Kessler All Day
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Things got a little crazy on a flop of 
. Six players were in the pot: Allen Kessler, Chris Bell, Mike Matusow, Vladimir Schemelev, Bruno Fitoussi and one other player. Kessler, sitting in the big blind, bet 5,000 after Bell checked. The sixth player raised all in for 24,500, inducing quick folds from Matusow, Schemelev and Fitoussi. That brought the action back to Bell in the small blind, who decided to fold. Kessler called with 
, a made straight with no low draw. His opponent showed down 
, the nut low draw and the nut heart draw. He improved to trip eights with the 
turn, but was bounced from the tournament when the board double-paired 
.
"I made quads," said Bell after the hand. He claimed to have folded two nines. His fold ensured that Kessler would drag the pot to climb back up to 135,000.
"Allen Kessler everyone!" said Mike Matusow.
"The Year of the Kessler," agreed Annie Duke.