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Jesper Hougaard may not be the most well-known Danish poker pro who shaves his head (that distinction goes to Gus Hansen) but his resume is quickly growing to legendary proportions, which likely prompted the online poker room Bet24 to sign the rising poker superstar.

Hougaard has the distinction of being the first player to win bracelets at both the World Series of Poker (2008) and the World Series of Poker Europe (2009) as well as being amongst the very select group of players who have won multiple Sunday Million tournaments at PokerStars, where he played under the name “kipster”. Some of his other accomplishments include three cashes in four years in the World Series of Poker Main Event including a 108^th place finish in 2010.

What makes his tournament success all the more impressive is that Hougaard is mainly a PLO cash-game player. When asked about his signing with Bet24 Hougaard had this to say: “I’m very excited to be signed by Bet24.com and I’m sure that with me as team captain Bet24 I can be a great ambassador to makeBet24.com the leading betting company and the natural choice for poker players in Denmark after the legislation. It feels very good to be on the winning team,”

With over $1 million in live tournament winnings, a similar number on online tournament winnings, and an impressive cash-game record, it’s plain to see why Hougaard is considered one of the top European poker players in today’s game.