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Martin Jacobson

Martin Jacobson

Sweden [SWE]Sweden
World Series of Poker
Total Prize
in Asia-Pacific
$27,501
Largest Prize
in Asia-Pacific
$15,722
Festivals Attended
3
In The Money
3
Chaar-Lee
Chaar-LeeAuthor
Chaar-Lee discovered poker over 20 years ago, starting with fixed-limit games before embracing the rise of No-Limit Hold’em across cash games, STTs, and MTTs. In the early days, he and his circle sometimes played more than 40 different formats in a single night. He organized the first poker camp in his region and has contributed poker technology to several televised shows. Today, he supports the SOMUCHPOKER team from the tech side, blending two decades of poker passion with technical expertise.

Martin Jacobson is a Swedish professional poker player. He was born on June 30th, 1987 in Stockholm, Sweden.

He’s best known for winning the WSOP Main Event in 2014 for $10 million. He also has a runner-up finish in the EPT Main Event from 2011. Overall, he has $17.040 million in live tournament cashes, which makes him the #1 biggest live tournament winner of all time in his home country of Sweden.

He served as a brand ambassador to the major online poker room 888Poker between 2017 and 2021.

Key Career Dates

  • 2008: He starts cashing in live tournaments.
  • 2011: He finishes second in the €5,300 EPT Deauville Main Event for €560,000. 
  • 2014: He wins his first WSOP gold bracelet after finishing first in the $10,000 Main Event for $10 million.
  • 2017: He signs with the online poker site 888Poker as a brand ambassador.

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