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Jeopardy Champion James Holzhauer to Compete at 2019 World Series of Poker

James Holzhauer's next challenge will be in the World Series of Poker.

The Jeopardy star will play in the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty tournament and a $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em tournament.

"I decided to enter because [Poker Hall of Famer] Mike Sexton contacted me and offered to sponsor my buy-ins. I don't have any plans to enter another WSOP event beyond those two," Holzhauer told the Todd Dewey of the Review-Journal.

"I played online poker semi-professionally in the early 2000s, but I don't intend to make a career of it now, as I'm sure I wouldn't be good enough at it to justify forgoing other opportunities.