Can Will Kassouf Talk His Way Out of This One?

William Kassouf is becoming infamous for his "speech play". Some pros, such as Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Dan Colman, and even Phil Hellmuth generally remain silent during big hands. Kassouf, however, thrives on talking up a storm. This approach has proven to be rather polarizing, endearing him to Daniel Negreanu and many fans on the internet, while irritating many others like Cliff Josephy and Griffin Benger.

Doug Polk analyses this hand, where the opponent is Jason Les, who doesn't seem too bothered by the constant verbal assault. Why should he be? It's the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event, close to the final table, and he's got very nice hand. Not quite the stone coconuts, but close enough.