Posted on 11/12/2014 1:34:22 AM PST by Wingy
He's never won a major live poker tournament. He's second to last in chips to start the final table. He's too quiet to become the leading poker ambassador. No player from Sweden has ever won this tournament.
Those were all rumblings heard throughout the poker world about Martin Jacobson in the months leading up to the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event final table. When it was all said and done, though, the man from Sweden proved to be the last player standing, topping poker's greatest event to win his first WSOP gold bracelet and the massive $10 million first-place prize.
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fantastic play methodical, no mistakes, a little luck and he did it. worth watching him play especially when he was short stacked. Congratulations to a great player.
It was great how Jacobson was unfazed everytime he backslid into short stack territory. He kept a cool head and had patience through it all.
And yes, kudos to ESPN. The 30 min delay is a worthy price to pay so the audience can see the hole cards.
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