Alex Jacob

infobox poker player
firstname=Alex
lastname=Jacob
nickname=Skim Milk and Mr. Fro-Poker


caption=Alex Jacob at the 2007 World Series of Poker.
hometown=Parkland, Florida
wsop bracelet count="None"
wsop money finishes=15
wsop main event best finish rank="None"
wsop main event best finish year=
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=1
wpt money finishes=3

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 3 WSOP Final Tables, including a 3rd in Event 3 in No-Limit hold'em at the 2007 World Series of Poker

He graduated in May 2006 from Yale University with a degree in Economics and Mathematics. [ [http://www.worldpokertour.com/players/?x=profile&poker-player=2615 Jacob's WPT profile] ] 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. [ [http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ0404-APR_POKER?par=msn_h%7Cesq%7Cemb%7C Esquire article mentioning Alex] ] Additionally, he is well known for his graciousness and sportsmanship in tournament play. [ [http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/news/article.asp?newsID=1237 Anecdote about Alex's sportsmanship] ]

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,200,000. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=52461 Hendon Mob tournament results] ]

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External links

* [http://fropoker.com fropoker.com: The Official Alex Jacob web site]
* [http://cardplayer.com/players/results/Alex_Jacob/23749 Alex Jacob in the CardPlayer.com Player Database]