PAUL 'actionjack' JACKSON
SPECIALISES IN
NL Hold'em, PL Omaha, PL Omaha hilo
High/v.high MTTs, Medium/High Cash
STRENGTHS
Tournament strategy, Probability, Aggression, Reading
In terms of online poker, under the infamous moniker ‘actionjack’, Paul was desribed by the “Voice of poker”, Jesse May as the most winning tournament player in the history of Ladbrokespoker.com.
In addition, he has won many online tournaments on all of the major sites and is generally regarded as one of the most successful online tournament players in Europe.
In terms of live poker, Paul’s greatest achievement was second place in the Monte Carlo Millions, losing heads up to Phil Ivey, but receiving $600,000 for his efforts. Included in that game, was one of the most reported and discussed hands in poker history, and put forward as one of the best televised hands of poker ever seen.
Paul also achieved notable success, winning the 1000 euro event and finished runner up in the world heads up event during the same week in Barcelona. He has enjoyed tournament success all over the world and has now amassed over $1 Million in tournament winnings.
Paul has appeared on many televised poker tournaments and is often interviewed on TV, as a player and expert. He regularly featured as the Poker Godfather (teaching online players how to improve) in The Poker Channel’s top-rated TV series.
His articles are much in demand, and are regularly published on many leading web sites, from industry ones to the BBC and is a regular contributor to several popular poker magazines.
Paul has guested on several radio broadcasts on poker related issues, including BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 4’s ‘Word of Mouth’ series.
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