With regards to beards in poker, Arizona’s Danny Allen can be a robust contender for the perfect within the enterprise. His nickname is “The Poker Beard” in spite of everything. Likewise, in terms of poker tables, his firm, No Tilt Poker Tables, would additionally contend for the perfect within the poker world.
Not solely are No Tilt Poker Tables featured all through The Enviornment Poker Room at Speaking Stick Resort Resort, however they’re additionally widespread with celebrities equivalent to Jelly Roll and Sean O’Malley. So, how did a single custom-made flip right into a game-changing enterprise?
PokerNews determined to seek out out by speaking to Allen in our newest version of Business Insiders.
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Who’s Danny Allen?
Allen was born in England however moved to Florida along with his household on the age of seven. He fell arduous into baseball in highschool and even went on to play professionally in Europe. Whereas touring to numerous nations in a interval that Allen says “actually helped form the particular person I’m now,” Allen met the love of his life, Gia, with whom he’s been ever since.
After his baseball profession wound down, Allen and Gia moved to Arizona to be near the latter’s household. Whereas there, Allen spent 13 years working for the navy firm USAA, and likewise had two youngsters, Cooper and Gibson.
As for poker, Allen’s dad taught him and his brothers once they had been younger.
“With my background in baseball, I’ve all the time been aggressive, and poker has given me the power to proceed chasing rings, trophies, and bracelets,” he mentioned. “I’m a match participant via and thru. I take pleasure in enjoying money often, however the ups and downs and swings of match poker simply can’t be matched! Identical to everybody, I like to compete each summer time within the WSOP, and I actually take pleasure in making it out to WSOP Circuit sequence occasions each time I can.”
Allen has received greater than $445K in lifetime match earnings, in keeping with The Hendon Mob. That features a career-high rating of $61,350 for ending 59th within the 2022 WPT World Championship. Extra lately, Allen made a deep run within the Main Collection of Poker: The Tour (MSPT) Diamond Poker Championship at Speaking Stick On line casino, ending fortieth out of three,220 entries for $11,700.
No Tilt Poker Tables
Whereas Allen is an completed participant, he’s made a reputation for himself within the trade by making a few of the finest poker tables out there.
“No Tilt Poker Tables merely began from the will to have a cool poker desk for myself and my house sport,” Allen admitted. “I’ve all the time beloved internet hosting, and I wished one thing elegant {and professional}. My spouse and I had simply bought our first house collectively, and there was an ideal spot within the house for a poker desk. After purchasing round, it grew to become very obvious {that a} cool {custom} poker desk was simply not inside our funds.”
Regardless of having zero woodworking expertise, Allen set about constructing his first poker desk, which he quickly debuted in his house sport.
“Everybody couldn’t consider I had constructed the desk myself. A few my regulars requested me to construct them tables, and the remaining is historical past. Over the following few years, I constructed near 100 tables by hand from our storage on the weekends and in my spare time, and it grew to become very obvious that this was one thing we might scale and have loads of enjoyable doing.”
Quick ahead 13 years, and No Tilt Poker tables have carried out casinos and card rooms all around the nation, and numerous {custom} tables for house sport fanatics and a few of the largest celebrities round, together with Jelly Roll, Suga Sean, Aaron Donald, Cal Raleigh, and extra (take a look at the No Tilt Poker tables Instagram for tales).
You’ll find No Tilt Poker tables in properties all around the United States and Canada, in addition to casinos equivalent to Speaking Stick On line casino and card rooms like The Lodge in Austin Texas, OG Clubhouse, and Triple Barrell Social in Kentucky, and lots of extra.
“The largest distinction is that I’m a poker participant first, and my love for the sport reveals in our work and the way we deal with each single order we take,” mentioned Allen. “I make it some extent to talk with everybody who orders a {custom} desk from us. We speak concerning the vibe of their sport, how they need their sport to really feel, and we actually dial within the participant expertise for each single buyer. These aren’t simply poker tables, they’re statements of who we’re, what we love, and we love the individuals who sit round them.”
For more information on No Tilt Poker Tables, go to notiltpokertables.com. You’ll be able to comply with each No Tilt Poker Tables and Danny Allen on Instagram.
Chad Holloway
PR & Media Supervisor
