Jack McClelland (tournament director)

Jack McClelland
Born 1951 (age 6465)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Final table(s) 2
Money finish(es) 4
World Poker Tour
Money finish(es) 1

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 manager 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 2015, his live tournament winnings exceed $100,000.[4]

References

  1. Seth Palansky (2014-10-23). "WSOP NEWS: POKER HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2014". WSOP. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  2. Chad Holloway (2014-10-23). "Daniel Negreanu and Jack McClelland Selected as Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2014". PokerNews Global. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  3. Erik Fast (2013-12-07). "Bellagio's Jack McClelland Retiring After 2013 WPT Five Diamond". CardPlayer. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  4. "Jack McClelland's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 2015-09-07.


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