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	Martin De Knijff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Martin "The Knife" De Knijff (born 2 October 1972) is a professional sports better and high-stakes poker player from Gothenburg, Sweden.
		The family moved to Falkenberg when Martin was 5 and in 1992 Martin left to go to Stockholm where he currently lives.
		Martin wrote an article for Card Player magazine in 2005 encouraging tournament backers to reveal themselves.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Martin_De_Knijff (329 words)

	Martin de Knijff Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		WPT Insider recently had the pleasure of interviewing Martin de Knijff, winner of the 2004 WPT Championship, the biggest tournament in history.
		Martin de Knijff: I was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, October 2nd 1972.
		MDK: As a 5-year old we moved to a small town 70 miles south of Gothenburg called Falkenberg.
	www.wptinsider.com /tour/interviews/Martin-de-Knijff.asp (1168 words)

	Martin De knijff - Official World Poker Tour Profile
		When Martin was 15 years old, he began playing 5-Card Draw with his friends at school in 1987.
		Martin often watches previous tapes of tournaments he as played in before he plays a new one.
		Having seen much success in tournament circuits in general, Martinâs strategically developed perception of his opponents finally led him to break through and win his first major tournament, the WPT Championship at Bellagio in 2004.
	www.worldpokertour.com /players?x=profile&id=1344 (263 words)

	World Poker Tour - WPT Poker Shows, Pros, and Fans!
		Martin De Knijff might say that it was a kick in the pants that helped him triumph in the second WORLD POKER TOUR World Championship.
		After De Knijff won the tournament, the first thing he did was wake Robin to tell him how well his kicks had worked.
		De Knijff grew up in Gothenburg, Sweden, where he learned to play cards when he was about 15.
	www.worldpokertour.com /media?x=bios_profile&id=1344 (323 words)

	World Poker Tour - Investor Relations
		De Knijff outlasted 342 poker players in a tournament that will air on The Travel Channel on June 30.
		De Knijff has made his living combining sports betting, poker and professional bridge since he graduated high school in Sweden.
		Coming into the final table were de knijff, who was the chip leader; Matt Matros of Bronxville, NY; Richard Grijalva of Las Vegas; Hassan Habib of Downey, CA; Russell Rosenblum of Bethesda, MD and Steve Brecher of Reno, NV.
	www.shareholder.com /WPT/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=138530 (411 words)

	Thomas Keller VS Martin de Knijff - 2004 World Series of Poker
		De Knijff came in to the tournament on a real high.
		Thomas had to call when de Knijff moved all-in; he was leading, even if he was a slight underdog to the Swede’s draws.
		De Knijff could live with the disappointment; the WPT win had taken care of that.
	www.wisehandpoker.com /Handofday/archive/unheralded-stars.php (398 words)

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		Een bio-bibliographisch overzicht der rechtsgeleerdheid in de Nederlanden van de vroegste tijden af tot 1800.
		Bijdrage tot de kennis van zijn leven, zijn tijd en het ontstaan van zijn geschiedwerk.
		Een bijdrage tot de leer van het boekhouden in de Nederlanden.
	www.mdejongh.com /refcont.html (1674 words)

	Poker Europa
		De Knijff outlasted 342 Texas Hold’em players to claim his title, in a tournament which many are talking of as likely to take over from the WSOP’s Main Event as poker’s World Championship.
		De Knijff entered the final six with nearly 4.5 million as chip leader and on the second hand won a pot of 2.5 million, calling an all-in bet by Steve Brecher.
		At this point Martin had over three times the chips that each of the remaining two competitors had and resumed his plan of stealing and bluffing as the situation required.
	www.pokereuropa.net /index.php?option=content&task=view&id=11 (574 words)

	BURNandTURN.com :: Poker Players - Martin de Knijff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Martin began playing poker at the age of 19 when he moved to Stockholm, Sweden.
		Martin is also a professional bridge player as well as a professional sports bettor.
		Martin became a noted world class poker player with a win at the World Poker Tour Five Star Poker Classic Championship which at the time was the largest single prize ever awarded to a poker player.
	www.burnandturn.com /poker/players/martin-de-knijff (104 words)

	martinspoker.com - Liz Lieu joins Team Martins Poker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The idea of participating in a team really appeals to me. When I met Martin and the other members of the team, I immediately noticed that this was a crowd that I wanted to be a part of.
		By becoming a member of Team Martins Poker, she joins the likes of Martin de Knijff, Patrik Antonius and the rest of the team that includes some of the strongest players in Europe.
		Martin de Knijff is proud to have Liz joining the team.
	www2.martinspoker.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&lang=en&id=69&Itemid=0 (864 words)

