Swedish poker player (born 1987)
Martin Jacobson (born 30 June 1987)[1] is a Swedish professional poker player, originally from Stockholm, Sweden, 🌜 but currently residing in London, England. In 2014, he won the World Series of Poker Main Event forR$10,000,000, the fifth 🌜 largest single payout in poker tournament history.
Early Years [ edit ]
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. [2]
Poker career [ edit ]
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 three 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, earningR$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, on the 35th hand of heads-up, his 10♥ 🌜 10♦ prevailed over Stephensen's A♥ 9♥ after the board ran out 3♠ 9♣ 10♣ K♦ 4♣ to win the title.
Jacobson 🌜 is a member of Raising for Effective Giving,[3][4] an Effective altruism 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 2024, 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.[5]
In December 2024, 🌜 Jacobson joined 888poker as brand ambassador.[6][7]
As of 2024, his total live tournament winnings exceedR$17,000,000.[8] Overall, Jacobson has cashed in 39 🌜 World Series events, for a total ofR$12.150 million combined.[9]
World Series of Poker bracelets Year Tournament Prize (US$) 2014R$10,000 No Limit 🌜 Hold'em Main EventR$10,000,000
