Kenna James
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Kenna James is an American
professional poker
player, television commentator and consultant who currently resides in Costa Mesa, California
.
James total live tournament winning exceed $3,500,000. He has finished in the money 21 times at the World Series of Poker
earning nearly $500,000 of his total tournament winnings at the WSOP. Kenna has 74 final table appearances and 15 overall wins He has two final table appearance at the WSOP including a 4th place in the 2003
$2,500 no limit Texas hold'em
event, and a 6th place finish in the 2008 $1500 Razz event.
James was the only player to win two tournaments for the first season of the Ultimate Poker Challenge
, and served as a Co-Host of the show with Chad Brown. He was also the commentator for WPT Canada along with Jim Van Horn and The Premiere Poker League with Jesse May in London, England for Matchroom Sports.
In August 2005, James finished second to Alex Kahaner at the World Poker Tour
Legends of Poker
$5,000 No Limit hold 'em tournament, earning $588,210.
In March 2006, James finished second in the $10,000 buy-in Limit Hold-em event to Mike Schneider
in the fifth annual PartyPoker Million Cruise
. James received $700,000 for this finish.
His biggest tournament victory came in February 2006 at the LA Poker Classic
defeating Michael "The Grinder," Mizrachi heads up in which he came away with the $242,251 for a 1st place prize.
James has worked extensively with many charities and raising money for; Make A Wish Foundation, Ante Up for Autism, Hold-em for Hero's for Fallin' Officers, Arizona Baseball Charities, Screaming Eagle Poker League and The Wounded Warrior Project. He has hosted many charity poker events. In 2006 he organized and hosted a tournament for the Wounded Warriors that raised $170,000 for that organization.
United States
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professional 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, television commentator and consultant who currently resides in Costa Mesa, California
Costa Mesa, California
Costa Mesa is a city in Orange County, California. The population was 109,960 at the 2010 census. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to a primarily suburban and "edge" city with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light...
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James total live tournament winning exceed $3,500,000. He has finished in the money 21 times at the World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
earning nearly $500,000 of his total tournament winnings at the WSOP. Kenna has 74 final table appearances and 15 overall wins He has two final table appearance at the WSOP including a 4th place in the 2003
2003 World Series of Poker
-Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 839 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter what was the largest poker tournament ever played in a brick and mortar casino at the time...
$2,500 no limit Texas hold'em
Texas hold 'em
Texas Hold 'em is a variation of the standard card game of poker. The game consists of two cards being dealt face down to each player and then five community cards being placed face-up by the dealer—a series of three then two additional single cards , with...
event, and a 6th place finish in the 2008 $1500 Razz event.
James was the only player to win two tournaments for the first season of the Ultimate Poker Challenge
Ultimate Poker Challenge
The Ultimate Poker Challenge was a series of weekly poker tournaments acting as super-satellites into the series semi-finals.The first and second seasons are available on NTSC DVD...
, and served as a Co-Host of the show with Chad Brown. He was also the commentator for WPT Canada along with Jim Van Horn and The Premiere Poker League with Jesse May in London, England for Matchroom Sports.
In August 2005, James finished second to Alex Kahaner at the World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
Legends of Poker
Bicycle Casino
The Bicycle Casino is the world's second largest poker cardroom.Founded by George Hardie Sr. in 1984, located in Bell Gardens, California, the Bicycle Casino offers a wide variety of poker games and limits, as well as pai gow poker, panguingue and California blackjack.Financing to build the casino...
$5,000 No Limit hold 'em tournament, earning $588,210.
In March 2006, James finished second in the $10,000 buy-in Limit Hold-em event to Mike Schneider
Mike Schneider (poker player)
Mike Schneider is a professional poker player from Eagan, Minnesota who, at the age of 22, won the "PartyPoker.com Million V" for $1,000,000. He is also a member of Team CardRunners a group of sponsored professional poker players on Full Tilt Poker.Schneider graduated from Eagan High School in 2002...
in the fifth annual PartyPoker Million Cruise
PartyGaming
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. James received $700,000 for this finish.
His biggest tournament victory came in February 2006 at the LA Poker Classic
Commerce Casino
Commerce Casino is a cardroom located in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce. With over 240 tables on site, Commerce Casino is the largest cardroom in the world...
defeating Michael "The Grinder," Mizrachi heads up in which he came away with the $242,251 for a 1st place prize.
James has worked extensively with many charities and raising money for; Make A Wish Foundation, Ante Up for Autism, Hold-em for Hero's for Fallin' Officers, Arizona Baseball Charities, Screaming Eagle Poker League and The Wounded Warrior Project. He has hosted many charity poker events. In 2006 he organized and hosted a tournament for the Wounded Warriors that raised $170,000 for that organization.