Women’s Poker Yak

JESSE JONES is gentle, kind man and passionate regarding poker. He is a retired real estate investor and lives in Las Vegas and Hawaii. Jesse has been around poker in excess of  20 years and was convinced poker needed a better image than had always been projected.  Listen as Jesse gives us the rest of the story…..

He arrived at a moment in time with a great idea and forged full steam ahead on behalf of poker players. Two years ago Jesse founded The World Poker Association (WPAPoker.org). Poker needed standards that would be acknowledged in all the right places. He believes that more professionalism would benefit the millions who enjoy all that poker has to offer.

Jones is a three-time survivor of throat cancer and his health issues occasionally forced him to take time away from the poker tables. He has about 40 tournaments to his credit and tournament prize money totaling about $700,000. His first cash at the World Series came in 1997 when he finished 11th in a limit hold’em event.
His efforts to keep the association in the growth mode is never far from Jesse’s mind. For those of you who don’t know the WPA,  it is an organization that acts as the voice of tournament poker players and tournament poker leaders who support the highest ethical standards in poker competition around the world.

The WPA now boasts membership totaling about 1,400 people in 28 countries and that number continues to increase. Jones, as the founder and chairman,  continually keeps himself busy looking for good ideas for improvement in the sport of poker.

REMINDER to all of my listeners, this presidential election is of vital importance to the “poker playing world”. We need a President who supports our rights as citizens to play online poker in the privacy of our homes. GO TO THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER and VOTE. Poker players in the United States are in the millions and we can affect the outcome of this election if we VOTE in the masses. Support the PokerPlayersAlliance.org

Habitat for Humanity Poker Fundraiser Announced
Habitat for Humanity’s El Dorado, CA chapter has announced an upcoming poker fundraiser to help its ongoing efforts to create simple and affordable homes for needy recipients. The group hopes to raise at least $40,000 through a tournament on November 6th at the El Dorado Hills Community Center, and a series of poker auctions on eBay beginning October 25th featuring donations from several poker notables. Items to be auctioned include training sessions from Jerry Yang, JC Tran, Linda Johnson, Kelli Griggs and JJ Liu, with many other prizes contributed to the effort by other groups. More information is available at edchabitat.com.

……Watch for podcasts from Michael Phelps, Olympic Gold Champion, Jerry Yang, 2007 WSOP Main Event Champion, Mike Sexton, WPT Host, Kathy Raymond, Director of Poker Operations Venetian Hotel & Casino, John Colville, Director of Poker & Keno, Golden Nugget Casino.

Till next time……….

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