The
31 year old Texan born beauty is known as much for her stunning looks
as she is for her poker skills and has been very much involved in
promoting the poker industry since getting her first break as
a hired model playing at an ESPN tournament in 2005.
As
of writing, she still appears on the Absolute Poker website as
a sponsored player, but it’s unclear precisely when the two will
officially part company. Lacey Jones is known more for her
hosting of poker shows and events, and is one of the better
interviewers in all of poker. She also does numerous modeling,
as well as being able to hold her own at the poker tables –
although she enters very few events due to her hosting and interview
duties.
The
announcement that Lacey Jones is now to leave Absolute Poker just as
the WSOP 2010 gets underway, came as quite a surprise as this
is traditionally a time when players go forth and represent their
sites and new players are recruited.
However,
Absolute Poker were keen to point out that this was purely an
“amicable” arrangement, and that they wished “Lacey
only the best in her future endeavours and know that she will be
successful in whatever she chooses.”
This
would seem to ring true as Lacey Jones’ career continues to
blossom, having recently signed a deal to become the spokeswoman of
the Canadian Poker Tour (CPT), where she now takes part in the
CPT sponsored tournament events and brings more than a touch of
glamour to the proceedings.
A
visit to the Absolute Poker home page still shows Lacey Jones
listed as a member of Team AP. Along with fellow poker pro Matt
“Plattsburgh” Vengrin and recent World Poker Tour (WPT)
Invitational final table player Trishelle Cannatella,
Lacy Jones’ profile is still on the site.
World's best poker player Lacey
Jones was a part of a sponsorship group that, along with sister
site and fellow CEREUS Network partner UB.com, included
Tiffany Michelle, recent European Poker Tour (EPT) San Remo
champion Liv Boeree, and many other notable poker
players.
Lacey
Jones also has a sponsorship deal in place with clothing company
KSINO, as they said she encapsulated the company’s
ethos of “playing great and looking hot while doing it.” Lacey
Jones has been Tweeting about some new projects on the horizon,
but hasn’t gone into any details about the venture(s), only saying:
“Today is a new chapter of my life and I’ve never been more
excited! Get ready for some BIG things everyone!”
Lacey
Jones is known as much for her poker game as for her hosting
abilities and looks. She was named the spokesperson for the Canadian
Poker Tour earlier this year, signed a sponsorship deal with
KSINO Clothing, and, most recently, was the floor announcer
and hostess for the Full Tilt Poker Doubles Poker Championship,
which will air on Fox Sports Net sometime in July. Lacey Jones’
departure from Absolute Poker makes her a very appealing
commodity for another online poker site sponsorship deal.
Lacey
Jones was dropped from the roster of Absolute Poker after
the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was
enacted in 2006, but the twosome seemed to be on good terms last
year. Absolute re-signed Lacey Jones to the sponsored players list
last year around the end of the WSOP and, along with Jones’
poker skills and hosting abilities, was receiving good
exposure from one of the classiest ladies in the poker table.
It
will be interesting to see where Lacey Jones lands next, and
if the signing will take place during the WSOP. One thing is for
certain, Lacey Jones is definitely a hot commodity in the poker
world.
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