Jacob Long, who hails from Lincoln, Nebraska, is the Major Series of Poker: The Tour (MSPT) Season 16 (2025) Player of the Year, a feat he achieved while denying reigning back-to-back POY Umut Ozturk a three-peat in what was a yearlong back-and-forth race that literally came down to the final side event.
Long, a good friend of MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard, earned $314,604 on Season 16 of the MSPT, which included a tour-high eight side event victories, good for eight MSPT Gold Cards. Two of those came at the final stop at Running Aces, which proved invaluable in helping him secure POY.
He also final tabled two MSPT Main Events, finishing runner-up to Mike Estes in the 2025 MSPT Iowa Poker State Championship for a career-high $94,499 and less than a month later taking fourth in the MSPT Hollywood St. Louis for $43,989.
Since he notched his first tournament cash in 2019 until the end of 2025, Long has amassed $613,963 in lifetime tournament earnings according to The Hendon Mob.
