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Gary Jones (poker player)
Encyclopedia
Gary Herbert "The Choirboy" Jones (born 29 October 1972) is a professional poker
player from Stafford
, Staffordshire
, England
. He is also a regular color commentator
on The Poker Channel.
Jones had a 2nd place finish to Jac Arama
in his first appearance on Late Night Poker
. He went on to finish 5th in the Runners-Up Final (having suffered a bad beat
against Marty Wilson
) eventually won by Joe Beevers
.
At the 2004 World Series of Poker
, Jones finished in 17th place. Surprisingly, he never faced eventual winner Greg Raymer
throughout the entire tournament.
Jones considers pot limit
Omaha to be his best game.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $500,000.
He plays online poker
at PokerStars
under the username "p10ker" and at PartyPoker
as "MyimaTsarong" and at Fulltilt Poker using his own name.
In November 2009 Gary finished in 4th place in FTOPS event #22, the two day event. He won $193,462 for his efforts, his biggest online cash to date. He has also won $27,000 in the World Championship of Online Poker
.
He has chosen not to attend any live poker event where he has to fly for environmental reasons. This includes the World Series of Poker. For a similar reason he has dyed his hair green for the World Series of Poker Europe
2007 where he was called 'The Al Gore
of Poker'.
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player from Stafford
Stafford
Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton and south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He is also a regular color commentator
Color commentator
A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...
on The Poker Channel.
Jones had a 2nd place finish to Jac Arama
Jac Arama
Jac Arama is a professional poker player of mixed English/French descent...
in his first appearance on Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker is the pioneering television show that helped pave the way for the explosion of interest in poker in the 2000's. With it's ground breaking use of "under the table" cameras that enabled the viewer to see each player's cards, the show became a cult hit on Channel 4 UK when it first...
. He went on to finish 5th in the Runners-Up Final (having suffered a bad beat
Bad beat
In poker, bad beat is a subjective term for a hand in which a player with what appear to be strong cards nevertheless loses. It most often occurs where one player bets the clearly stronger hand and their opponent makes a poor call that eventually "hits" and wins...
against Marty Wilson
Marty Wilson
Marty Wilson is an English professional poker player from Wolverhampton. His nickname originates from when, as a teenager, he escaped several rival football fans by jumping into a polar bear pit....
) eventually won by Joe Beevers
Joe Beevers
Joseph "Joe" Charles Beevers is an English professional poker player and a member of The Hendon Mob....
.
At the 2004 World Series of Poker
2004 World Series of Poker
The 2004 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe after Harrah's Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January...
, Jones finished in 17th place. Surprisingly, he never faced eventual winner Greg Raymer
Greg Raymer
Gregory Raymer nicknamed "Fossilman," is a professional poker player. He is best known for winning the 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event.-Early life:...
throughout the entire tournament.
Jones considers pot limit
Betting (poker)
In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing...
Omaha to be his best game.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $500,000.
He plays online poker
Online poker
Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide...
at PokerStars
PokerStars
PokerStars is the largest online poker cardroom in the world. PokerStars' satellite tournaments produced the 2003 World Series of Poker champion, Chris Moneymaker. 1983 champion Tom McEvoy, 2005 champion Joe Hachem, 2009 champion Joe Cada and 2010 champion Jonathan Duhamel and others also represent...
under the username "p10ker" and at PartyPoker
PartyGaming
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as "MyimaTsarong" and at Fulltilt Poker using his own name.
In November 2009 Gary finished in 4th place in FTOPS event #22, the two day event. He won $193,462 for his efforts, his biggest online cash to date. He has also won $27,000 in the World Championship of Online Poker
World Championship of Online Poker
The World Championship of Online Poker is an online poker tournament series sponsored by PokerStars. It is played on the PokerStars site in September....
.
He has chosen not to attend any live poker event where he has to fly for environmental reasons. This includes the World Series of Poker. For a similar reason he has dyed his hair green for the World Series of Poker Europe
World Series of Poker Europe
The World Series of Poker Europe is the first expansion effort of World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States. Since 1970, participants had to travel to Las Vegas if they wanted to compete in the World Series of Poker...
2007 where he was called 'The Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
of Poker'.