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Super happy and very proud to announce that you can now ask the 2014 WSOP Main Event Champion Martin Jacobson anything!!!

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With a career spanning close to 10 years Martin is primarily known as a live tournament player amassing $15,101,989 in earnings including his first place prize for winning the Main Event of $10,000,000.

Other notable results include:

EPT 2008 Budapest: 3rd place finish for €197,904
WPT 2009 Venice: 2nd place finish for €238,840
EPT 2010 Villamoura: 2nd place finish for €297,985
EPT 2011 Deavuille: 2nd place finish for €560,000
WSOP $111,111 One Drop High Roller 2013: $807,427

Martin also starred in an official documentary following his WSOP win named '10 for 10' which you can view here:

With the WSOP 2016 fast approaching it's a great time for this AMA! This will be open for just 72 hours so get your questions in fast:

Start: 00:01am GMT March 28th
End: 23:59pm GMT March 30th

LETS DO THIS!

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What's up everyone, I'm excited to answer a n y t h i n g you may wonder for the next 72h.

Let's get the questions rolling!!

How do you study away from the table?

How do you stay focus when you grind for 4 hours plus?

What do you think of the Montreal Nationals in the GPL and what other teams do you think are the most dangerous?

Hows your your life been after you won the main event?

How did it feel to see $10,000,000 in your bank account?

I always wondered what happens to a players drive once they 'make it'. You have won the most important tournament in history, won a life changing amount of money and felt the most extreme buzz AND played probably the best you ever have. Did you lose motivation after this? Do you find yourself less motivated now when playing for a few hundred K?

What are the feelings when the bubble burst when you realize that you are propably going deep and when you ship it?

fisken_: How do you study away from the table?

Mostly watching videos on Run it Once and through discussions with other players.

fisken_: How do you stay focus when you grind for 4 hours plus?

I make sure I get enough sleep, eat for performance, exercise, meditate, stretch and take brain enhancing supplements (like CILTEP).

zyly42: What do you think of the Montreal Nationals in the GPL and what other teams do you think are the most dangerous?

I fucking love our team! I honestly feel like we are the overall strongest team on paper right now and it's only going to get even more complete once our wildcard is announced. It will be interesting to see which route the other managers take though, if they'll favor a pro over marketability by picking a celeb with a big following.

As for other teams I think London and LA looks pretty favorable too considering most matches are going to be played heads-up.

Simrin: Hows your your life been after you won the main event?

It's been good

Honestly hasn't changed much apart from more media attention and offerings of some exciting opportunities.

StratoMan: How did it feel to see $10,000,000 in your bank account?

I never did because I had to pay out everyone who had a piece.

How much of yourself did you have?

(this is awesome btw!)

Jon-PokerVIP: I always wondered what happens to a players drive once they 'make it'. You have won the most important tournament in history, won a life changing amount of money and felt the most extreme buzz AND played probably the best you ever have. Did you lose motivation after this? Do you find yourself less motivated now when playing for a few hundred K?

Great question, Jon. I feel like my motivation for poker has been fluctuating ever since I won. I question myself why am I doing this more than I did before but then quickly remind myself that it was never about the money or fame anyway. I'm just really intrigued by all the aspects of the game, to try to outsmart opponents and compete in something I feel like I am meant to be doing. It's tough to explain but bottom line is I'm still playing the same tournaments with the same motivation as I did before.

GreekHero12: What are the feelings when the bubble burst when you realize that you are propably going deep and when you ship it?

When the money bubble bursted you mean? I wasn't really thinking much else than that it's still a long way to go but I was extremely confident and truly felt like I was going to make a deep run, although maybe not win the whole thing heh. I think my high confidence got boosted from having the chip lead after Day 1 and by chipping up EVERY level until level 23 on Day 5.

killjoy1987: How much of yourself did you have?

(this is awesome btw!)

I had half before my donation to REG. It was definitely the most I've ever swapped but it's all good

Roughly how many all ins pre did you have through the whole tournament?

How much do/have you played online and mainly donkaments or cash??

How come you ended up choosing to go with the REG charity and will you play with the REG patch again in this year's WSOP?

Jef147: Roughly how many all ins pre did you have through the whole tournament?

How much do/have you played online and mainly donkaments or cash??

I was never all-in for my tournament life until the final table bubble. Once at the final table I was all-in quite a few times

I only play tournaments, always have.

Awesome to have you here Martin.

My question: How are you investing your winnings from the Main Event in 2016?

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