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Place of Birth: Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
About Martin de Knijff
- Martin de Knijff (born 2 October 1972) is a professional sports bettor and high-stakes poker player from Gothenburg, Sweden. His last name is from his Dutch father.
- His mother is Swedish.
- The family moved to Falkenberg when Martin was 5 and in 1992 Martin left to go to Stockholm and from there to Las Vegas where he currently lives. Martin started playing poker aged 15 (mostly 5-card draw) but became fond of Omaha and Hold-Em when introduced to them.
- He considers Doyle Brunson's book Super/System to be the best poker book ever written.He first made a name for himself in the poker world with a 13th-place finish in the 2002 World Series of Poker Main Event, earning himself $60,000. In the World Poker Tour, he finished 15th in the series 1 championship, winning $26,664; and went on to win the same tournament the following year, earning a then-record-breaking $2,728,356. Less than a month later his success continued with a 2nd-place finish in the $5,000 No Limit Hold-Em event at the 2004 World Series of Poker. Martin wrote an article for Card Player magazine in 2005 encouraging tournament backers to reveal themselves.
- It was met with mixed reactions from poker professionals. As of his last tournament cash in 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,370,000.In addition to poker, Martin is an avid bridge player.
- He finished second in the 2008 Blue Ribbon Pairs, one of the two major North American pairs bridge championships.
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