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Alex Jacob

Alex Jacob (born October 27, 1984 in Houston, Texas) is a former professional poker player who lives in Chicago, Illinois, and works as a currency trader for The Gelber Group, a Chicago proprietary trading firm.〔http://www.gelbergroup.com/video/gelber-trader-wins-6-jeopardy-episodes/〕
Jacob is perhaps best known for winning the 2006 main event at the United States Poker Championship, a no-limit Texas hold 'em event, and taking down the richest prize in its 15-year history. In 2015, after leaving professional poker to focus on his career, Jacob became a contestant on ''Jeopardy!'', where he won six games and the show's Tournament of Champions.
==Poker==

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 Poker.
In 2002, Jacob was the valedictorian of Deerfield Beach High School, and was in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. He then graduated in May 2006 from Yale University with a degree in Economics and Mathematics.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WPT – Players )〕 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. Additionally, he is well known for his graciousness and sportsmanship in tournament play.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=World Series of Poker )
As of 2012, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,600,000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alex Jacob )〕 His 25 cashes at the WSOP account for $832,559 of those winnings.〔(World Series of Poker Earnings ), worldseriesofpoker.com〕

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