Age, Biography and Wiki
Alex Jacobs was born on 27 October, 1984 in Houston, TX, is an American poker player. Discover Alex Jacobs's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 40 years old?
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40 years old |
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Scorpio |
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27 October 1984 |
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27 October |
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Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States |
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He is a member of famous Player with the age 40 years old group.
Alex Jacobs Height, Weight & Measurements
At 40 years old, Alex Jacobs height not available right now. We will update Alex Jacobs's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Alex Jacobs Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Alex Jacobs worth at the age of 40 years old? Alex Jacobs’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from United States. We have estimated
Alex Jacobs's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Alex Jacobs Social Network
Timeline
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. He was also noted for winning a $20,000 prize on the HQ Trivia app in June 2019, which HQ Trivia had failed to pay a month after his win. (Jacob received his payout in August.)
Jacob has also appeared on the game show Jeopardy! He won in his first appearance on the show on April 10, 2015, and went on to win five more games before losing on April 20, 2015. Jacob won a grand total of $151,802 in seven appearances. His victories qualified him for the 2015 Tournament of Champions, which he won, collecting the grand prize of $250,000. 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.
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.
As of 2012, Jacob's total live tournament winnings exceed $2,600,000. His 25 cashes at the WSOP account for $832,559 of those winnings. He is known for his graciousness and sportsmanship in tournament play.
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.
In May 2006, he graduated from Yale University with a degree in economics and mathematics.
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. 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.
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.
In 2002, Jacob was the valedictorian of Deerfield Beach High School, where he was in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program.
Alex Jacob (born October 27, 1984) is a former professional poker player and game show contestant.
