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Tuesday 10th October 2006 Alex Jacob Wins $878,000 at US Poker Championships
Poker pro Alex ”Yahtzem' Jacob won his first major title last Saturday October 7, beating 261 big name poker pros to win $878,000 in the $10,000 Main Event at the 2006 US Poker Championships.
The latest victory, at Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal, is part of a meteoric rise to fame for Jacob who in just one year of live-tournament play, Jacob has won more than $1.6 million.
Until Saturday, his best result was at April's World Poker Tour Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event where he finished in second place to Victor Ramdin. Taking home $655,507, Jacob amassed enough money to allow him to play tournament poker professionally after his graduation from Yale University in May. Jacob also made two final tables this summer at the World Series of Poker and cashed in four events.
Jordan Morgan earned $405,072 for his second place finish, the largest tournament pay-out of the 22-year old's career. His previous best was an $87,000 prize for making the final table of a 2006 WSOP $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event.
Source: OnlineCasinoNews
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