to 10,200 with that shove.