Martin Jacobson (born 30 June 1987) is a Swedish professional poker player, originally from
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm () is the capital and largest city of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.4 million in the metropoli ...
, but currently residing in
London, England. In 2014, he won the
World Series of Poker Main Event for $10,000,000, the
fifth largest single payout in poker tournament history.
Early Years
Prior to his poker career, Jacobson studied to be a chef, and even worked aboard a Swedish Royal Navy ship.
He started playing poker during high school, and after his chef experience overseas, he played online in internet cafes, ultimately winning a seat to the 2008 WSOP in Las Vegas. Even though he lost pretty quickly, Martin Jacobson held on to his dream and worked and studied even harder on his poker skills.
Poker career
His first live cash came in 2008, when he came in 3rd place at the
European Poker Tour event in Hungary. In
season 7 of the EPT he made 3 final tables, including two runner-up finishes in Vilamoura and Deauville. He also finished runner-up at the
World Poker Tour event in Venice in 2009. Prior to the 2014 Main Event, his largest tournament cash came from a 6th-place finish at the
Big One for One Drop High Rollers event at the
2013 WSOP
The 2013 World Series of Poker was the 44th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada between May 29 – July 15, 2013. There was 62 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No L ...
, earning $807,000. He has 16 career WSOP cashes, including 5 final tables. At the 2014 Main Event, he ended Day 1A as the chip leader and entered the
November Nine in 8th chip position. Beginning heads-up play with the chip lead over
Felix Stephensen
Felix Vincent Stephensen (born 22 July 1990) is a Norwegian semi-professional poker player currently residing in London, England known for being the runner-up finisher to Martin Jacobson in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. He has earne ...
, on the 35th hand of heads-up, his prevailed over Stephensen's after the board ran out to win the title.
Jacobson is a member of
Raising for Effective Giving, an
Effective altruism
Effective altruism is a philosophical and social movement that advocates "using evidence and reason to figure out how to benefit others as much as possible, and taking action on that basis". People who pursue the goals of effective altruism, c ...
organization of poker players who pledge to donate at least 2% of their gross tournament winnings and at least 3% of their profit from cash games every quarter to charities considered unusually cost-effective.
In February 2015, Jacobson was named Player of the Year by the Swedish publication 'Poker.se'. This title has previously been awarded to other high-profile professional players such as Viktor Blom, Chris Bjorin, and Robin Ylitalo.
In December 2017, Jacobson joined
888poker as
brand ambassador.
As of 2021, his total live tournament winnings exceed $17,000,000.
Overall, Jacobson has cashed in 39 World Series events, for a total of $12.150 million combined..
External links
WSOP.com profileHendon Mob profileOfficial web siteMartin Jacobson Video Q&A Interview
References
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1987 births
Swedish poker players
World Series of Poker Main Event winners
World Series of Poker bracelet winners
Living people