Martin Jacobson is best known for playing what many believe was perfect poker when he won the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event for $10 million. PokerNews catches up with the 888 Poker Ambassador and gets his opinions on high rollers, the best places in the world to play poker, and, of course, Sweden in the World Cup.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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375,000 | -47,000 |
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210,000 | 17,800 |
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205,000 | 157,100 |
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195,000 | 111,500 |
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160,000 | 137,500 |
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135,000 | 33,500 |
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130,000 | -32,000 |
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130,000 | 47,700 |
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120,000 | -25,000 |
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110,000 | 18,700 |
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100,000 | 15,000 |
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95,000 | 77,800 |
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95,000 | 21,000 |
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86,000 | 9,500 |
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35,000 | -147,500 |
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Ryan Laplante raised from the cutoff and he was called by Rep Porter in the small blind and David "ODB" Baker in the big blind.
The flop was 
and all three players checked to the 
on the turn. There, Porter checked again. Baker bet 18,000. Laplante folded while Porter called.
The river was the 
and Porter checked once more. Baker shoved all in and Porter called quickly.
David Baker: 
Rep Porter: 
Baker had a straight and a low but it would only earn him half the pot as Porter made a flush on the river to take half the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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236,000 | 25,000 |
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162,500 | 77,400 |
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49,000 | -15,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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315,000 | 180,000 |
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205,000 | 78,400 |
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170,000 | 97,500 |
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140,000 | -16,100 |
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140,000 | 63,600 |
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125,000 | -33,000 |
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115,000 | 59,000 |
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100,000 | 100,000 |
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85,000 | |
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80,000 | -37,700 |
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76,000 | |
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75,000 | 17,000 |
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65,000 | -200,000 |
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54,000 | -19,800 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day and will return shortly.
There was right around 11,000 in the pot on the turn with a board of 
out. Both Ian O'Hara and John Monnette checked form the blinds to Ryan Laplante who put out a bet of 8,000. Daniel Negreanu called in late position and both O'Hara and Monnette called as well.
The river was the 
and action checked around to Laplante again. He put out a stack, indicating a pot sized bet of 44,000. Negreanu mulled it over a bit, then folded. Ohara quickly called. Monnette dropped into the tank for a couple of minutes but eventually decided to let it go.
O'Hara showed 
for eights full. Laplante was holding 
for the nut low and wheel. The two would chop the pot while Negreanu and Monnette both dropped to short stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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211,000 | -4,000 |
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62,000 | -3,000 |
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40,000 | -3,000 |
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25,000 | -18,000 |
From the hijack seat, Benjamin Eilers opened with a raise to 7,500. Nathan Gamble as next to act and he made it 28,000 in the cutoff. Eilers called.
The flop was 
and Eilers checked to Gamble. Gamble put out a bet of 26,000. Eilers announced a pot and Gamble quickly moved all in. Eilers called with a big stack behind of nearly 200,000, creating a massive pot.
Benjamin Eilers: 
Nathan Gamble: 
Gamble had aces and a flush draw, but Eilers flopped two pair and was in the lead. The came on the turn which put a near stranglehold on the hand for Eilers as he turned a full house and the 
on the river changed nothing. Stacks were counted out and Eilers started the hand with 193,100. Gamble was forced to ship that over and Eilers doubled to nearly 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
395,000 | |
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131,000 | -171,500 |
