Jack Keller (poker player)

Jack Keller
Personal information
Date of birth	December 29, 1942
date of death	December 5, 2003
Place of death	United States Tunica
Nickname	gentleman
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money	0.$ 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

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 .

year	Buy-in (in $ )	competition	Attendees	Prize money (in $)
1984	0.5000	Seven Card Stud	055	137,500
1984	10,000	No Limit Hold'em ( WCE )	132	660,000
1993	0.1500	Omaha Hold'em Limit	103	061,800

personal data
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