	It's about the people! \| Arizona Daily Star ®
		But de Knijff, a talented, classy Swede who won $2.7 million in copping the World Poker Tour championship event, used a series of all-in moves to snag smaller pots and gain momentum as he nearly evened the stacks.
		De Knijff, who flopped bottom pair and a flush draw, checked.
		De Knijff check-raised all in, and Keller called.
	www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/57474 (412 words)

	Jack Binion's World Poker Open
		At three-handed play, Tony Ma and Martin De Knijff were close to even and running ahead, with Stan Mazza close on their heels.
		The lead switched back and forth over the next 45 minutes, then a decisive hand came down when De Knijff called from the small blind with 9¨ 7¨ against Mazza, who was in the big blind with K-5.
		The flop came 8-7-5, and when De Knijff got no salvation on the turn and river, he went down for the count in third place for $18,963.
	www.pokerpages.com /tournament/result1703.htm (859 words)

	Poker Pros / Martin De Knijff: 'Beat The Crazy Europeans!'
		Martin de Knijff was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1972.
		When Martin was 20 he went to Stockholm where he lives nowadays.
		Martin’s strategic vision helps him to be on the second position of the the final WSOP 2004 event).
	www.launchpoker.com /players/poker_players/-martin-de-knijff- (357 words)

	The World Poker Tour - Martin de Knijff VS Hassan Habib
		In the end, the last men standing were Hassan Habib and Martin de Knijff.
		With $270K in the middle, de Knijff found himself sitting on pocket tens.
		De Knijff was the champion, and $2.7M to go with it.
	wisehandpoker.com /Handofday/archive/a-brief-moment-in-time.php (412 words)

	Up For Poker Blog: 2004 WSOP Episodes #5 & #6
		Keller vs. De Knijff (who we learn is nicknamed "The Knife").
		De Knijff is apparently coming off a WPT title.
		De Knijff is on a flush draw and has the decues, but he checks.
	www.upforanything.net /poker/archives/000692.html (2479 words)

	Grand Poker Club - The Swedish are the big Winners - Poker Strategy Guides
		Reflecting, at home,on the tournament at the Bellagio it is easy to forget the earlier tournaments and remember the excitement of the last week first with PSO member Kaelaine Minton looking certain to pick up a $30k reward, then Paul Maxfield finishing second in an epic final table.
		However looking at the whole tournament,the impact of the players from Sweden (Martin's 8, Johan Storakers and Chris Bjorin) was nothing short of astonishing.
		I saw Martin yesterday checking on Chris Bjorin's progress in the PPT final.
	www.grandpokerclub.com /article/23/favicon.ico (202 words)

	Glossary D (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Martin de Knijff of Stockholm Sweden won the World Poker Tour season two Championship at Bellagio in Las Vegas, taking home the first place prize money of $2,728,356.
		De Knijff outlasted 342 other poker players, to become the WPT Champion for 2004.
		In horse racing, when there is a photo finish at the end of the race and the horses are even at the finish line, it is called a dead heat and declared a tie race.
	site.mawebcenters.com /gamblingbalance/glossaryd.html?...&doSystran=de (1427 words)

	Record-Breaking World Poker Tour First Prizes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Below are the World Poker Tour events that have broken the record for the first prize.
		WPT Championship - Season II Martin "The Knife" De Knijff
		This page was last modified 09:29, 8 March 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Record-Breaking_World_Poker_Tour_First_Prizes (73 words)

	Poker players (card players) profiles information: Martin De Knijff
		Martin became a professional sports bettor since he finished school and he has been a Life Member in Bridge since he was twenty-one.
		When he won the largest single prize ever awarded to a poker player for his win at the WPT Five Star Poker Classic Championship he became a noted world class poker professional.
		Martin's approach to poker had him reading everything on the game and he credits Doyle Brunson's "Super Systems" as being the major positive influence.
	poker.oddschecker.com /ukinternetpoker/id/poker-players-martin-de-knijff (144 words)

	ch4nce \|\| Martin de Knijff - What a Poker Player!
		When Martin was only 21 years old he became a Life Master in bridge.
		As far as tips go, Martin suggests: “You have to study hard, keep focus and concentration at a very high level,” Martin emphasizes.
		Another facet of poker that Martin views as very important is a player’s interaction with the other players.
	www.ch4nce.com /story/2004/11/6/03518/2989 (428 words)

	Dutch Boyd - Official Site
		He had the honor of being the first player knocked out, doubling up Martin de Knijff (the WPT Championship winner last year).
		I talked with John a bit, and he gave me the skinny on how he got knocked out.
		Chances are Martin doesn't have the aces, and if he doesn't have exactly that one hand he's not going to call for the rest of his chips.
	www.dutchboyd.com /blog/2005/01/go-time.html (1010 words)

