{"id":30500,"date":"2022-02-04T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=30500"},"modified":"2022-02-04T11:03:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:03:18","slug":"dan-jungleman-cates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/dan-jungleman-cates\/","title":{"rendered":"How Dan \u201cJungleman\u201d Cates Went From One Extreme To The Other"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
If you love\nhigh-stakes poker, you most certainly know the name of Dan \u201cJungleman\u201d Cates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For years, Cates\nhas been one of the most feared cash game pros around, crushing online and live\ngames. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born in 1989,\n\u201cJungleman” is a part of the generation that got to enjoy the benefits of\nthe poker boom, and, like many of his fellow pros, he built his bankroll\nonline, almost from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cates was an\nextremely talented player and moved up the stakes with ease. After just a few\nyears on the virtual felt, he was already recognized as one of the best\nheads-up players around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the years, \u201cJungleman\u201d has achieved impressive results on the live and online circuits alike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While online cash games have always been his bread and butter, Cates has also amassed well over $9 million in live tournament earnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His results\naside, Cates is also one of the more controversial high-profile players around.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At first, it was\nbecause of things out of his control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, however,\nit seems he got a taste for being the center of attention, so he started to\nstir the pot himself every now and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n