Kessler Starts with Bad Luck
Hold'em
Allen Kessler came into Day 2 as a Top 10 chip stack but suffered a small setback in the first orbit. He and short-stacked Jorge Crespo got into a pre-flop raising war, with Crespo calling all in after Kessler made the fourth raise. Kessler turned over the pre-flop nuts, , and was in great shape against -- especially after the flop came . But the turn filled one half of a running straight draw for Crespo, and the river filled the other half. Crespo made a 7-high straight to collect the pot and double up.