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Blog article:"With two WSOP cashes already in the bank this year to go with two last year, Allen Kessler is a well known face on the poker circuit. What he may be better known for, among us media types, is his 'always ready with a quote' personality. So I couldn't pass this story up, even though I might be accused here of sloppy seconds.
The HORSE event is a very tricky beast to structure. With the five rotating events the blind and betting structure can be just fine in one event and then be totally out of whack in the next. The problem is that Hold'em and Omaha have a flop and you see 71% or 78% of your total hand after just one round of betting. In the Stud and Razz events you have five rounds of betting with a single card addition in each of the last four rounds.
So Allen was upset when in the $50,000 HORSE event, the players found themselves with an average stack of 115K in a new Razz round with a 1K ante and 4K/8K blinds. One called down hand is (1+4+4+8+8+8=33K) or a third of your stack; toss in two raises and its half your stack; and if you cap a round of two, you are all-in. Allen's point was that the change from Hold'em (H)and Omaha (O) to three straight seven card drawn games (R,S,E) had turned the pretigious $50,000 event into a crap shoot. He was suggesting that a full round of no betting/blind increases should be considered in such a major event. Interesting point, worth considering perhaps?(1a)
Well apparently not because Allen had given this commentary to another poker media site and although they put it up, it was removed within a few hours. Freedom of the Press at the World Series seems to depend on who is signing your check.
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"ALLEN KESSLER OF HUNTINGTDON VALLEY, PA
Lifetime Winnings: $1,284,837 *
2009 POY Rank: 1200
Most Recent Cash: $2,415 : No-Limit Hold'em - Event 23"
2008 winnings only:
DATE PLACE WINNINGS
2009 L.A. Poker Classic
No-Limit Hold'em - Event 23
02/12/2009 34 $2,415.00
2009 L.A. Poker Classic
Seven-Card Stud - Event 16
02/06/2009 13 $735.00
2009 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's Tunica
No-Limit Hold'em - Event 21
01/30/2009 9 $2,926.00
2008 Trump Classic
Omaha Eight or Better - Event 4
12/19/2008 9 $1,040.00
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's Harveys Lake Tahoe
WSOP Circuit Main Event - 11
11/16/2008 6 $31,370.00
2008 World Poker Finals
No-Limit Hold'em - Event 14
11/02/2008 17 $5,133.00
2008 Caesars Palace Classic
Omaha High-Low Event 9
10/22/2008 16 $908.00
2008 U.S. Poker Championship
No Limit Hold'em (6 max) - Event 10
09/23/2008 10 $1,014.00
2008 U.S. Poker Championship
H.O.S.E - Event 6
09/18/2008 6 $2,100.00
2008 U.S. Poker Championship
Omaha H/L 8 or Better - Event 4
09/17/2008 9 $1,040.00
2008 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III
No-Limit Hold'em Event 37
07/04/2008 7 $9,457.00
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
Event 24 - Pot-Limit Hold'em / Omaha
06/14/2008 37 $5,256.00
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
Event 10 - Omaha / Seven Card Stud High-Low
06/07/2008 31 $4,908.00
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
Event 6 - Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better
06/05/2008 45 $4,093.00
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
No-Limit Hold'em Event 13
05/17/2008 21 $1,653.00
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
No-Limit Hold'em Event 8
05/14/2008 19 $792.00
2008 Five-Star World Poker Classic (WPT Championship)
No-Limit Hold'em Event 6
04/08/2008 3 $36,940.00
2008 Wynn Classic
No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event
03/19/2008 14 $23,964.00
2008 Wynn Classic
Omaha Hi/Lo 8/OB Event 5
03/04/2008 1 $52,962.00
2008 L.A. Poker Classic (WPT)
No-Limit Hold'em Event 27
02/21/2008 20 $3,960.00
2008 L.A. Poker Classic (WPT)
No-Limit Hold'em Event 22
02/16/2008 17 $5,420.00
2008 L.A. Poker Classic (WPT)
No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Event 16
02/10/2008 7 $6,050.00
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Grand Casino Tunica
No-Limit Hold'em Event 14
01/15/2008 4 $9,842.00" (1)
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FROM HIS OWN WEBSITE:
" Allen Kessler
Chainsaw
Professional Poker Player
United States
Allen Kessler Related Links
www.pokertime.com
www.platinumplay.com
About Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler nicknamed “Chainsaw” is a 40-year-old professional poker player residing in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. An academician, Kessler graduated from Temple University and worked as an internet marketing professional. His sharp intellect and understanding of numbers has helped Allen Kessler become a seasoned player on the poker circuit.
On his first casino visit, Allen Kessler carried only $200 with him out of fear of losing more than he could afford. However, with his mathematic skills, Kessler took to poker right away and started playing regularly in Atlantic City.
Allen Kessler then decided to try his hand at the tournament circuit and in 2001, he attended the World Series of Poker, where he finished a respectable 16th in the $5,000 Omaha hi-lo eight-or-better event. Kessler thrived in the casino atmosphere and he botched his first tournament win in 2004 in the $500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo event at the 2004 at the Winnin' o' the Green in Los Angeles, taking home $14,400 for his efforts.
Over the years, Allen Kessler has made several final tables, including two at the World Series Of Poker. The first of those came during the 36th edition in 2005, where Kessler finished 2nd in the $2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo event and took home earnings of $132,110. Kessler’s second WSOP final table came the following year, when he finished 4th in the $5,000 7 Card Stud event and left $76,986 richer.
Allen Kessler also has two World Poker Tour final tables to his name. The first of these came at the 2006 LA Poker Classic in Los Angeles, where Kessler finished 3rd in the WPT Invitiational No Limit Hold'em, earning $20,000. Allen Kessler’s other WPT final table came the following year at the Foxwoods Poker Classic when he finished 6th and picked up $136,452 in the $9,700 No Limit Hold'em championship event.
After his dream run from 2005 to 2007, Allen Kessler has kept up the momentum in 2008 with two event wins. The first came in the $1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo event victory at the The Wynn Classic in Las Vegas, where he picked up $52,962. His other 2008 triumph came at the Sixth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic in Las Vegas, where he came out on top in the $2,500 Super Satellite event and walked away with a cool $25,700.
Despite these good performances, Allen Kessler’s dream of winning a major tournament has yet to be realized. Kessler had a quiet showing at the 39th World Series of Poker 2008, where he participated in three events. Only managing a best finish of 31st, Kessler left Vegas with earnings of $14,256. An avid gamer and backgammon player, Allen Kessler enjoys all forms of casino gambling and live poker and already has an impressive career, with total earnings of $1,319,987." (2)
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Bluff Power Ranking: 61st
2009 POY Rank: 917th
2008 POY Rank: 67th
2007 POY Rank: 207th
Earnings: $1,211,670
Resides: Huntingdon Valley, PA
Internet marketing professional
Does polling for ABC News among other large corporations
Nickname: Chainsaw
Started playing poker in the mid 90's with Phil Ivey in Atlantic City
Poker Player that Allen most respects: Phil Ivey
Allen had made 2 WPT Final Tables and 2 WSOP Final tables" (3)
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Source(s):
http://www.pokerblog.com/allen-kessler.html
http://www.allenkessler.net/
http://www.cardplayer.com/players/results/Allen-Kessler/2144
http://www.bluffmagazine.com/players/allen-kessler/515/player-profile.asp
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First Place Finishes: 6
First 1st place: Winnin' O' the Green in 2004
Most recent 1st place: Five Star World Classic Poker Classic / WPT World Championship-Season 6 on April 9, 2004
Owns two websites: DoubleJoker.com and PlaySolitaire.com, also has done advertising for a singles website as of 2004.
Was a market research analyst before playing poker professionally.
Phil Ivey was his toughest opponent (as of March 2007)
Favorite place visited: Lake Tahoe
Favorite game: Hi-lo
He's 41 years old, and James Taylor's song "Fire and Rain" is his MySpace page song. Favorite book is Kill Phil by Blair Rodman, has lots of weird Press Your Luck videos on his MySpace. (Remember, no whammy's no whammys!) Kessler is of the Jewish faith (don't know if he's practicing) and is a Sagittarius.
http://www.pokulator.com/ten-questions-section/ten-questions-cat/allen-kessler.html
http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result9058.htm
http://www.pokerpages.com/players/profiles/91671/allen-kessler.htm
http://www.myspace.com/allenkessler
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The HORSE event is a very tricky beast to structure. With the five rotating events the blind and betting structure can be just fine in one event and then be totally out of whack in the next. The problem is that Hold'em and Omaha have a flop and you see 71% or 78% of your total hand after just one round of betting. In the Stud and Razz events you have five rounds of betting with a single card addition in each of the last four rounds.
So Allen was upset when in the $50,000 HORSE event, the players found themselves with an average stack of 115K in a new Razz round with a 1K ante and 4K/8K blinds. One called down hand is (1+4+4+8+8+8=33K) or a third of your stack; toss in two raises and its half your stack; and if you cap a round of two, you are all-in. Allen's point was that the change from Hold'em (H)and Omaha (O) to three straight seven card drawn games (R,S,E) had turned the pretigious $50,000 event into a crap shoot. He was suggesting that a full round of no betting/blind increases should be considered in such a major event. Interesting point, worth considering perhaps?(1a)
Well apparently not because Allen had given this commentary to another poker media site and although they put it up, it was removed within a few hours. Freedom of the Press at the World Series seems to depend on who is signing your check.
---
"ALLEN KESSLER OF HUNTINGTDON VALLEY, PA
Lifetime Winnings: $1,284,837 *
2009 POY Rank: 1200
Most Recent Cash: $2,415 : No-Limit Hold'em - Event 23"
2008 winnings only:
DATE PLACE WINNINGS
2009 L.A. Poker Classic
No-Limit Hold'em - Event 23
02/12/2009 34 $2,415.00
2009 L.A. Poker Classic
Seven-Card Stud - Event 16
02/06/2009 13 $735.00
2009 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's Tunica
No-Limit Hold'em - Event 21
01/30/2009 9 $2,926.00
2008 Trump Classic
Omaha Eight or Better - Event 4
12/19/2008 9 $1,040.00
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's Harveys Lake Tahoe
WSOP Circuit Main Event - 11
11/16/2008 6 $31,370.00
2008 World Poker Finals
No-Limit Hold'em - Event 14
11/02/2008 17 $5,133.00
2008 Caesars Palace Classic
Omaha High-Low Event 9
10/22/2008 16 $908.00
2008 U.S. Poker Championship
No Limit Hold'em (6 max) - Event 10
09/23/2008 10 $1,014.00
2008 U.S. Poker Championship
H.O.S.E - Event 6
09/18/2008 6 $2,100.00
2008 U.S. Poker Championship
Omaha H/L 8 or Better - Event 4
09/17/2008 9 $1,040.00
2008 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III
No-Limit Hold'em Event 37
07/04/2008 7 $9,457.00
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
Event 24 - Pot-Limit Hold'em / Omaha
06/14/2008 37 $5,256.00
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
Event 10 - Omaha / Seven Card Stud High-Low
06/07/2008 31 $4,908.00
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
Event 6 - Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better
06/05/2008 45 $4,093.00
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
No-Limit Hold'em Event 13
05/17/2008 21 $1,653.00
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
No-Limit Hold'em Event 8
05/14/2008 19 $792.00
2008 Five-Star World Poker Classic (WPT Championship)
No-Limit Hold'em Event 6
04/08/2008 3 $36,940.00
2008 Wynn Classic
No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event
03/19/2008 14 $23,964.00
2008 Wynn Classic
Omaha Hi/Lo 8/OB Event 5
03/04/2008 1 $52,962.00
2008 L.A. Poker Classic (WPT)
No-Limit Hold'em Event 27
02/21/2008 20 $3,960.00
2008 L.A. Poker Classic (WPT)
No-Limit Hold'em Event 22
02/16/2008 17 $5,420.00
2008 L.A. Poker Classic (WPT)
No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Event 16
02/10/2008 7 $6,050.00
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Grand Casino Tunica
No-Limit Hold'em Event 14
01/15/2008 4 $9,842.00" (1)
-----
FROM HIS OWN WEBSITE:
" Allen Kessler
Chainsaw
Professional Poker Player
United States
Allen Kessler Related Links
www.pokertime.com
www.platinumplay.com
About Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler nicknamed “Chainsaw” is a 40-year-old professional poker player residing in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. An academician, Kessler graduated from Temple University and worked as an internet marketing professional. His sharp intellect and understanding of numbers has helped Allen Kessler become a seasoned player on the poker circuit.
On his first casino visit, Allen Kessler carried only $200 with him out of fear of losing more than he could afford. However, with his mathematic skills, Kessler took to poker right away and started playing regularly in Atlantic City.
Allen Kessler then decided to try his hand at the tournament circuit and in 2001, he attended the World Series of Poker, where he finished a respectable 16th in the $5,000 Omaha hi-lo eight-or-better event. Kessler thrived in the casino atmosphere and he botched his first tournament win in 2004 in the $500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo event at the 2004 at the Winnin' o' the Green in Los Angeles, taking home $14,400 for his efforts.
Over the years, Allen Kessler has made several final tables, including two at the World Series Of Poker. The first of those came during the 36th edition in 2005, where Kessler finished 2nd in the $2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo event and took home earnings of $132,110. Kessler’s second WSOP final table came the following year, when he finished 4th in the $5,000 7 Card Stud event and left $76,986 richer.
Allen Kessler also has two World Poker Tour final tables to his name. The first of these came at the 2006 LA Poker Classic in Los Angeles, where Kessler finished 3rd in the WPT Invitiational No Limit Hold'em, earning $20,000. Allen Kessler’s other WPT final table came the following year at the Foxwoods Poker Classic when he finished 6th and picked up $136,452 in the $9,700 No Limit Hold'em championship event.
After his dream run from 2005 to 2007, Allen Kessler has kept up the momentum in 2008 with two event wins. The first came in the $1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo event victory at the The Wynn Classic in Las Vegas, where he picked up $52,962. His other 2008 triumph came at the Sixth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic in Las Vegas, where he came out on top in the $2,500 Super Satellite event and walked away with a cool $25,700.
Despite these good performances, Allen Kessler’s dream of winning a major tournament has yet to be realized. Kessler had a quiet showing at the 39th World Series of Poker 2008, where he participated in three events. Only managing a best finish of 31st, Kessler left Vegas with earnings of $14,256. An avid gamer and backgammon player, Allen Kessler enjoys all forms of casino gambling and live poker and already has an impressive career, with total earnings of $1,319,987." (2)
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Bluff Power Ranking: 61st
2009 POY Rank: 917th
2008 POY Rank: 67th
2007 POY Rank: 207th
Earnings: $1,211,670
Resides: Huntingdon Valley, PA
Internet marketing professional
Does polling for ABC News among other large corporations
Nickname: Chainsaw
Started playing poker in the mid 90's with Phil Ivey in Atlantic City
Poker Player that Allen most respects: Phil Ivey
Allen had made 2 WPT Final Tables and 2 WSOP Final tables" (3)
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wonder if you need more...will ad notes
Source(s):
http://www.pokerblog.com/allen-kessler.html
http://www.allenkessler.net/
http://www.cardplayer.com/players/results/Allen-Kessler/2144
http://www.bluffmagazine.com/players/allen-kessler/515/player-profile.asp
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March 01, 2009 06:15 PM
Total Winnings: $1,309,866 First Place Finishes: 6
First 1st place: Winnin' O' the Green in 2004
Most recent 1st place: Five Star World Classic Poker Classic / WPT World Championship-Season 6 on April 9, 2004
Owns two websites: DoubleJoker.com and PlaySolitaire.com, also has done advertising for a singles website as of 2004.
Was a market research analyst before playing poker professionally.
Phil Ivey was his toughest opponent (as of March 2007)
Favorite place visited: Lake Tahoe
Favorite game: Hi-lo
He's 41 years old, and James Taylor's song "Fire and Rain" is his MySpace page song. Favorite book is Kill Phil by Blair Rodman, has lots of weird Press Your Luck videos on his MySpace. (Remember, no whammy's no whammys!) Kessler is of the Jewish faith (don't know if he's practicing) and is a Sagittarius.
http://www.pokulator.com/ten-questions-section/ten-questions-cat/allen-kessler.html
http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result9058.htm
http://www.pokerpages.com/players/profiles/91671/allen-kessler.htm
http://www.myspace.com/allenkessler
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"Phil Ivey has burst onto the poker scene the last couple of years and is now considered one of the top poker players in the world and many people consider him to be the future of the game. Although he is often referred to as the "Tiger Woods" of poker, it is a name he is somewhat uncomfortable with. "Tiger is the best at his game. I'm not there, yet" says Phil. He is only 27 years old but has been playing poker professionally for 10 years. He is a highly-focused and very consistent player who often places high in the money in a lot of the tournaments he plays in. Phil finished 10th in the 2003 World Series of Poker. The only reason he didn't finished better was because Chris Moneymaker made higher full-house on the river to beat him.
Originally from California but living in Atlantic City, he is a strong seven card stud player in addition to being a strong No Limit player, as evidenced by his win at the 2002 World Series of Poker and his placement at the final table in the 2003 event."
http://www.homepokergames.com/ivey.php