Jake Cody
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Jake Cody is a professional poker player from Rochdale
, England
, United Kingdom
.
He burst on to the European tournament scene in 2010 with major wins at the European Poker Tour
event in Deauville in January where he won €857,000 and the main event of the World Poker Tour
London in August where he pocketed a further £273,783.
Cody revealed in an interview with Bluff Europe magazine that he started his online career by depositing just $10 and hasn't made a further deposit since. The Rochdale native was studying psychology at university before giving up his studies to play poker professionally, a decision that didn't initially sit well with his parents. He 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.
He enjoyed his first minor tournament success with a small cash in the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour side event in Manchester in April 2009 and also made the money in the maiden UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT
) event in Galway in December 2009. Cody's professional career really took off a month later when the youngster outlasted a field of 768-runners to take the €5,000 EPT Deauville Main Event for a massive €857,000 pay day.
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. Cody beat Sweden's Nichlas Mattsson heads up in the £5,000 buy-in event at the Palm Beach Casino to take home the £273,783 first prize.
Cody's impressive 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. He was unable to attend the ceremony at the Aviation Club de France
in Paris on 13 February as he was playing in the £1,500 High Roller tournament at the UKIPT event Nottingham. He beat a final table that included Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott
to take the title and the £34,200 first prize.
On 4 June 2011, he completed the triple crown by winning his first WSOP Bracelet. He 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.
On 17 November 2011, Cody signed a sponsorship deal with online poker site PKR.com, becoming the next member of Team PKR Pro. As well as representing the site in the world's biggest live poker tournaments including the World Series of Poker, Cody will write strategy, commentate on PKR TV and contribute to the site's community.
Rochdale
Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
He burst on to the European tournament scene in 2010 with major wins at the European Poker Tour
European Poker Tour
The Pokerstars European Poker Tour is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour , created by John Duthie, winner of the inaugural Poker Million tournament. It began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity...
event in Deauville in January where he won €857,000 and the main event of the World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
London in August where he pocketed a further £273,783.
Cody revealed in an interview with Bluff Europe magazine that he started his online career by depositing just $10 and hasn't made a further deposit since. The Rochdale native was studying psychology at university before giving up his studies to play poker professionally, a decision that didn't initially sit well with his parents. He 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.
He enjoyed his first minor tournament success with a small cash in the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour side event in Manchester in April 2009 and also made the money in the maiden UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT
United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT)
The UK and Ireland Poker Tour started in December 2009, is a major regional poker tour in U.K. and Ireland. The UKIPT is sponsored by PokerStars, like its counterparts, the European Poker Tour , Asia Pacific Poker Tour , Latin American Poker Tour and North American Poker Tour...
) event in Galway in December 2009. Cody's professional career really took off a month later when the youngster outlasted a field of 768-runners to take the €5,000 EPT Deauville Main Event for a massive €857,000 pay day.
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
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
event in London. Cody beat Sweden's Nichlas Mattsson heads up in the £5,000 buy-in event at the Palm Beach Casino to take home the £273,783 first prize.
Cody's impressive 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. He was unable to attend the ceremony at the Aviation Club de France
Aviation Club de France
Aviation Club de France is a gambling club/casino in central Paris, France.The club opened in 1907 and is widely regarded as a classic gambling site.In 2005 the Grand Prix de Paris leg of the World Poker Tour took place at the Aviation Club....
in Paris on 13 February as he was playing in the £1,500 High Roller tournament at the UKIPT event Nottingham. He beat a final table that included Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott
Dave Ulliott
David A. Ulliott , known by the nickname Devilfish, is an English professional gambler and poker player. Formerly, Ulliott was a minor figure in the Hull underworld, but went on to become a World Series of Poker bracelet-winner, and a mainstay of televised poker...
to take the title and the £34,200 first prize.
On 4 June 2011, he completed the triple crown by winning his first WSOP Bracelet. He defeated Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Yevgeniy Timoshenko is an American poker player. Born in 1988 in Kharkiv, Ukraine Timoshenko moved to Mukilteo, Washington when he was 8 years old...
to win the $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em event, only the second bracelet event in which Jake had played.
On 17 November 2011, Cody signed a sponsorship deal with online poker site PKR.com, becoming the next member of Team PKR Pro. As well as representing the site in the world's biggest live poker tournaments including the World Series of Poker, Cody will write strategy, commentate on PKR TV and contribute to the site's community.
External links
- Cody at Hendonmob.com
- Cody at Bluff MagazineBluff MagazineBluff Magazine is an American magazine specializing in the game of poker. Separate editions are also published for Europe, Latin America, South Africa and Australasia....
- Cody at Card PlayerCard PlayerCard Player magazine is an industry publication and web portal specializing in poker media, poker strategy and poker tournament coverage. The magazine was founded in 1988 by June Field. In 1998 it was bought by Barry Shulman, who is the current publisher and CEO...
- Cody at WSOP.com
- http://www.pkr.com/en/community/news-events/jake-cody-signs-for-pkr/ at PKR.com