04-28-2011 21:34 UTC

River Pair is Good Luck for Cantu; Bad Luck for Kassela

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Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Frank Kassela was the 2010 WSOP Player of the Year. Today he's out in Level 4. Sitting in the big blind, he got his whole stack into the middle on a flop of {3-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {j-Clubs} holding {j-} {3-} . His opponent showed {k-Diamonds} {k-Clubs} , but kings dragged the pot when the river paired sixes to make a bigger two pair.

"Nice hand," said Kassela as he collected his belongings. "Well played."

At a nearby table, a river pair saved Brandon Cantu's tournament. He was all in on the turn of a {7-Spades} {j-Diamonds} {j-Spades} {8-Diamonds} board with {j-Clubs} {10-Hearts} against an opponent's {a-Hearts} {j-Hearts} . Cantu looked like he was going to push away from the table after a river {7-Clubs} until he realized that it was a chopped pot.