Jesper Hougaard

Jesper Hougaard (born c. 1984) is a poker player from Copenhagen, Denmark[1] who has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker.[2]

Jesper Hougaard
Hougaard after winning Event #36 at the 2008 World Series of Poker
ResidenceCopenhagen, Denmark
Bornc. 1984 (age 3637)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)2
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)9
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
108th, 2010

Hougaard won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event in 2008. Later that same year, he won another bracelet in the £1,500 No Limit Hold'em event at the second World Series of Poker Europe in London. With his second bracelet, Hougaard became the first player to win a bracelet in Las Vegas and London.

His other poker accomplishments include a 356th-place finish in the 2007 Main Event, and a victory in the online tournament Sunday Million on PokerStars for $147,000 (April 2008).

Jesper Hougaard is co-founder of the Danish department of the international poker community Donkr.com.

Prior to becoming a professional poker player, Hougaard was a member of the National Table Tennis team in Denmark.

As of 2009, his total winnings exceed $1,000,000. His 8 cashes at the WSOP account for $970,241 of those winnings.[3]

World Series of Poker Bracelets

Year Tournament Prize
2008 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em $610,304
2008E £1,500 No Limit Hold'em £144,218

An "E" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won at the World Series of Poker Europe

References

  1. "WSOP: Jesper Hougaard Wins Event No. 36". Card Player, Ryan Lucchesi | Published: 21 June 2008
  2. "WSOP Europe to Move to Berlin in 2015". FlushDraw, 12 November 2014
  3. World Series of Poker Earnings Archived 9 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, worldseriesofpoker.com
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