Kenna James

"Cowboy" Kenna James ( born December 18, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois as Kenna coarse ) is an American professional poker player.

Biography

Growing up in Chicago, Kenna James pulled in 1972 at the age of nine with his family to Albion (Michigan). He later studied for two years Fine Arts at the Michigan School of Art in Jackson. He was married by 2008 with the poker player Marsha Waggoner and has two children. In 1985 he came to become a movie star to Los Angeles, but has never made ​​the big breakthrough. He took, however, some appearances as an extra and supporting actor in soap operas. When his agency was forced to close, he attended a school for croupiers. This was in 1997 and 1998 finally be his last regular job in the years before he became a professional poker player in 1999.

Poker career

Before his professional career, James was able to achieve monetary gains in some smaller tournaments. However, larger successes did longer to emerge, so that he has his first WSOP participation in 2001 only earned $ 5,135. The first major win was $ 65,740 in $ 200 Limit Hold 'em tournament at the Grand Slam of Poker in 2002. And although he could still win a bracelet at the prestigious World Series of Poker, he plays at the top of the world top with.

Results

His tournament winnings amount to $ 3,540,875 (as of 25th January 2014)

Others

Kenna James donates one percent of its total tournament winnings to the Wounded Warrior Project, a non-profit organization that supports veterans.