- Kenna James
infobox poker player
firstname=Kenna
lastname=James
nickname=Cowboy Kenna
caption=Kenna James at the2006 World Series of Poker
hometown=Las Vegas, Nevada
wsop bracelet count="None"
wsop money finishes=16
wsop main event best finish rank=38th
wsop main event best finish year=2003
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=1
wpt money finishes=3"Cowboy" Kenna James (born
December 18 ,1963 inChicago ,Illinois ) is an American professionalpoker player who currently resides inLos Angeles, California .James has finished in the money at twelve
World Series of Poker events as of 2006. Of these, the only final table appearance was 4th place in the 2003 $2,500 no limit Texas hold'em event, for which he won $36,140.James was the only player to win two satellite tournaments for the first season of the
Ultimate Poker Challenge . He was eliminated from the semi-finals byJennifer Harman when his pocket Kings ran into pocket Aces.In August 2005, James finished in second place behind
Alex Kahaner at theWorld Poker Tour Legends of Poker $5,000 No Limit hold 'em tournament, earning a $588,210 prize.In March 2006, James finished second to Mike Schneider in the fifth annual PartyPoker Million Cruise. James received $700,000 for this finish.
His most recent victory came in February 2006 at the LA Poker Classic when he won $242,251 playing no limit hold 'em.
James is recently divorced from fellow poker professional
Marsha Waggoner . He works with the Screaming Eagle Poker League and The Wounded Warrior Project. He donates 1% of all his tournament winnings to the Wounded Warrior Project in the name of the Screaming Eagle Poker League, and in 2006 he hosted a charity poker tournament that raised $70,000 for the organization.As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,100,000.
External links
* [http://www.kennajames.com Official site]
* [http://www.poker-babes.com/bio/kenna-james/ Poker Babes profile]
* [http://www.pokerplayer.com.au/poker-magazines/interview-with-kenna-james.html American Poker Player Magazine feature]
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=856 Hendon Mob tournament results]
* [http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player_kenna-james PokerListings.com Player Profile]
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