Jesper Hougaard

{{short description|Danish poker player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox poker player

| name = Jesper Hougaard

| nickname =

| image = JHougaard.JPG

| caption = Hougaard after winning Event #36 at the 2008 World Series of Poker

| residence = Copenhagen, Denmark

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1983}}

| birth_place =

| wsop bracelet count = 2

| wsop money finishes = 9

| wsop final tables = 2

| wsop main event best finish rank = 108th

| wsop main event best finish year = 2010

| updated = 2010-07-16

}}

Jesper Hougaard (born 1983) is a poker player from Copenhagen, Denmark{{Cite web |last=Lucchesi |first=Ryan |date=21 June 2008 |title=WSOP: Jesper Hougaard Wins Event No. 36 |url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/4482-wsop-jesper-hougaard-wins-event-no-36 |access-date=17 May 2024 |website=CardPlayer}} who has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker.[http://www.flushdraw.net/news/wsop-europe-move-berlin-2015/ "WSOP Europe to Move to Berlin in 2015"]. FlushDraw, 12 November 2014

Hougaard won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event in 2008.{{Cite web |title=39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=29709 |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} Later that same year, he won another bracelet in the £1,500 No Limit Hold'em event at the second World Series of Poker Europe in London.{{Cite web |title=World Series Of Poker Europe - WSOPE 2008, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=31295 |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} 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,{{Cite web |title=38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, World Championship No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=26201 |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Jesper Hougaard's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=84312 |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} His 8 cashes at the WSOP account for $970,241 of those winnings.{{Cite web |title=Jesper Hougaard |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=34647 |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=WSOP.com}}