Alex Jacob (born October 27, 1984 in
Houston,
Texas) is an American professional
poker player.
Among his biggest poker accomplishments are winning the Peter A. Fabrizio Memorial Poker Classic in 2003 and finishing runner-up at the 2006
World Poker Tour (WPT) tournament in
Foxwoods Resort Casino on April 9 2006, winning $655,507. Jacob secured his biggest paycheck to date by winning the 2006
U.S. Poker Championship with a first-place prize of $878,500. Jacob has 4
WSOP Final Tables, including a 3rd in
Event 3 in No-Limit
hold'em at the
2007 World Series of PokerHe graduated in May 2006 from
Yale University with a degree in
Economics and
Mathematics. His talent was spotted there as early as 2004 by
James McManus, when he sat down to play at Yale one night and mentioned Alex in an article about the experience months later.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,500,000. He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada and continues to play professionally.
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