Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jameson Painter


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. Bearian has it right show us the sources and it can come back Spartaz Humbug! 11:26, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Jameson Painter

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Repeatedly contested BLPPROD without adding references. Not notable. GregJackP (talk) 12:44, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget  01:49, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep WP includes professional football players, professional basketball players, professional soccer players, etc. from all around the world in leagues of various sizes. Professional poker has become a televised sport and professional poker players are inherently notable under the same general theory. While I can appreciate the frustration in having BLP flags repeatedly pulled, it is pretty clear that this guy is "notable" under WP notability doctrine (which I loathe and rarely cite)... But, see, for example: http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/69493-jameson-painter   Carrite (talk) 15:13, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Career winnings of less than $40K, two WSOP final tables, and a couple of other cashes don't do it for me. Minor mentions here and there, but not enough. Poker players are not quite analogous to professional athletes; anybody can play in the big tournaments, whereas it takes quite a bit to make it to the top athletic leagues. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:49, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment - how is a poker player an athlete? Poker is not a sport.  GregJackP (talk) 02:59, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Fails various BIO guidelines. There is lack of independent reliable sources about this subject. There needs to be something substantial outside the various "trade" magazines and blogs, etc. Location (talk) 16:27, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Keep Over $100,000 in live tournament winnings and three final tables at the World Series of Poker, where he has a huge cult following. See: http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2010-wsop/event-12/post.145602.htm?page=7   holzhaur (talk) 14 June 2010  —Preceding undated comment added 08:51, 14 June 2010 (UTC). — holzhaur (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Weak keep - assuming it can be verified with reliable sources, a major poker player should be subject to the same rules, as say, a reality show contestant. He appears to have placed high in several major competitions and has a cult following. Show me the money - I mean the sources. Bearian (talk) 22:43, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Google searches reveal a lack of significant coverage as required by the general notability guidelines. Also agree with the editors above who are of the opinion that poker players should not fall under the WP:ATHLETE umbrella which generally allows for articles on subjects who do not meet the general notability guideline.-- Pink Bull  05:10, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.