Will Kassouf Net Worth – Career Earnings, Poker Controversy & Bio (Updated February 2026)

Will Kassouf is a British poker pro famous for his extreme speech play and table antics in the live tournament scene.

Known as one of the most controversial figures in modern tournament poker, Kassouf has banked $2,088,576 in verified live tournament earnings (as of 2026) while building a heavily polarised reputation throughout the poker community.

This page breaks down William Kassouf’s estimated net worth, career earnings, and the most controversial moments that defined his poker journey.

Kassouf’s approach at the table has been described as psychological warfare where his excessive talking, stalling, and attempts to angle at the table have earned him both fans and critics.

As much of his notoriety stems from narrative rather than traditional tournament success, understanding his career requires separating verified results from public perception.

Below you’ll find his quick facts, tracked earnings, major tournament results, and coverage of the controversies that made him one of poker’s most talked about personalities.

Will Kassouf’s net worth is not publicly known information but speculation generally sits around $2 million.

This estimate accounts for his $2,088,576 in tracked tournament earnings plus side game results and income from his legal career.

Net worth estimates (and why they vary)

We never know an exact official figure for any poker player’s net worth as all data points are estimated. These are educated guesses using all available information about each player, but if you search for “Will Kassouf net worth” the result will never be completely accurate.

What we can verify

Kassouf’s $2,088,576 in live tournament cashes is verified data, collected by major databases which track all live poker tournaments around the world. For Will Kassouf, this figure is accurate, as of February 2026.

But because this only covers part of his poker career, any total net worth estimate should be treated cautiously.

Beyond poker: Monetising his notoriety (non-verified)

Will Kassouf has built his reputation around being controversial at the tables, particularly in front of the cameras. But not everyone dislikes his controversial style.

In 2017, British casino outfit Grosvenor signed an ambassadorship deal with him following all of the drama he was involved in during the WSOP 2016 Main Event.

But barely more than a year later the sponsorship deal was ended after an incident at a roulette table during a Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) stop in Leeds, where he was accused of pocketing a friend’s £100 chip .

He later admitted this was an error of judgement and he was handed a lifetime ban from all Grosvenor properties.

Live tournament earnings (tracked)

As of 2026, Will Kassouf has won $2,088,576 in verified live tournament earnings with 176 cashes.

Biggest cashes and notable results

Live tournament consistency

While Will Kassouf’s earnings aren’t at the level of poker’s elite, he has demonstrated consistent tournament results across almost two full decades.

His results suggest a respectable level of skill relative to average field strength, even if he is best known for the controversy that often surrounds him.

Early career & rise to prominence — 2010s

Kassouf began his poker career in tournaments around the United Kingdom and Ireland, sticking consistently to small and mid-stakes events.

His Hendon Mob tracked record shows that from 2009 through to 2016, this was the standard pattern of his poker career until he decided to play in the WSOP 2016 Main Event and show the world who he really was!

During this period his most notable result was a sixth place finish in the 2009 Irish Poker Open, earning him €100,800.

The “speech play” trademark begins — 2016

In 2016, an unknown Will Kassouf made the trip to Las Vegas to try his luck in the $10,000 buy-in WSOP Main Event, and what an impression he made.

Kassouf immediately came to note on the TV tables intentionally employing excessive talking, stalling, and psychological tactics during play.

This strategy generated immediate controversy as he began to annoy the majority of players who were at his tables, leading to many aggressive confrontations, including the memorable clash with Griffin Benger.

Poker social media was going wild with the story with widespread debate over whether his “speech play” was clever gamesmanship or unsportsmanlike conduct.

His run ended in 17th place for $338,288, but the spotlight only grew brighter with his career-best result shortly after in the €10,300 EPT Prague High Roller for €532,500, cementing his international profile.

Later WSOP runs & ongoing controversy

Kassouf returned to the WSOP Main Event in subsequent years with mixed results. In 2017, he busted early on Day 2 without cashing or generating notable drama; a quiet contrast to the previous summer’s fireworks. His style continued to draw scrutiny in other events, but nothing like what happened in 2016.

The next major flashpoint came in the WSOP 2025 Main Event, when he finished in 33rd place for $300,000 amid repeated penalties for prolonged tanking and table talk.

After his bust-out, he was banned from the remainder of the series and escorted from the property with many suggesting this should be a more permanent punishment for his behaviour.

Will Kassouf is one of poker’s most polarising figures, possibly even more so than poker legend Phil Hellmuth.

His signature “speech play,” designed to tilt his opponents so they reveal critical information, turns tables into battlegrounds of mind games rather than just pure strategy.

While effective at inducing mistakes and gathering tells, it has drawn widespread criticism for going too far, earning him a reputation as both a clever tactician and one of the game’s most frustrating opponents.

Key traits include:

Speech play as a deliberate strategy

Kassouf treats speech as a core weapon, not casual banter. Through ongoing commentary, questions, and narration, he gathers information, tilts opponents, and pressures them into mistakes.

He defends it as a calculated strategy but many view it as excessive and disrespectful.

WSOP 2016 Main Event speech play

Will Kassouf’s career since the WSOP 2016 is rife with heated debates over his speech play, stalling, and rule-testing antics.

In the opinion of many in the community, the line between strategy and disruption has been crossed too often. While he maintains it’s all a legitimate strategy, critics accuse him of angle-shooting and poor sportsmanship.

2018 Grosvenor Chip Incident

At a Grosvenor UK Poker Tour event, Kassouf was accused of pocketing a friend’s £100 roulette chip, admitting it as an “error of judgment.” This cost him his Grosvenor sponsorship and resulted in a lifetime ban from their properties.

Running away with his chips after getting stacked

During a PLO cash game at the 2023 Irish Poker Open, Kassouf got stacked. As the pot was being calculated, he allegedly grabbed his chips and bolted from the venue, effectively stealing from his opponent.

Kassouf denied wrongdoing, but it led to bans from Irish Open TD JP McCann’s events

WSOP 2025 Ban

Deep in the WSOP 2025 Main Event, Kassouf faced numerous penalties for his usual antics. Shot clocks and round suspensions came several times, and then when he was out of the tournament, security escorted him out of the casino with a ban for the remainder of the series.

Kassouf resides in the United Kingdom but nothing else is publicly known about his personal life or relationships.

As of February 2026, Kassouf continues to play live tournaments around the United Kingdom but most of these are small buy-ins.

It is not confirmed if he will be welcome at the World Series of Poker 2026.

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• Live tournament results refer exclusively to prize money officially recorded by leading poker databases, such as The Hendon Mob. These amounts represent prize money only and are not adjusted to reflect actual profit.
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References

• The Hendon Mob – Will Kassouf (tracked live tournament cashes and results history)
• WSOP.com – Will Kassouf player page (official series profile and event-related references)
• Instagram – Will Kassouf profile (photographical snapshot of Will Kassouf’s life)
• Wikipedia – Will Kassouf (basic biographical context; cross-checked where possible)

Last updated: February 2026