1. Jake Cody was born on 4 July 1988 and is a professional poker player from Rochdale, England, United Kingdom.
10 Facts About Jake Cody
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Jake Cody puts his success down to hard work, regularly playing 12 hours days and constantly reading about poker, posting on forums and discussing hands and strategy with fellow players, something he says is crucial to developing as a player.
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Jake Cody enjoyed his first minor tournament success with a small cash in the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour side event in Manchester in April 2009 and made the money in the maiden UK and Ireland Poker Tour event in Galway in December 2009.
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Jake Cody had a relatively quiet time on the tournament circuit with a few small cashes at UKIPT events before completing the second part of poker's triple crown after winning the World Poker Tour event in London.
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Jake Cody achievements were recognised by the judging panel of the European Poker Awards, where he was named the Poker Player of the Year and the Rookie of the Year.
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On 4 June 2011, Jake Cody completed the triple crown by winning his first WSOP Bracelet.
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Jake Cody defeated Yevgeniy Timoshenko to win the $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em event, only the second bracelet event in which Jake had played.
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On 17 November 2011, Jake Cody signed a sponsorship deal with online poker site PKR.
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However, on 8 January 2013 Jake Cody was announced as a member of Team PokerStars Pro at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas.
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Jake Cody produces weekly vlogs on his eponymous YouTube channel.