- The Las Vegas-based professional poker player recently launched his website Frank Kassela for Congress to rally support.
- He shot to fame in 2010, when he scooped two bracelets, one in Razz, the other in Seven Card Hi/Lo Stud.
Two-time WSOP bracelet winner and WSOP Player of the Year 2010 Frank Kassela has announced his run for a congressional seat in Nevada.
The Las Vegas-based professional poker player recently launched his website Frank Kassela for Congress to rally support.
flipchip/lasvegasvegas, Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Originally born in Germantown, Tennessee, Kassela has had a number of WSOP successes, with a fourth place finish in 2005 in a $2500 PLH event, followed by a ninth-place finish in 2008 in a $1500 Razz event.
He shot to fame in 2010, when he scooped two bracelets, one in Razz, the other in Seven Card Hi/Lo Stud—enough to secure him the WSOP Player of the Year award. His total tournament winnings exceed $2.2 million.
According to tweets, Kassela was previously a Republican, but has decided to run on a Democratic ticket due to the “shutdown debacle” and the Republican’s position on social issues.
He’s already received the support of one prominent colleague:
