James Campbell ClubWPT Tennessee’s James Campbell started playing poker when he was just a child and continues to play today at 69 years old. In December, Campbell will play his first-ever World Poker Tour (WPT) event after winning a passport to the WPT World Championship in Las Vegas by playing on ClubWPT .
The ClubWPT qualifier will have a chance at life-changing money and experiences as the $10,400 buy-in event at Wynn Las Vegas offers a record-breaking $40 million guarantee and will attract many of poker’s biggest stars.
PokerNews caught up with Campbell to learn about his poker journey, playing on ClubWPT and returning to Las Vegas to play in the WPT World Championship.
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Can you tell us a bit about yourself?
I grew up in Columbia, SC and graduated from the University of South Carolina with an Economics degree. Although my degree was in an unrelated field, I worked as a video editor. From Columbia, I started chasing a career and moved to Miami then to Memphis and Nashville. Settling into Nashville in 1985, a few partners and I founded a video post-production firm. We handled pretty much all types of projects and being in Nashville, music videos were a staple. After about 30 years of that, I retired and currently live about 30 miles outside of Nashville in Murfreesboro, TN.
When and how did you learn to play poker?
When I was a youngster, my mom introduced me to poker at the kitchen table. I was probably around 5 or 6 years old. We played for matchsticks to keep score. I liked poker from day one. So growing up, whenever I had a chance, I would play with my buddies. Throughout life, I have always tried to find a game wherever I have gone. There were some times that I didn’t have a regular game, but being in Nashville, in the early 2000s, my son-in-law introduced me to a crew that ran an almost weekly tournament. I have played there for the past 20 years or so. Covid took a […]
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