Martin Jacobson

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Martin Jacobson
Martin Jacobson (2019)
Martin Jacobson (2019)
  Personal information  
Date of birth June 30, 1987
place of birth SwedenSweden Stockholm
Nickname
m.nosbocaJPokerStars
place of residence United KingdomUnited Kingdom London
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money $ 10,000,000
Total prize money $ 17,040,133
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 1
Cashes 36
Best main event Win ( 2014 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
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Cashes 5
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
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Cashes 11
  Main Event of the PokerStars Championship  
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Cashes 1
  Main Event of party poker Live  
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Cashes 2
Last updated: March 5, 2020

Per Martin Jacobson (born June 30, 1987 in Stockholm ) is a professional Swedish poker player . He became the first Swede to win the World Poker Championship in 2014 .

Personal

Jacobson grew up in Sweden and worked as a cook while in the military in 2007 . He lives in London .

Poker career

Career

Jacobson learned poker at the age of 18 and started playing online on the PokerStars platform under the nickname m.nosbocaJ . Since 2008 he has been taking part in renowned live tournaments.

European Poker Tour

Jacobson made the final table of the European Poker Tour Main Event four times . At the end of October 2008 he took third place in Budapest and won almost 200,000 euros in prize money. In August 2010 it reached second place in Vilamoura, Portugal, for almost 300,000 euros. At the end of January 2011, he finished second in Deauville, France, and took home 560,000 euros in prize money. In Berlin at the beginning of April 2011, he bagged 230,000 euros for fourth place.

World Series of Poker

Jacobson (far right) as coach of Zvi Stern (front, center) at the main event of the WSOP 2015

In June 2009 Jacobson was the first time in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas successful and finished at an event of the variant No-Limit Hold'em eighth. At the 2013 WSOP he took a. a. participated in the High Roller for One Drop , which required a buy-in of $ 111,111 . There he finished sixth as the best non-American for more than $ 800,000 in prize money. A year later, he reached the final table at the main event with the eighth largest chip stack , which was played in November 2014. Jacobson prevailed there at the November Nine and won prize money of ten million dollars and a bracelet . He took third place in the Player of the Year ranking. At the 2017 WSOP , Jacobson again finished sixth in the High Roller for One Drop for around $ 640,000.

Overall, Jacobson has earned more than $ 17 million in poker in live tournaments , making him the most successful Swedish poker player . At the final table of the main event of the 2015 WSOP , he was the coach of the Israeli poker player Zvi Stern , who finished fifth. From April to December 2016 Jacobson played as part of the Montreal Nationals in the Global Poker League and won the title with his team.

Prize money overview

year Prize money (in $ ) Tournament victories
2008 00.260,587 -
2009 00.484,635 -
2010 00.563,921 -
2011 01,334,943 -
2012 00.274,663 -
2013 01,201,481 2
2014 10,786,227 2
2015 00.139.276 -
2016 00.165.975 -
2017 01,294,186 -
2018 00.336.072 -
2019 00.189,215 -
2020 00.00.6648 -
total 17.040.133 4th

Web links

Commons : Martin Jacobson  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ EPT10 Barcelona ME total players , accessed on March 8, 2017 (English; xls).
  2. ↑ World Series Of Poker 2014 Main Event Episode 5 HD 720p on YouTube (minute 16:25) from November 10, 2014, accessed on March 31, 2016 (English).
  3. ↑ a b Martin Jacobson in the database of the Global Poker Index, accessed on November 6, 2015 (English).
  4. ↑ a b Martin Jacobson in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on November 6, 2015 (English).
  5. ↑ EPT - 5 - Budapest (€ 4,000 + 350 No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on November 6, 2015 (English).
  6. ↑ EPT - 7 - Vilamoura (€ 5,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on November 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ EPT - 7 - Deauville (€ 5,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on November 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ EPT - 7 - Berlin (€ 5,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on November 6, 2015 (English).
  9. ↑ 40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009 ($ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed November 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ 44th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 ($ 111,111 No Limit Hold'em - One Drop High Roller (Event # 47)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed November 6, 2015.
  11. ↑ Martin Jacobson wins the Main Event of the World Series of Poker on sport1.de on November 12, 2014, accessed on April 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ 2014 WSOP Player of the Year in the World Series of Poker database, accessed January 31, 2016.
  13. ↑ 48th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2017 ($ 111,111 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller for One Drop (Event # 6)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 6, 2017.
  14. ↑ Israeli player eliminated on day 2 of the World Series of Poker on timesofisrael.com on November 10, 2015, accessed on January 7, 2016.
  15. ↑ Montreal Nationals on the Global Poker League website, accessed May 13, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Jacobson, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jacobson, Per Martin (full name); m.nosbocaJ (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish poker player
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockholm , Sweden