Jesper Hougaard

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Jesper Hougaard
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Hougaard after winning Event #36 at the 2008 World Series of Poker
Residence Copenhagen, Denmark
Born1983 (age 40–41)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 2
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)9
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		108th, 2010
Information accurate as of 16 July 2010.

Jesper Hougaard (born 1983) is a poker player from Copenhagen, Denmark [1] who has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker. [2]

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Hougaard won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event in 2008. [3] 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. [4] 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, [5] 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. [6] His 8 cashes at the WSOP account for $970,241 of those winnings. [7]

World Series of Poker Bracelets

YearTournamentPrize
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

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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. ↑ "39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "World Series Of Poker Europe - WSOPE 2008, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, World Championship No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Jesper Hougaard's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Jesper Hougaard". WSOP.com. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
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