William Kassouf

William Kassouf
Personal information
Date of birth	19th December 1981
Nickname	The King of Speech Play
Nicknames 0	bigwill2kPokerStars William Kassoufpartypoker
place of residence	Rickmansworth
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money	0.$ 555,619
Total prize money	$ 1,449,110
World Series of Poker
Bracelets	no
Cashes	7th
Best main event	17. ( 2016 )
Main Event of the World Poker Tour
title	no
Cashes	1
Main event of the European Poker Tour
title	no
Cashes	1
Last updated: July 19, 2020

William Robin "Will" Kassouf (born December 19, 1981 ) is a professional British poker player from England . He describes himself as the "King of Speech Play", which has also been adopted by the media.

Personal

Kassouf is from London . He lives in Rickmansworth and works as a lawyer .

Poker career

Kassouf began his poker career at Grosvenor Victoria Casino, London, playing tournaments and cash games with low stakes. He has been participating in renowned live tournaments since 2009 .

In mid-April 2009 Kassouf reached the final table at the Irish Open in Dublin and finished the tournament in sixth place for prize money of over 100,000 euros . At the end of November 2013, he finished eighth on the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour in his hometown of London for the equivalent of around 25,000 US dollars . A year later, he finished fifth in the same tournament for an additional $ 35,000. At the end of August 2015, Kassouf placed in the money at the main event of the European Poker Tour (EPT) and finished 217th in Barcelona for just under 10,000 euros in prize money. In July 2016 he was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and cashed in at the main event in the No Limit Hold'em variant . Kassouf polarized the tournament with his tabletalk and was punished several times by WSOP tournament director Jack Effel for missing a round. Kassouf's bluff against Stacy Matuson attracted particular attention, which he commented on with the words "Nine high like a boss". Kassouf made it to the seventh day of the tournament, on which he was eliminated in 17th place after a much-discussed hand with kings against the aces of Griffin Benger . Kassouf received prize money of almost 340,000 US dollars for this. In mid-December 2016, he secured the title at the EPT high roller event in Prague . When only Kassouf and the Canadian Patrick Serda remained in the tournament, the two players agreed on a deal so that Serda, who was ahead in chips at the time, received 719,000 euros in prize money and Kassouf 532,500 euros and the title. In January 2017, Kassouf accepted an invitation from Stacy Matuson to play a heads-up match in rematch for the bluffs at the WSOP. The event took place on February 2, 2017 as part of the 888 Festival at King's Resort in Rozvadov ; Matuson won the duel 2-0. In November 2017 , Kassouf finished 64th at the Main Event of the World Series of Poker Europe in Rozvadov for more than 15,000 euros.

Overall, Kassouf earned almost $ 1.5 million in poker in live tournaments.

Web links

• Official website (English)
• William Kassouf in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
• William Kassouf in the database of the Global Poker Index (English)
• William Kassouf in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ William Kassouf on checkcompany.co.uk, accessed on May 13, 2017 (English).
2. ↑ William Kassouf and Patrick Serda Chop € 10,300 EPT Prague High Roller on pokernews.com from December 19, 2017, accessed October 15, 2017.
3. ^ Official website of William Kassouf, accessed on January 4, 2017.
4. ↑ WSOP 2016: William Kassouf: The king of speech play seen and heard deep on Day 5 at pokerstars.com on July 16, 2016, accessed on January 4, 2017.
5. ^ William Kassouf in the Global Poker Index database, accessed on January 4, 2017.
6. ^ William Kassouf on Twitter , accessed on January 4, 2017.
7. ↑ Video of the Week - William Kassouf, the pain in the ass of the year on pokerzeit.com from September 2, 2015, accessed on January 4, 2017 (English).
8. ↑ Biography on his official website, accessed January 4, 2017.
9. ↑ ^{a b} William Kassouf in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 4, 2017 (English).
10. ↑ PaddyPower Irish Open 2009 (€ 3,200 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 4, 2017 (English).
11. ↑ 2013 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - Grand Final (£ 2,000 + 125 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed January 4, 2017.
12. ↑ 2014 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - Grand Final (£ 2,000 + 125 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Grand Final) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed January 4, 2017.
13. ↑ EPT - 12 - ESPT - 6 - Barcelona (€ 5,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event # 29) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 4, 2017 (English).
14. ↑ Exclusive Interview Jack Effel on William Kassouf: 'Our Job Is Not To Make People Mute' on pokernews.com from October 20, 2016, accessed on January 4, 2017 (English).
15. ↑ The 2016 WSOP November Nine: Seat 1, Griffin Benger on pokernews.com August 15, 2016, accessed January 4, 2017.
16. ↑ 47th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2016 ($ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Championship (Event # 68)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed January 4, 2017.
17. ↑ William Kassouf and Patrick Serda Chop € 10,300 EPT Prague High Roller on pokernews.com on December 19, 2016, accessed on January 4, 2017.
18. ↑ EPT - 13 - EUREKA - 6 - Prague (€ 10,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - EPT High Roller) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 4, 2017 (English).
19. ↑ The Grudge Match: Kassouf vs Matuson on 888poker.com on January 19, 2017, accessed on January 27, 2017.
20. ↑ Stacy Matuson sweeps William Kassouf off the table at the 888Live Festival! on pokerzeit.com on February 3, 2017, accessed February 3, 2017.
21. ↑ 2017 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) (€ 10,300 No Limit Hold'em - WSOP Europe Main Event (Event # 11)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on April 30, 2018 (English).