Jack Keller (poker player)
Jack Keller | |
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Personal information | |
Date of birth | December 29, 1942 |
date of death | December 5, 2003 |
Place of death | Tunica |
Nickname | gentleman |
Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
Highest prize money | $ 660,000 |
Total prize money | $ 3,900,424 |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelets | 3 |
Cashes | 25th |
Best main event | Victory ( 1984 ) |
Jack "Gentleman" Keller (born December 29, 1942 , † December 5, 2003 in Tunica , Mississippi ) was a professional American poker player .
Poker career
Career
Keller served in the Air Force before he turned pro poker. He won the Main Event of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas in 1984, as well as two other bracelets in that tournament series. Overall, he won during his tournament career more than 3.5 million US dollars . In 1994 he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame .
Keller died in December 2003 at the age of 60, leaving three children, including professional poker player Kathy Kolberg .
Bracelets
year | Buy-in (in $ ) | competition | Attendees | Prize money (in $) |
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1984 | 5000 | Seven Card Stud | 55 | 137,500 |
10,000 | No Limit Hold'em ( WCE ) | 132 | 660,000 | |
1993 | 1500 | Omaha Hold'em Limit | 103 | 61,800 |
Web links
- Jack Keller in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- Jack Keller in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jack Keller in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 21, 2020.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Basement, Jack |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gentleman (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poker player |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1942 |
DATE OF DEATH | December 5, 2003 |
Place of death | Tunica , Mississippi , United States |