Lee Jones (author)

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Lee Jones is an online poker executive and the author of Winning Low-Limit Hold 'em. [1]

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Education

Jones earned his B.S. in Computer Science from Duke University in North Carolina in 1978, and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland in 1983. In 2019, Lee partnered with Tommy Angelo to create the video series called PokerSimple.

He also contributes a monthly column to Bluff Magazine. [2]

Career

From October 2003 to April 2007, Jones worked as the cardroom manager of the PokerStars online poker cardroom. [3] As the poker room manager, Jones decided which poker tournaments and games to offer the players. In April 2007, Jones left PokerStars and began work with the European Poker Tour. [4] Jones said that he was making the change "to expand [his] horizons and stretch some new muscles." Jones organized, hosted, and provided television commentary for EPT events, while also still serving as a consultant for PokerStars. [5]

In April 2008, Jones announced he was leaving EPT to become COO of CardRunners, a poker instructional website. [6] He left CardRunners in 2009.

In May 2009, Jones signed on with Cake Poker Network's flagship member Cake Poker as the card room manager. [7] He was also acting as a player advocate at Cake Poker. [8] He resigned from Cake Poker in December 2010 citing "strategic decisions with which I'm not comfortable". [9]

In 2012, Jones returned to work with PokerStars when they acquired FullTiltPoker.

In 2014, Jones earned 14th place in the Isle of Man stop of UKIPT (United Kingdom and Ireland Poker Tour)

Heads-up poker system

In 2006, Jones and a former math lecturer named James Kittock (now at Google) developed a system for playing heads-up that they called the Sit and Go Endgame System (SAGE). This drew a mention in the New York Times poker column. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Schechter, Bruce. "Poker Book Reviews: Winning Low Limit Hold'em". Poker Pages. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Bluff Magazine". BLUFF. 2008. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
  3. ↑ Urbina, Ian (March 19, 2004). "Hold 'Em and Hide 'Em; The Profits and Problems With Online Poker". The New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Lee Jones Stepping Down from Position at PokerStars". Poker Source Online. March 28, 2007. Archived from the original on May 17, 2007.
  5. ↑ Green, Shawn Patrick (March 26, 2007). "Update: Lee Jones writes about departure". Card Player Magazine.
  6. ↑ Hintze, Haley (April 21, 2008). "Lee Jones Named New CardRunners Chief Operating Officer". PokerNews.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  7. ↑ Cypra, Dan (May 14, 2009). "Lee Jones Signs with Cake Poker". Poker News Daily. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  8. ↑ Cypra, Dan (May 15, 2009). "Lee Jones Discusses the Future of Cake Poker". Poker News Daily. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  9. ↑ Cypra, Dan (December 28, 2010). "Lee Jones Resigns from Cake Poker". Poker News Daily. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  10. ↑ McManus, James (January 28, 2006). "Pump it or dump it? Ask the system". The New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
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