Texas native Jimmy Rogers is one of many military veterans competing in the charitable Salute to warriors bracelet event at the 2022 World Series of Poker and he's passionate about supporting the troops.
Poker pro Ray Henson, his friend, flew the US Navy vet out to Las Vegas to compete in the $500 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament, which kicked off Sunday at Paris. PokerNews caught up with the amateur poker player on the Day 1 dinner break to discuss a charity he runs called Boots for Troops.
At the time we spoke with Rogers, he had already quadrupled his starting stack and was riding high on the dinner break. He was happy just to have the opportunity to play for a WSOP bracelet.
"It's bigger than I kind of expected," Rogers said of his first WSOP experience. "I've seen it on TV, and I've heard about it, but it's really cool, the production of it all."
Poker pro Ray Henson, his friend, flew the US Navy vet out to Las Vegas to compete in the $500 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament, which kicked off Sunday at Paris. PokerNews caught up with the amateur poker player on the Day 1 dinner break to discuss a charity he runs called Boots for Troops.
At the time we spoke with Rogers, he had already quadrupled his starting stack and was riding high on the dinner break. He was happy just to have the opportunity to play for a WSOP bracelet.
"It's bigger than I kind of expected," Rogers said of his first WSOP experience. "I've seen it on TV, and I've heard about it, but it's really cool, the production of it all."