WSOP 2014 Final Table: Meet This Year’s November Nine (Pt3)

Following on from part 2, here are the remaining members of the 2014 November Nine:
Martin Jacobson (14.9m)
Swedish tournament pro Martin Jacobson, 27, is one of the most consistent players on the circuit and has amassed $4,807,316 in winnings since his first cash back in 2008, his biggest score coming in 2013 after finishing the WSOP $111,111 One Drop High Roller in 6th for $807,427.
At the 2014 WSOP Main Event, Jacobson was the chip leader on Day 1A and later also finished Day 6 in pole position, en route to an 8th place start at this year’s final table.
“It hasn’t sunk in yet. It feels surreal right now. It’s a dream come true to make to the final nine. Once in your lifetime, it’s a huge achievement. To still have the dream of becoming the world champion..yeah.”
Bruno Politano (12.125m)
Bruno Politano, 31, is the first Brazilian player to make it all the way through to a WSOP main event final table, a feat which has already made him a superstar in his country. Politano works as an Administrator in Ceara, but enjoys poker as a hobby, having racked up $110,054 in career tournament winings since his first cash in 2011. Prior to this year’s ME, his biggest score came in October 2013, when he final tabled the Brazilian Series Of Poker Florianopolis, eventually finishing in 3rd for R$105,000 (US$47,493).
“I’m very excited. My dream has come true..My rail is very, very important to me. Without this, I wouldn’t be there. For me, it’s everything. It gives me support in that moment. I promise more than 200 people [in November].”
The November Nine return to action on November 10th and 11th, with the final table payouts as follows:
1. $10,000,000
2. $5,145,968
3. $3,806,402
4. $2,848,833
5. $2,143,174
6. $1,622,080
7. $1,235,862
8. $947,077
9. $730,725
2014 WSOP Main Event Facts
The 2014 WSOP Main Event attracted 6,683 competitors to the Rio All-Suite Casino in Las Vegas, and was the fifth biggest in the event’s forty five year history. Eighty seven nations were represented in the tournament and this year’s final table has a distinctive global feel, with just four US players, and the remaining November Nine hailing from Brazil, Norway, Sweden, Holland, and Spain. The oldest player to compete in the ME was 93 year old William Wahter, while the honour of the last woman standing went to Maria Ho, for the second time, who finished in 77th place for $85,812.