He had never won a major live tournament before and was second last in chips when the final table kicked off on Monday. Although many considered him to be one of the best players of this year's November 9, the odds were definitely against him.
Well, there's nothing left to say other than A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to the winner of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event, Martin Jacobson! The 27-year[...] Read more » 2014 WSOP Main Event: Martin Jacobson Is The World Champion!
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Many congratulations to Martin Jacobsen on winning the tournament and becoming champion of the world, not to mention taking home the first prize of Ten Million Dollars!!!
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Martin Jacobson was one of the favourites to win despite starting as one of the shortest stacks, because he has such a high pedigree. Prior to this event he had made three EPT and three WPT final tables, as well as two WSOP and a WSOPE final table.
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Sweden has historically had one of the most aggressive tax regimes against poker players in the world. This has caused players like Jacobson to move to the UK in order to continue their career.The last three players standing were from Europe
