Jake Minter was born in Albuquerque, NM and currently resides in Las Vegas, NV, United States. He is described as a calm player, one whom you could never know what is thinking. Jake Minter`s main tactic is to never show how he is being affected by the game play, no matter if he is winning or loosing. He is a very adaptable player and always has a positive attitude, perhaps because of his great experience in the game. Aside from poker playing Jake Minter has hobbies such as playing sports, traveling and listening to music. Jake Minter credits his parents for his poker passion, as it was them who helped him become a success in the poker world.
Altogether Jake Minter has 1 first place finish, 1 final table, 7 money cashes, an All Time United States ranking – 633, an Active Players United States ranking – 1805, an All Time IAR Ranking – 845, an Active Players IAR Ranking - 2845 and total life winnings that come up to $653,640. The first tournament that Jake Minter has participated in was back in 1996 – the $ 50 No Limit Hold'em - All Hold'em Weekend, where he placed 4th and won the small sum of $ 1,047. Also in the same year was the first time that Jake Minter made a name of himself in the poker world. Jake Minter won the $10,000 Guaranteed Hold'em Tournaments - Pot Limit Hold'em event and earned $3,500.00 This still remains his only first place finish. Other tournaments that Jake Minter has participated in include the World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour. Jake Minter has won from WSOP events a total of $ 107,950 in one money cash, and from WPT events a total of $ 518,050 in four money cashes and one final table.
