The poker world is mourning the lack of World Poker Awards winner Casey Kastle who handed away on Monday.
Kastle performed poker for many years, showing in main tournaments such because the World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) and Aussie Thousands and thousands. The Slovenian poker professional, born in 1960, left a long-lasting impression on the poker neighborhood.
Remembering Poker Legend Casey Kastle
For years, Kastle held probably the most spectacular information in poker — being the primary to gather 50 flags on The Hendon Mob. What meaning is he had cashed in poker tournaments throughout 50 nations. That is a mark few have ever or will ever obtain.
Kastle had nice success as a poker participant — $2.2 million in reside event cashes — however he was equally revered amongst his friends past the felt. The late poker professional’s first recorded money got here in January 1998, a 3rd place end for $22,800 in a $540 buy-in no-limit maintain’em occasion in Las Vegas.
Since then, he is performed 1000’s of tournaments and money video games internationally, profitable tournaments in 13 totally different nations, one other uncommon feat. Kastle’s largest money occurred in 2008 — $137,985 — when he took second place in a $1,500 buy-in pot-limit Omaha occasion on the World Sequence of Poker, the closest he got here to profitable a bracelet.
Kastle has lengthy been identified for his The Hendon Mob file, and it turned a part of who he was inside the poker neighborhood. The accomplishment was lastly acknowledged internationally in 2024 when he acquired the Hendon Mob Award on the World Poker Awards ceremony in Las Vegas. The Hendon Mob paid tribute to Kastle on X.
PokerNews wish to prolong our condolences to the family and friends of Casey Kastle.
