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Former Danish tennis player wins bracelet

By Andrew Feldman
ESPN Poker Club

Monday, June 23, 2008

Event 35 | Event 37 Although it was chips, not points that count in Las Vegas, Jesper Hougaard still found success. Hougaard, a former table tennis player, traded in his paddle for a poker table and won his first WSOP bracelet in Event 36, the $1,500 no-limit hold 'em event. Hougaard, a 24-year-old professional poker player from Denmark, defeated a field of 2,447 players to win the first place prize of $610,304. The victory for Hougaard marked the second WSOP bracelet win for the country e ...

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