Kassela Full of Gamble
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"I'm gambling, boys," said double-bracelet winner Frank Kassela. On a board of 
, Kassela was one of two players to check to Antony Lellouche. Lellouche bet 500 and was raised by a late-position player to 1,500. Kassela called before Lellouche re-raised to 4,000. The late-position player then moved all in for 8,075 and Kassela called again. Finally Lellouche, who has already burned his rebuy chips, moved in for about 14,000 and Kassela called that raise too. It was a three-way showdown with one card to come.
Kassela: 
Lellouche: 
Player 3: 
Kassela had nothing but a low draw, surprising some players at the table. Lellouche and the third player each had the nut straight, but Lellouche also had a heart re-draw. The low, but not the hearts, came with the 
river.
When all was said and done, Lellouche and the third player were each quartered, sharing the high half of the pot, while Kassela took the low half of the pot. That was only after a fair amount of dispute over exactly how the pot should be split, which seems to be a staple of split-pot games -- especially big-bet split-pot games.