Jacob Thibodeau
Jacob Thibodeau of Juneau keeps playing events in the 52nd annual World Series of Poker and he keeps cashing in.
Thibodeau has cashed in two more events in November to give him seven cashes in the world’s biggest, most prestigious tournament. The WSOP this year features nearly 100 different tournaments from Sept. 30 to Nov. 22.
Thibodeau early this month cashed at the Main Event, a No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament considered the most coveted prize in poker. His 635th-place finish earned him $20,000 in an event that requires a $10,000 buy-in, or entry fee, and drew 6,650 players.
Thibodeau knows something about success in the Main Event. In 2019, he finished 74th to pocket $98,120.
Thibodeau added to his 2021 WSOP winnings last week when he finished 217th out of 5,252 players in the Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold ‘em 8-Handed event to cop $2,762. That event featured a buy-in of $888.
In his seven WSOP cashes this year, Thibodeau has earned $39,853. In his career, he has 15 cashes in WSOP and WSOP circuit events.
So far, 35 different Alaskans from 12 different hometowns have cashed at this WSOP.
Among those to cash recently was Young Ji of Anchorage, who bagged $3,315 in the Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed tournament. He finished 33rd in the event with a $1,500 buy-in and 860 players. Ji’s Omaha game is strong – in the 2015 WSOP, he won a Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better tournament to seize $231,102.
Another Alaskan to cash recently was Christopher Fournier of Anchorage. He took in $2,634 for his 123rd-place finish in the Freezeout No-Limit Hold ‘em event with a $1,500 buy-in and 1,191 entrants.
One other WSOP note about Alaskans. Poker pro Adam Hendrix of Anchorage, who has cashed five times in this WSOP for a combined $130,505, ranks as one of the most productive young players in the WSOP, according to WSOP.com. Hendrix’s 36 career cashes at WSOP events are 10th-most by a players younger than 30, according to the website.