Jack McClelland (tournament director)
| Jack McClelland | |
|---|---|
McClelland in the early 2000s | |
| Born | April 19, 1951 |
| Died | August 18, 2025 (aged 74) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet | None |
| Final tables | 4 |
| Money finishes | 17 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Money finish | 1 |
Jack McClelland (April 19, 1951[1] – August 18, 2025) was an American poker tournament director and player who had a career in poker operations for more than 40 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.[2][3]
McClelland retired in 2013 after the World Poker Tour Five Diamond event.[4]
As of March 2020, his live tournament winnings exceeded $375,000.[5]
McClelland died on August 18, 2025, at the age of 74.[6]
References
- ^ Mertens, Eric (August 19, 2025). "Voormalig WSOP-toernooidirecteur Jack McClelland overleden". CasinoNieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved August 29, 2025.
- ^ Palansky, Seth (October 23, 2014). "WSOP NEWS: POKER HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2014". WSOP.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Holloway, Chad (October 23, 2014). "Daniel Negreanu and Jack McClelland Selected as Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2014". PokerNews. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Fast, Erik (December 7, 2013). "Bellagio's Jack McClelland Retiring After 2013 WPT Five Diamond". CardPlayer. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Jack McClelland's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Beitelspacher, Paul (August 18, 2025). "WSOP REST IN PEACE JACK MCCLELLAND: TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR AND POKER HALL OF FAMER". World Series of Poker. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
External links