Kessler Wins One!
On the turn with the board reading 
, the small blind fired 500 and then Allen Kessler, who was acting from the big blind, called. The third player in the hand folded before the river card came the 
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On the river, the small blind checked and Kessler fired 1,000. His opponent folded and Kessler won the pot.
"I won a pot?" said Kessler, surprised at what had just occurred. "That's awesome. First time I've bet the river in a while."
Kessler has had himself a great World Series so far. He's tenth in the Player of the Year rankings and has himself eight cashes this summer, including one final table where he came second to POY point leader Frank Kassela for $276,485. His success this summer isn't just on the WSOP-branded felt. Kessler played a Bellagio VI Cup event the other day, the $1,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, and bested the field of 44 players to take home $13,608 for first place.
Kessler is still short in this one, with only 5,050 chips, but if anyone knows how to grind out a tournament it's Allen Kessler.