Jesse May
Jesse "The Voice of Poker" May (born July 28, 1980 in Des Moines , Iowa ) is an American poker player and commentator.
Life
May grew up in Madison , New Jersey , where he first encountered the game of poker while playing with friends. In 1988 he began studying at the University of Chicago , but dropped out because the lessons overlapped with his activities in the poker scene, in which he was a player for six years.
Due to the positive reactions to his work as a commentator on the program Late Night Poker , he was subsequently given the opportunity to continue tournaments such as the William Hill Poker Grand Prix , PartyPoker.com Football & Poker Legends Cup , 888.com Poker Nations Cup , and Poker Million Commentary , Victor Chandler Poker Cup , Celebrity Poker Club , and The Poker Show , often in collaboration with Padraig Parkinson .
In 2006 May signed an exclusive contract with Matchroom Sport for the presentation of poker programs.
Jesse May is married and currently lives in Denmark .
Trivia
- May appeared on a show on the first season of the Late Night Poker series under the pseudonym Mickey Dane; Mickey Dane is actually the name of the protagonist of his poker novel Shut Up and Deal ( ISBN 1-901982-56-4 ).
Web links
- Jesse May in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Jesse May in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- 2001 World Series of Poker Recap , Written by May
- List of Articles Written by May on TheHendonMob.com
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | May, Jesse |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | The Voice of Poker |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poker player and commentator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Des Moines , Iowa , United States |