film director television producer music media consultant born circa sports business consultant commissioner world series poker educated later completed harvard_university brief career politics moved industry sports business held executive roles nba nascar world series poker listed twice sporting news won emmy awards married resides los_angeles las_vegas half brother commissioner gaming served executive chairman year filed bankruptcy early hired special advisor education early career received undergraduate degree journalism addition master degrees master second sports management subsequently completed harvard_university initially career led politics summer american jewish congress prompted year role worked legislation permit religious active military personal settings relocated los_angeles work leading political public relations firm assigned consult labor strife inception career sports business occurred realized flying new_york niche fill industry february age daily trade publication sports industry modelled concept political daily primary goal cover coverage aggregate organize daily news related business sports founder partner venture later noted bailey influence absolutely critical initial success daily originally occupied rooms building initially hired editor chief fellow editor followed daily note deal breaker permitted join assembling small editorial marketing sales team launched september amidst perfect storm business sports stories president publisher garnered strong reputation decision makers industry time sold recognized leader sports industry news relied sports entertainment financial media executives worldwide time sale provided content espn industry insider career nba began hired communications consultant nba collective arrangement consulted nba commissioner helped design strategy nba season result activities hired vice president nba remained league brief stint sports website termed reverse hired managing director broadcasting new media nascar recently consolidated media rights brand way presented consumer product global media companies helped develop nascar television partnerships nbc tnt guidance nascar grew major sporting event time rose second watched cable football encouraged nascar use advanced media technologies central innovations create experience viewers home helped developed cable program nascar car involved mounting cameras capture race inside cars won emmy awards result primetime emmy outstanding achievement interactive television programming sports emmy outstanding innovative technical achievement receive best interactive television programming world series poker casino hired vice president marketing officially responsible sports ventures included boxing motor sports stated priority grow popularity world series poker brand poker going stronger world class media partnerships strategic marketing alliances superior customer service accounts succeeded introduced range changes media relations player relations tournament structure schedule expanded international markets responsibility world series poker poker players impression centered tournament champions million players qualify sponsored start advertising campaign involving insisted players objected corporate granted moment heavily criticized addressed criticism head ensured similar occur changes january promoted commissioner actions commissioner work avoiding criticism started meeting group professional poker players monthly council council formal decision making authority stated haven meaningful decision event schedules structures rules input believed success determined based number participants year players experiences example flattened award structure cash awards distributed evenly people went earlier earned money final table won effort reduce complaints marked cards entered partnership introduced new poker cards official card new decks introduced day table provided playing cards events endured resulting cards essentially marked training dealers heavily criticized past tournaments effort criticism began intensive training dealers early march dealers training included staff training reason additional training prevent repeat extra chips main event main event tournament finished chips normal chip upgrading led effort reduce risk introduction special chips exclusively main event revised tournament schedule introduced month break finalists determined july hiatus intended help build suspense allow finalists promote poker ambassadors play resumed november final days play edited hour broadcast espn led tournament international expansion tournament held london hosted leicester square insisted world series poker europe unique identity style flair remain true year tradition heritage remained england hosted france expected hosted berlin marketing known aggressive marketing noted occasions taken strategies major sports brands nascar nba nfl extracted best practices grow asserted ports marketing fundamentally selling hope fans hope favorite team trading right player drafting right player winning game winning season winning world championship furthermore world series poker offers brand hope infinitely accessible enter tournament chance play final table commissioner negotiated partnerships espn radio aol arranged card player media provided hand hand reporting streamed player interviews gave player displayed real time chip count website asked professional poker players start wearing uniforms covered ads similar nascar responded realm possibility long stick guidelines players allowed seek endorsement deals advertise wish believed strength lies tradition legacy wanted honor past champions want bring past history dna ride reception players generally received players impressed meeting noting professional poker unique situation nba players paid poker players actually money changed opinion vice president event growth popularity hand emphasis player experience effectiveness growing cast good light seen clearly extent support received announced resignation commissioner commentator declared news hit poker world like ton bricks tenure role known players like expressed esteem resignation november announced twitter feed resigning commissioner separate statement commented set accomplish think accomplished world series poker bigger brand strong position player experience better elaborate subsequent career opportunities said going moment pause reflect think things decisions january announced launch gaming parent company duke served league commissioner designed showcase best players world elevate status leading figures akin icons sports players admitted ranked system driven mathematics proven historic achievement stated long believed professional poker players create enormous value industry skilled way worthy star treatment new league celebrate poker professionals like provide tournament experience class turn season slated include free addition million championship event negotiated hours television programming seven aired cbs remaining discovery communications velocity network early industry questioned company business model february holding events filed bankruptcy generating revenue accumulating million debt advisor early hired special advisor team chair president serve consult team future revenue growth development new stadium aided special council hiring identifying architects tasked designing stadium california
Jeffrey Pollack