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united states the voice of poker denmark jesse may
 jesse may
jesse may

jesse may is an american poker commentator and player .
jesse may was born in des moines , iowa , and raised in madison , new jersey , where he first became hooked on poker playing with friends .
in 1988 he started attending the university of chicago , but he found that classes were clashing with his poker games , and so dropped out .
for six years jesse travelled the world playing poker .
may found fame presenting the late night poker television series .
he also appeared in a season 1 episode under the pseudonym mickey dane .
this pseudonym is in fact the main character in his poker novel , `` shut up and deal '' -lrb- isbn 1-901982-56-4 -rrb- .
may has continued to be involved in poker commentary on other shows , including the william hill poker grand prix , partypoker.com football & poker legends cup , the irish poker open , poker nations cup , poker million , victor chandler poker cup , celebrity poker club , and the poker show .
he also co-presented the partygammon million , a pro backgammon tournament , on early-morning five tv .
he often commentates alongside padraig parkinson , who has said that it surprises him that may plays so little poker when he is such a good player .
in 2006 , may signed an exclusive contract for presenting televised poker with matchroom sport .
in january 2012 , he was honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the european poker awards for his contribution to promoting the game as an author , commentator and personality .
may is married and currently lives in denmark .
