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| Jul 07, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Low Split | 3 | + |
Level 23: Laak Leads Final Seven; Verbakel 8th, Kessler 9thJul 07, '11 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 7 out of 352 Average Chip Count: 754,285 Chip Counts: 1. Phil Laak – 1,750,000 Eliminations: 8th. Bjorn Verbakel – $43,328 Laak Doubles Through Yockey, Takes Chip Lead Phil Laak opened for a pot-sized raise from the button and Bryce Yockey called from the big blind. The flop came 6 The turn was the 9 The river was the A Laak showed Q
Phil Laak opened the pot for 70,000 before the flop, Allen kessler moved all in for 126,000 from the small blind and Laak called. Kessler: A Kessler was ahead before the flop with a pair of aces. The board came J Allen Kessler came to the official nine-handed final table as the short stack and was the first one eliminated in 9th place ($33,352). Bjorn Verbakel Eliminated in 8th Place ($43,328) Bjorn Verbakel opened the pot for 40,000 before the flop, Nick Binger reraised to 150,000 from the button and Verbakel called. The flop came J Verbakel: A Binger was ahead with a pair of jacks on the flop against Verbakel’s pair of fours. The turn and river were the 3 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Phil Laak, Allen Kessler, Bjorn Verbakel, Bryce Yockey Level 23: Wheeler Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now UnderwayJul 07, '11 NOTE: Play ended last night with 25 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. With the elimination of Brent Wheeler in 10th place ($25,874), the official nine-handed final table is now underway. Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 352 Average Chip Count: 586,666 Chip Counts: 1. Brice Yockey – 1,140,000 Payouts: 1st. $397,073 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Phil Laak, David Bach, Allen Kessler, Nick Schulman, Nick Binger, Peter Charalambous, Bjorn Verbakel, Trevor Reader, Bryce Yockey |
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| Jun 11, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
Brian Rast Wins Event #15 ($227,232)Jun 11, '11 Allen Kessler Eliminated in 2nd Place ($140,309) Brian Rast returned from the dinner break with a chip lead of 2,040,000 to Allen Kessler’s 1,405,000. Kessler managed to chip up a bit and narrow the gap, but it wasn’t long before Kessler was all in for a 3,000,000 pot. Brian Rast button-raised to 90,000 before the flop and Allen Kessler called from the big blind. The flop came A Rast turned over K The turn and river were the 7 Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Brian Rast Level 24: Final Two on Dinner Break; Rast Leads Kessler Heads-UpJun 11, '11 NOTE: The final two players took a sixty minute dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 and should return at approximately 8:20pm to resume play. Blinds: 15,000-30,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 765 Average Chip Count: 1,721,250 Chip Counts: 1. Brian Rast – 2,040,000 Eliminations: 3rd. Dajuan Whorley – $91,212 This was a shockingly fast round of play, losing four of the remaining six players that started the level. Both Brian Rast and Allen Kessler claimed two K.O.’s each this level, setting themselves up in prime position for heads-up play. After the elimination of Dajuan Whorley in 3rd place, Brian Rast led Allen Kessler in heads-up play with 1,910,000 to 1,535,000.
