After an impressive run on "Jeopardy!," professional sports gambler James Holzhauer had a less-than-stellar performance at his World Series of Poker debut. LAS VEGAS >> Jeopardy! Las Vegas sports bettor James Holzhauer has turned in an impressive three-day victory run on "Jeopardy," and has already won more than $133,000. champion James Holzhauer is out of the World Series of Poker finishing out of the money in a tag-team tournament. James Holzhauer seems to be dealing with his tough loss on Jeopardy! He’ll be taking part in several events of the WSOP, and plans to donate half of any winnings – just like he did with his Jeopardy prize. Holzhauer told the newspaper he stopped playing online poker years ago. "Jeopardy!" extremely well. champion and professional sports gambler James Holzhauer made his World Series of Poker debut today, with plans to donate half his winnings to charity. from April to June 2019, during which he set multiple single-game records for winnings. Holzhauer will make his World Series of Poker debut on Monday afternoon in a $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty tournament at the Rio Convention Center in Las Vegas. Holzhauer finished in … James Holzhauer (born c. 1984/1985) is an American game show contestant and professional sports gambler. James Holzhauer took down the competition over 32 episodes of Jeopardy, and now he has his sights set on the World Series of Poker. “Honestly, my poker skills are so rusty that my main goal is to get lucky," he … He is the fourth-highest-earning American game show contestant of all time and is best known for his 32-game winning streak as champion on the quiz show Jeopardy! Holzhauer will be playing in the 2019 World Series of Poker. The poker game is where Holzhauer began honing his gambling chops, but he grew his sports betting bankroll with the 2006 World Baseball Classic.