	PokerStars Poker Blog
		Until today that is - when 31-year-old PokerStars qualifier Alex Beresford knocked WPT Champion Martin de Knijff out of the EPT Grand Final.
		Alex Beresford was sitting on the AQ of Spades when a short-stacked Martin found his 69 pairing up on the flop.
		Alex bet a meagre 1,000, Martin raised all-in for an additional 4,000 and found himself called.
	www.pokerstarsblog.com /2006/03/ept-grand-final-enough-for-de-knijff.html (188 words)

	Online Casino News.com - All The Gambling, Sports and Casino News for the Internet Gambler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Last year’s WPT Championship awarded its winner, Martin De Knijff of Stockholm, Sweden, a staggering $2,728,356.
		This year will boast an jackpot estimated at $3.5 million and hundreds are expected to ante-up the buy-in of $25,000, which is known as one of the priciest tickets in televised poker.
		Battling De Knijff, who will return to defend his title, will be such poker legends as Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu (Season Three’s leading money winner) and John Juanda (one of the season’s most visible players).
	www.onlinecasinonews.com /ocnv2_1/article/Article.asp?id=7676 (296 words)

	Poker Pros Open Their Own Online Poker Rooms
		Top poker professionals Scott Fischman and Martin de Knijff have recently partnered with two established online poker networks to start their own online poker rooms.
		Fischman, winner of two bracelets at the 2004 World Series of Poker, has lent his name to TheFishTank, part of the Doyle Brunson Poker Network, while de Knijff, winner of a record prize at the 2004 WPT Championship, has teamed up with the 24h Poker network to create MartinsPoker.
		Professional poker players have been spokespeople for online poker rooms ever since the poker boom began, but it is evident that some are now making the transition from simply being faces to actually being the name behind the site.
	www.pokernewsdaily.com /news.asp?news=16 (237 words)

	Martin de Knijff - Professional Poker Player Profile
		Named after his father, Martin de Knijff started playing poker with his grandmother as a child, dragging pots of candy instead of chips.
		At 15 he began to player poker but experienced more success in the game of bridge.
		Martin de Knijff is a prominent sports better, betting mainly on Eurpoean soccer.
	www.pokerpages.com /players/profiles/47033/martin-deknijff.htm (190 words)

	PokerPages.com Poker News - HARRAHS MAIN EVENT DAY 2
		It could be a good final table with Ferguson, de Knijff, Bloch, Phan and Chad Layne still in the tournament.
		Martin de Knijff has just eliminated Matt Keikoan.
		The tournaments starts without Chris Ferguson and Martin de Knijff who are late.
	news.pokerpages.com /index.php?option=com_simpleblog&task=view&id=332 (2087 words)

	It's Time to Make it Clean! Tournament backers must be revealed
		Martin de Knijff, winner of the World Poker Tour 2004 championship, has written an essay on CardPlayer about tournament backing, collusion, and soft-playing.
		He voices his opinion on the need for players to be explicit and clear about what person or organization might be backing their tournament play.
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	chipnews.org /index.php?/archives/377_Its_Time_to_Make_it_Clean!_Tournament_backers_must_be_revealed.html (453 words)

	The 2+2 Forums: The $2,000,000 Club
		Martin De Knijff - $2,728,356 — 2004 WPT Championship, 1st Place
		Only one (Duke) was the least bit famous in the public's eyes before their big tournament score, and a few (De Knijff, Le, Kanter?) still aren't.
		It's also amazing to think that with all Doyle Brunson has done and seen over his career, that today could be his biggest tournament payday by almost a million dollars.
	forumserver.twoplustwo.com /showflat.php?Number=4211239 (1004 words)

	Poker.Net - European Poker Awards
		This striking tournament identified “Rookie of the Year” – this title was grabbed by Finnish Jani Sointula who won in the Monte Carlo Millions.
		Swede Martin De Knijff received the award for “Best Tournament Performance”, having won a $2.7m in the $25,000 Bellagio WPT event.
		Estonian Andres Burget won the “Casino Staff Person” award for his development of poker in the Baltic States.
	www.poker.net /headlines/news/archive/europeanpokerawards.htm (171 words)

	Paris World Poker Tour Event Sold Out
		MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota -- (PRESS RELEASE) --Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:LACO) today announced the Aviation Club de France (ACF), the leading Parisian poker salon, announced that 205 players registered for its sold out WORLD POKER TOUR tournament, more than doubling the 96 players who played last year.
		According to ACF's Manager of Poker Operations, Bruno Fitoussi, the Aviation Club has posted the largest prize pool in European poker history--2,050,000 Euros/$2,550,491.85 US--for its Grand Prix de Paris.
		The first place finisher in this 10,000 Euro/$12,439 US buy-in tournament, which started Saturday the 17th and ends Tuesday the 20th, will take home nearly $850,000.
	www.casinocitytimes.com /news/article.cfm?contentID=144304 (450 words)

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