Jack McClelland (tournament director)

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Tournament Director Jack McClelland

Jack McClelland
Born1951 (age 72–73)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Final table(s)4
Money finish(es)17
World Poker Tour
Money finish(es)1
Information accurate as of 10 March 2022.

Jack McClelland (born 1951) is a poker tournament director and poker player who has had a career in poker operations for more than forty years. He was the WSOP tournament director in the 1980s, and was the tournament director of the Bellagio poker room from 2002 to 2013. In 2014, he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. [1] [2]

McClelland retired in 2013 after the World Poker Tour Five Diamond event. [3]

As of March 2020, his live tournament winnings exceed $375,000. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Palansky, Seth (October 23, 2014). "WSOP NEWS: POKER HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2014". WSOP.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ Holloway, Chad (October 23, 2014). "Daniel Negreanu and Jack McClelland Selected as Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2014". PokerNews Global. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ Fast, Erik (December 7, 2013). "Bellagio's Jack McClelland Retiring After 2013 WPT Five Diamond". CardPlayer. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jack McClelland's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved September 7, 2015.


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