Kessler Out in 37th; Cortum Follows Him Out the Door in 36th

Action folded around to Jason Brown in the small blind and he raised to 14,000. Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler was in the big blind and quickly announced that he was all in for 66,000. Brown thought for well over a minute before making the call.

Kessler:
Brown:

"What are you calling with that for?" Kessler asked. "I'm definitely not winning this one." Despite his pessimism, Kessler was actually out in front and stayed there on the flop and turn. Kessler was one card away from a double, but then his prediction came true when the peeled off on the river. "That's ridiculous," Kessler said under his breath before taking his leave in 37th place.

Meanwhile, Day 1a chip leader Kelly Cortum was eliminated at the same time over at Table 34. He will take home $2,743 for his 36th-place finish. We're now down to the final four tables.