Former professional player of football (in Metz, Nice and Monaco), Olympic champion with France in 1984 in Los Angeles, Jean-Philippe ROHR is one of the rising values of the French and international poker. He has selected U1st Sports, communication group specialized and recognized in sports marketing, for worldwide management and marketing representation across all major platforms.
French International of football, French champion with the AS Monaco and winner of the French cup with the FC Metz, Jean-Philippe ROHR prematurely puts a term at his sporting career at 31 years because of a wound (rupture of the tendon of Achilles). In the 90’s, he is initiated with backgammon to impose himself very quickly like the best French player and one of most powerful at the international level (Champion of France 1999 and 2005, victorious of the Open of Portugal 2006 and 2007, Open of Saint Martin's (the Caribbean) in 2006, Open one of Cannes in 2006, semi-finalist of the World Championships in Las Vegas in 2003…).
Initiate by François Tardieu (one of the best players in these two disciplines), he discovers Texas Hold'em in 2007 and imposes itself quickly like a rising value of the French Poker. Its qualities - an excellent memory and an acute direction of the behavior of its adversaries in particular - make him a very powerful player quickly of it. Its 6th place finish at the Partouche Poker Tour in Cannes in September 2008 is the perfect illustration.
« Jean-Philippe Rohr is a competitor. With Its history and its talent, it’s a player with enormous talent and unlimited potential. He is already 52the French player All-Time Money List in profits in two years of tournaments. U1st Sports is proud to helping him in management by associating sponsors which will help him to continue the development of its career at the international level” declared Greg Céran-Maillard, General Manager of U1st Sports France.
In connection with Jean-Philippe ROHR: in addition to its 6th place finish at PPT 2008, he also finished in the ITM in the EPT PCA Side Event (the Bahamas), in Master Classics off Poker of Amsterdam, and in PokerStars Caribbean Adventure de Paradise Island. He has amassed over 230.000 $ in career tournament earnings. Jean-Philippe will take part these next weeks in the EPT of San Remo and Monaco, in the WPT of Venice and in the WSOP in Las Vegas in July.