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When the fourth World Poker Tour Championship begins today at the Bellagio, the man running the show will be longtime Las Vegas resident Jack McClelland, who practically defined the job of modern tournament director and has remained at the top of his game as poker's popularity has boomed.

In his 31 years in the business, including 17 as the world's leading online slots tournament director, McClelland has accomplished the improbable in earning nearly unanimous respect from poker players - a notoriously irascible group.

"If you ask people to name the most admired, most well-respected official in poker, especially tournament poker, they're going to say Jack McClelland," old-school poker pro Pat Callahan said at the Bellagio.

"He's one of a kind. He's been wonderful for poker, and I doubt if you could find one person in the online slots community who would say anything different."

A tournament director acts as the final arbiter for any kind of dispute that arises during the event, whether it's between a player and a dealer, a player and a floor supervisor or among players.

Because the tournament director has the last word on any question about proper procedure, and because it's his responsibility to dole out any penalties, heated discussions have been known to arise at online slots casino. A cool head, thorough knowledge of the rules and an ability to defuse a potentially explosive situation are required traits for a top-notch tournament director.

Those characteristics take on even greater significance during a big tournament such as the World Poker Tour Championship, the season finale of the lucrative, made-for-TV World Poker Tour. This week's event, which runs through Monday night, is projected to draw 550 to 650 players for a total purse of $12 million-15 million and a top prize approaching $3.5 million for the winner.

With stakes - and sometimes tension - running so high, McClelland has likened his occupation to that of a ringmaster. He has also compared it to being an umpire or a kindergarten teacher.

"I have been working very hard at this for 30 years, but the most important thing, I feel, is that I enjoy the respect of the online slots players," McClelland said. "If you make a bad ruling, it could possibly cost someone millions of dollars. That's a task and a responsibility I take very seriously."

Having held a variety of positions in the poker business helps him in treating players fairly, McClelland said. He has been a dealer and a floorman, and he reached two World Series of Poker final tables as a player.