Ali Eslami raised to 105,000 from the cutoff and Brian Rast called from the big blind. The flop came K Rast showed K The turn was the 7 Mika Paasonen Eliminated in 5th Place ($49,902) Mika Paasonen raised to 60,000 before the flop, Brian Rast three-bet him all in and Paasonen called. Rast showed A The board came K Daisuke Endo Eliminated in 4th Place ($66,994) Daisuke Endo open-shoved the button for about 100,000 and Allen Kessler called from the small blind. Kessler turned over K The board came K Dajuan Whorley Eliminated in 3rd Place ($91,219) Allen Kessler raised to 70,000 before the flop and Dajuan Whorley called from the big blind. The flop came 9 Whorley showed J The turn and river were the 7 NOTE: With the elimination of Dajuan Whorley in 3rd place, Brian Rast led Allen Kessler in heads-up play with 1,910,000 to 1,535,000. Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Ali Eslami, Brian Rast, Dajuan Whorley, Mika Paasonen, Daisuke Endo Level 22: Cohen Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now UnderwayJun 11, '11 NOTE: Play ended last night with the unofficial final table of 10 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Andrew Cohen in 10th place ($13,601), the official nine-handed final table is now underway. Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 765 Average Chip Count: 382,500 Chip Counts: 1. Brian Rast – 995,000 Payouts: 1st. $227,232 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Ted Lawson, Allen Kessler, Ali Eslami, John Gordon, Brian Rast, Dajuan Whorely, Mika Paasonen, Ronald Lee |
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| Dec 20, '10 | 2010 WSOP Circuit Regional Championship - Harrah's Atlantic City | WSOP Circuit -- Harrah's Northeast Regional Championship | 2 | + |
Allen Kessler EliminatedDec 20, '10
Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Amnon Filippi |
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| Dec 06, '10 | 2010 Five Diamond World Poker Classic | WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event | 4 | + |
Poker Tweets -- Allen KesslerDec 04, '10
Player Tags: Allen Kessler Poker Tweets -- Allen KesslerDec 05, '10 Check out this poker tweet from Allen Kessler.
Player Tags: Allen Kessler Allen Kessler Eliminated in 45th PlaceDec 06, '10
Kessler: 8 Board: A Baker hit an ace on the flop and he held on after that to eliminate Kessler and grow his stack to 392,000. Kessler took home $16,892 for his 45th-place finish. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, David Baker |
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| Dec 05, '10 | 2010 Five Diamond World Poker Classic | WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event | 3 | + |
Poker Tweets -- Allen KesslerDec 04, '10
Player Tags: Allen Kessler Poker Tweets -- Allen KesslerDec 05, '10 Check out this poker tweet from Allen Kessler.
Player Tags: Allen Kessler Allen Kessler Eliminated in 45th PlaceDec 06, '10
Kessler: 8 Board: A Baker hit an ace on the flop and he held on after that to eliminate Kessler and grow his stack to 392,000. Kessler took home $16,892 for his 45th-place finish. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, David Baker |
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| Dec 04, '10 | 2010 Five Diamond World Poker Classic | WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event | 2 | + |
Poker Tweets -- Allen KesslerDec 04, '10
Player Tags: Allen Kessler Poker Tweets -- Allen KesslerDec 05, '10 Check out this poker tweet from Allen Kessler.
Player Tags: Allen Kessler Allen Kessler Eliminated in 45th PlaceDec 06, '10
Kessler: 8 Board: A Baker hit an ace on the flop and he held on after that to eliminate Kessler and grow his stack to 392,000. Kessler took home $16,892 for his 45th-place finish. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, David Baker |
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| Oct 26, '10 | 2010 WSOP Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond | $10,000 Regional Championship | 2 | + |
Allen Kessler EliminatedOct 26, '10 Allen Kessler was eliminated on the second hand he played today. He got it all in preflop with pocket aces and one opponent made the call with pocket kings. A third king fell on the board and Kessler was eliminated from the tournament. Player Tags: Allen Kessler |
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| Oct 20, '10 | 2010 Festa Al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Main Event | 5 | + |
Level 15 Update: Day 3 EndsOct 17, '10
Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 41 out of 335 Chip Counts: 1. Steve O’Dwyer — 910,000 Average Chip Count: 326,829 Notable Eliminations: Steve Brecher Big Hands: Gavin Smith Eliminated in 48th Place ($12,896)
Tran: A Board: K Tran made a Broadway straight, which brought Smith’s tournament run to an end in 48th place. He was awarded $12,896 in prize money. Owen Crowe Eliminated on the Money Bubble Owen Crowe was on an extremely short stack when he decided to move all in preflop from late position and Gavin Smith reraised all in over the top of him from the cutoff. Their cards: Crowe: Q Board: J Crowe was eliminated on the money bubble after the hand. Allen Kessler Doubles up Through the Chip Leader Steve O’Dwyer raised to 13,000 from middle position preflop and Allen Kessler reraised to 50,000 from the hijack. O’Dwyer asked for a count and he was informed that Kessler held 61,000. O’Dwyer moved all in and Kessler made the all-in call. Their cards: Kessler: A Board: A Kessler won the hand to double up to 230,000 and O’Dwyer took a hit down to 910,000. Joe Elpayaa Doubles up on a Long Shot Joe Elpayaa moved all in under the gun for 68,000 seat 6 made the call from the small blind. Their cards: Elpayaa: A Board: 8 Elpayaa doubled up on the hand to survive with 140,000. Poker Tweets
Player Tags: Jimmy Tran, Gavin Smith, Allen Kessler, Owen Crowe, Joseph Elpayaa, Steve O'Dwyer Ryan Goindoo Eliminated in 28th Place ($19,344)Oct 18, '10 Ryan Goindoo called a big raise from Allen Kessler and was, of course, shown the nuts. It was for this reason that he was left with just 34,000 in chips and scrambling for his tournament life. Though he doubled up once through Jeff Madsen, his run in this tournament ultimately came to an end shortly after the break. Goindoo was all in holding pocket tens against Kessler’s big slick and a king on the river sealed his fate. Kessler now has 900,000 in chips. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Ryan Goindoo Jeff Madsen Increases His Chip LeadOct 18, '10 On a flop of 10 The turn was the 5 Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Jeff Madsen Poker Tweets -- Allen KesslerOct 18, '10
Player Tags: Allen Kessler Allen Kessler Eliminated in Seventh Place ($80,600)Oct 20, '10 Allen Kessler got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Jason Koon made the call. Their cards: Koon: A Board: 9 Kessler was eliminated in seventh place on the hand and he will take home $80,600 in prize money. After the hand came to a close play ended for the night. Stay tuned for official final-table chip counts and a recap of the day’s events. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Jason Koon |
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| Oct 18, '10 | 2010 Festa Al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Main Event | 4 | + |
Level 15 Update: Day 3 EndsOct 17, '10
Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 41 out of 335 Chip Counts: 1. Steve O’Dwyer — 910,000 Average Chip Count: 326,829 Notable Eliminations: Steve Brecher Big Hands: Gavin Smith Eliminated in 48th Place ($12,896)
Tran: A Board: K Tran made a Broadway straight, which brought Smith’s tournament run to an end in 48th place. He was awarded $12,896 in prize money. Owen Crowe Eliminated on the Money Bubble Owen Crowe was on an extremely short stack when he decided to move all in preflop from late position and Gavin Smith reraised all in over the top of him from the cutoff. Their cards: Crowe: Q Board: J Crowe was eliminated on the money bubble after the hand. Allen Kessler Doubles up Through the Chip Leader Steve O’Dwyer raised to 13,000 from middle position preflop and Allen Kessler reraised to 50,000 from the hijack. O’Dwyer asked for a count and he was informed that Kessler held 61,000. O’Dwyer moved all in and Kessler made the all-in call. Their cards: Kessler: A Board: A Kessler won the hand to double up to 230,000 and O’Dwyer took a hit down to 910,000. Joe Elpayaa Doubles up on a Long Shot Joe Elpayaa moved all in under the gun for 68,000 seat 6 made the call from the small blind. Their cards: Elpayaa: A Board: 8 Elpayaa doubled up on the hand to survive with 140,000. Poker Tweets
