Alex Jacob

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Alex Jacob (born October 27, 1984) is an American former professional poker player and game show contestant.

Jacob is perhaps best known in poker for winning the 2006 main event at the United States Poker Championship, a no-limit Texas hold 'em event televised by ESPN. He has also appeared at televised final tables at the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour. In 2015, after leaving professional poker, Jacob became a contestant on Jeopardy!, where he won six games and the show's Tournament of Champions.

Education

In 2002, Jacob was the valedictorian of Deerfield Beach High School, where he was in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program.[1]

In May 2006, Jacob graduated from Yale University with a degree in economics and mathematics.[2]


Poker career

Among Jacob's 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.[3] Jacob won his biggest prize to date by winning the 2006 U.S. Poker Championship with a first-place prize of $878,500.[4] Jacob has 4 WSOP Final Tables, including a 3rd in Event 3 in No-Limit hold'em at the 2007 World Series of Poker.[5]

At Yale, Jacob's poker talent was spotted by James McManus as early as 2004, when McManus sat down one night to play with Jacob. Months later, McManus mentioned Jacob in an article about the experience.[6]

As of 2012, Jacob's total live tournament winnings exceed $2,600,000.[7] His 25 cashes at the WSOP account for $832,559 of those winnings.[8]

Jeopardy!

Jacob appeared on the game show Jeopardy! in 2015.[9] He won in his first appearance on the show on April 10 and went on to win five more games before losing on April 20, winning a grand total of $151,802 in seven appearances.[10] Jacob's victories qualified him for the 2015 Tournament of Champions, which he won, collecting the grand prize of $250,000.[11] In addition to using the "Forrest Bounce" originated by Chuck Forrest, Jacob also pioneered the strategy of aggressive Daily Double wagers that was used with even greater success by James Holzhauer in 2019.[12]

Jacob later appeared in the All-Star Games with team captain Buzzy Cohen and 2015 Teachers' Tournament champion Jennifer Giles. His team went home with $75,000 after losing the wild card match.

Endorsements

Jacob is a frequent player on the trivia app FleetWit, especially in the high-stakes races where top prizes are in the hundreds of dollars. He has won over $24,000 to date.[13] Jacob was also noted for winning a $20,000 prize on the HQ Trivia app in June 2019,[14] which HQ Trivia had failed to pay a month after his win.[15] However, Jacob received his payout in August.[16]

References

  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Volz, David (January 4, 2002). "Rigorous IB Program Challenges Students". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alex Jacob". World Poker Tour. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Foxwoods Poker Classic 2006, Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2006 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McManus, James (March 31, 2004). "Further Adventures In Poker". Esquire. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alex Jacob's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alex Jacob". WSOP.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Show #7045 – Friday, April 10, 2015". J!Archive. April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Show #7050 – Friday, April 17, 2015". J! Archive. April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Swartz, Tracy (November 18, 2015). "Chicago trader wins 'Jeopardy' tournament round despite joke answer". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jackson, Gita (July 9, 2019). "Provocative Jeopardy Champ Says HQ Trivia Owes Him $20,000 In Winnings". Kotaku.com. Retrieved July 9, 2019. During his run on Jeopardy, where Jacob both thrilled and frustrated fans by jumping around categories looking for Daily Doubles and then betting so much money that no one could overtake him(...)
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.FleetWit. "FleetWit - Brain Games for Cash". www.fleetwit.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Burton, Earl (June 16, 2019). "Semi-Pro Poker Player Alex Jacob Demonstrates Prowess on Quiz Show HQ". Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Garrett, Eric (July 8, 2019). "HQ Trivia player wins $20,000, doesn't receive payout". Comicbook.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
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