Jesper Hougaard

Jesper Hougaard
Hougaard after winning Event #36 at the 2008 WSOP
Hometown	Copenhagen, Denmark
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 2010-07-16.

Jesper Hougaard (born c. 1984) is a poker player from Copenhagen, Denmark who has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker.

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

World Series of Poker Bracelets

Year	Tournament	Prize
2008	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	$610,304
2008 WSOPE	£1,500 No Limit Hold'em	£144,218

Notes

1. ^ World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com

External links

• Cardplayer.com Profile
• Pokernyhederne.com Profile

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