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Allen Kessler is bringing his Chainsaw Mixed Series of Poker (CMSOP) to Atlantic City for the first time, running Nov. 4-14 at the Borgata. The stop will take place alongside the Borgata Fall Poker Open, a series boasting more than $4 million in guarantees that PokerNews will cover on-site.
The festival will feature two championship events: a $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship with a $25,000 guarantee and a $1,100 T.O.R.S.E. Championship guaranteeing $35,000. Both events highlight the series’ focus on traditional mixed game formats.
Beyond the championships, the schedule includes several $600 buy-in tournaments spanning Omaha, Stud and Triple Draw variants. The series opens on Nov. 4 with $600 Omaha H/L, with additional $600 events such as T.O.R.S.E., Stud H/L (8 or Better), T.O.E., and Chainsaw’s 8-Game Mix spread throughout.
The $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship begins Nov. 5 and plays down to a winner the next day, while the $1,100 T.O.R.S.E. Championship gets underway on Nov. 12. The festival concludes on Nov. 14 with a $600 Triple-Triple Draw event combining Ace-5, Deuce-7 and Badugi formats.
Kessler’s mixed game series has previously attracted notable players, including WSOP Player of the Year winners Josh Arieh and Jeff Madsen, as well as former GPI Mid-Major Player of the Year Nick Pupillo. Kessler himself claimed victory in one of his own events earlier this year during a festival at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
The full schedule for the CMSOP stop at Borgata has been released ahead of the series’ Atlantic City debut.
