Tag: Jack Keller
The Story of the 1984 WSOP Main Event In 1984, one year on from Tom McEvoy’s slow and methodical takedown of Rod Peate heads-up, a far more aggressive player became world champion. Slaying a field of 132 players – a significant increase of 24 entries from 1983 – was ‘Gentleman Jack’ Keller. A former U.S. […]
United by their esteemed positions in the Poker Hall of Fame, Tom Abdo, and Jack “Gentleman Jack” Keller represent the timeless spirit of poker across different generations, their lives spanning a century between them. Tom Abdo, a legend from the early 20th century, helped transform poker from a casual pastime into a game of intricate […]
