At the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Kessler had a total of 9 cashes, setting the record for most cashes in that year's series. This included his biggest career cash of $276,485 when he finished 2nd to Frank Kassela in the $10K Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 Championship. At the 2014 World Series of Poker he had 5 cashes including a final table appearance in the prestigious 50K Poker Players Championship.