Jesper Hougaard (born 1983) 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 ã1,500 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.
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