Phil Ivey? Men “The Master” Nguyen? Michael “The Grinder” Mizrahi?
If you had bet that one of the “household name” poker pros would be the first player to win 2 bracelets this year, then you’d have lost some money.
Instead, Frank Kassela, a semi-pro and Las Vegas businessman earned the prestigious distinction of winning 2 bracelets at a single World Series of Poker. Showing excellence in 2 different poker disciplines, Kassela just won the $2,500 Razz event after taking down the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split championship just two weeks ago.
And if you think he had an easy time achieving the double, think again. In what could be described as a Hollywood-type story, Kassela was in dead last (105th place) after 2 days of play, yet somehow came back to win it all. Talk about a hot streak!
Along with padding his bankroll with another $200K+, Kassela is currently tied with John Juanda for 2010 WSOP Player of the Year honors.
About Robbie StrazynskiRobbie founded the Cardplayer Lifestyle poker blog in 2009.
Having quite literally learned how to play poker around the kitchen table as a child, "living a Cardplayer Lifestyle" is something that he's always aspired to. After having worked as a copywriter and marketing professional in the online gaming industry for a number of years, Robbie transitioned to become self-employed in the poker media industry in March 2017.
Robbie translated Pulling The Trigger: The Autobiography of Poker Pro Eli Elezra, from Hebrew into English. He is also the host of the CardsChat Podcast, co-host of Top Pair Home Game Poker Podcast, and creator of the Poker Notes Live mobile app.
Robbie received the 2018 Global Poker Award for Charitable Initiative of the Year.
Connect with Robbie on Twitter @cardplayerlife, or via email: robbie@cardplayerlifestyle.com.
