Jesper Hougaard after his victory in Event 1 at the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe.

On Monday night in London, Dane Jesper Hougaard became the first poker player in the history of the world to win World Series of Poker bracelets on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Hougaard may have won his second bracelet this evening, but it's obvious that the real winner is that anonymous Danish amateur who, thanks to Betfair and Hougaard's incredible performance, is now sitting on £72,109 just for losing a heads-up match. What a crazy, glorious world we live in.