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Allen ‘Chainsaw’ Kessler is a Philadelphia-born, Vegas-resident pro noted for his amazing abilities to reach the min cash stages of tournament poker.
Allen ‘Chainsaw’ Kessler is a Philadelphia-born, Vegas-resident pro noted for his amazing abilities to reach the min cash stages of tournament poker, accruing close to 300 separate paydays on his Hendon Mob listing for total earnings of $3,513,191.
Poker as a profession came about rather later for Kessler than for most, the double major in Marketing and Management from Temple University working non-poker jobs for a decade before relocating to Vegas to take up full-time professional play, firstly as a cash game player and latterly in tournaments.
He did however play poker while in college, and also spent time in Atlantic City playing slot machines – something which he continues to this day, often updating his Twitter feed with details of his slot wins.
His remarkable ability to survive tournaments has seen him land 53 WSOP cashes as well as more than 50 WSOP Circuit cashes, along with three circuit rings, the first coming at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas back in 2007.
It was in this year that Kessler was given the nickname ‘The Chainsaw’, at a 2007 WPT Foxwoods Casino event, apparently because of his intimidating playing style – not something he is particularly noted for, his grinder-approach to tournaments often the opposite.
Outside of his playing skills, Kessler has become known for his overly-keen interest in the structures of tournaments, often starting lengthy discussions on poker forums about blind structures, entry fees and other details of tournament play.
He also has a penchant for the other minutiae of a tournament pro’s life, such as casino comps, as well as ‘playing penny slots, trying to take advantage of video poker machines on a jackpot, and collecting food vouchers from players who didn’t want them’, according to his entry in the Fandom wiki page.
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6 years ago7,219killjoy1987,
Published 6 years ago
Daniel Negreanu 2018 WSOP VLOG: Day 29 - $10k PLO8
Fresh off his final table appearance in the $1,500 PLO8, Daniel Negreanu now takes on the $10,000 Championship version of the same...
8 years ago3,738BestPokerVids,
Published 8 years ago
Allen Kessler on his Poker Nickname 'Chainsaw'
Heartland Poker Tour 'Player of the Year' Allen Kessler on his Poker Nickname 'Chainsaw'. How did he get it?
11 years ago6,609
Published 11 years ago
What Happens In Poker - S01 Ep06 "My Slot or Yours?"
Allen "The Chainsaw" Kessler tries to teach Sasha how to win money at video poker.
11 years ago18,390SrslySirius,
Published 11 years ago
High Society - Episode 2
PokerTube short by SrslySirius. Allen Kessler is desperate to gain the respect of his peers, such as Phil Hellmuth. But his STUPID...
16 years ago7,693
Published 16 years ago
Allen The Chainsaw Kessler
Allen takes time out to talk to Amanda on his break from the $1500 NLHE event. He explains the origins of his nickname The Chainsa...
Articles Featuring Allen Kessler
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1 year ago
Shaun Deeb has inadvertently kicked off a Twitter spat with Allen Kessler after calling him a losing player in an episode of The Nick Vertucci Show
1 year ago
Allen Kessler has posted a tweet that has reopened an old debate about who is the best NL player of all-time
1 year ago
Kessler kicked off the spat with Graftekkel last year when he berated him on Twitter after being knocked out of a WSOP Europe 6-max event
1 year ago
Kessler is set to take on a bizarre prop bet against Melissa Burr in which he has to bench press more weight in lbs than Burr can eat chicken McNuggets
1 year ago
The pair got into a spat over a comment Arends made because of Kessler’s complaining about a bad beat in a WSOPE event, calling his opponent a “loser Euro.”
1 year ago
Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler has clashed with the newly resurrected iNinja Poker Tour over extortionate rake and a $2,000 bonus that clearly invites collusion
2 years ago
Allen Kessler was angry after he was penalized by the Orleans Casino for eating in the gaming area
2 years ago
A series of tweets during the World Series of Poker has led to a flurry of abuse directed at European players for their behaviour at the table
2 years ago
Twitter saw a battle between some of poker’s most controversial players this week
4 years ago
Mike Matusow launched a blistering double-barreled Twitter attack on Doug Polk
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