Player Tags: Jimmy Tran, Gavin Smith, Allen Kessler, Owen Crowe, Joseph Elpayaa, Steve O'Dwyer Ryan Goindoo Eliminated in 28th Place ($19,344)Oct 18, '10 Ryan Goindoo called a big raise from Allen Kessler and was, of course, shown the nuts. It was for this reason that he was left with just 34,000 in chips and scrambling for his tournament life. Though he doubled up once through Jeff Madsen, his run in this tournament ultimately came to an end shortly after the break. Goindoo was all in holding pocket tens against Kessler’s big slick and a king on the river sealed his fate. Kessler now has 900,000 in chips. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Ryan Goindoo Jeff Madsen Increases His Chip LeadOct 18, '10 On a flop of 10 The turn was the 5 Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Jeff Madsen Poker Tweets -- Allen KesslerOct 18, '10
Player Tags: Allen Kessler Allen Kessler Eliminated in Seventh Place ($80,600)Oct 20, '10 Allen Kessler got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Jason Koon made the call. Their cards: Koon: A Board: 9 Kessler was eliminated in seventh place on the hand and he will take home $80,600 in prize money. After the hand came to a close play ended for the night. Stay tuned for official final-table chip counts and a recap of the day’s events. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Jason Koon |
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| Oct 17, '10 | 2010 Festa Al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Main Event | 3 | + |
Level 15 Update: Day 3 EndsOct 17, '10
Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 41 out of 335 Chip Counts: 1. Steve O’Dwyer — 910,000 Average Chip Count: 326,829 Notable Eliminations: Steve Brecher Big Hands: Gavin Smith Eliminated in 48th Place ($12,896)
Tran: A Board: K Tran made a Broadway straight, which brought Smith’s tournament run to an end in 48th place. He was awarded $12,896 in prize money. Owen Crowe Eliminated on the Money Bubble Owen Crowe was on an extremely short stack when he decided to move all in preflop from late position and Gavin Smith reraised all in over the top of him from the cutoff. Their cards: Crowe: Q Board: J Crowe was eliminated on the money bubble after the hand. Allen Kessler Doubles up Through the Chip Leader Steve O’Dwyer raised to 13,000 from middle position preflop and Allen Kessler reraised to 50,000 from the hijack. O’Dwyer asked for a count and he was informed that Kessler held 61,000. O’Dwyer moved all in and Kessler made the all-in call. Their cards: Kessler: A Board: A Kessler won the hand to double up to 230,000 and O’Dwyer took a hit down to 910,000. Joe Elpayaa Doubles up on a Long Shot Joe Elpayaa moved all in under the gun for 68,000 seat 6 made the call from the small blind. Their cards: Elpayaa: A Board: 8 Elpayaa doubled up on the hand to survive with 140,000. Poker Tweets
Player Tags: Jimmy Tran, Gavin Smith, Allen Kessler, Owen Crowe, Joseph Elpayaa, Steve O'Dwyer Ryan Goindoo Eliminated in 28th Place ($19,344)Oct 18, '10 Ryan Goindoo called a big raise from Allen Kessler and was, of course, shown the nuts. It was for this reason that he was left with just 34,000 in chips and scrambling for his tournament life. Though he doubled up once through Jeff Madsen, his run in this tournament ultimately came to an end shortly after the break. Goindoo was all in holding pocket tens against Kessler’s big slick and a king on the river sealed his fate. Kessler now has 900,000 in chips. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Ryan Goindoo Jeff Madsen Increases His Chip LeadOct 18, '10 On a flop of 10 The turn was the 5 Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Jeff Madsen Poker Tweets -- Allen KesslerOct 18, '10
Player Tags: Allen Kessler Allen Kessler Eliminated in Seventh Place ($80,600)Oct 20, '10 Allen Kessler got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Jason Koon made the call. Their cards: Koon: A Board: 9 Kessler was eliminated in seventh place on the hand and he will take home $80,600 in prize money. After the hand came to a close play ended for the night. Stay tuned for official final-table chip counts and a recap of the day’s events. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Jason Koon |
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, Yockey checked, Laak bet 48,000 and Yockey called.
, Yockey checked, Laak bet 174,000 and Yockey called.
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Allen Kessler Eliminated in 9th Place ($33,352)
Ali Eslmani Eliminated in 6th Place ($37,654)
Allen Kessler was an early casualty on the day after he ran pocket kings into the pocket aces of Amnon Filippi. He began day 2 with 15,000.
Jimmy Tran raised to 17,000 from the hijack and Gavin Smith reraised all in for 47,000 from the cutoff. The two players then revealed their cards after everyone else mucked:
