Allen Kessler Says He’s Finally Going to Win a WSOP Bracelet This Year

Allen Kessler is satisfied he’ll shock the poker world this summer time when he proves his doubters mistaken by lastly, in spite of everything these years, profitable his first World Collection of Poker (WSOP) bracelet.

The “Chainsaw” has been racking up cashes on the WSOP since 2001 — many of the minimal selection. However he hasn’t been in a position to recover from the hump to safe a gold bracelet.

That is about to return to an finish, the King of On line casino Comps instructed PokerNews. He is been operating sizzling in World Collection of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) and RunGood Poker Collection (RGPS) occasions these days, and he stated the heater will carry over to the 2026 WSOP, which kicks off Could 26 at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Is the Chainsaw Able to Breakthrough?

Kessler stated “I’ll break via for a bracelet” this summer time. His confidence stems from a current run that has included an RGPS ring, WSOPC ring, two runner-up finishes, and a complete of six closing desk appearances previously month.

Momentum solely lasts till it would not, however Kessler’s feeling good about his possibilities in a pair months to finish a decades-long dry spell.

Kessler ranks second all-time for many WSOP bracelet occasion cashes with out profitable a title (122), per The Hendon Mob, trailing solely Tom McCormick (131). The Chainsaw ranks sixteenth in WSOP cashes and has over $4.6 million in total reside match earnings. He is recognized for racking up min-cashes, not simply on the WSOP.

However he has been heads-up for a bracelet 4 instances, together with in 2010 in opposition to Frank Kassela, who probably would not have received WSOP Participant of the 12 months had Kessler pulled it out. He is additionally misplaced heads-up matches for bracelets in opposition to Poker Corridor of Famers Brian Rast and Todd Brunson.

It has been three years since Kessler final reached a WSOP closing desk, nonetheless. However he has been tearing it up in WSOPC occasions these days, and that does not embrace a current $16,000 penny slot machine jackpot he hit. We’ll all now wait and see if the solar run carries over to the summer time.