Martin de Knijff

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**Martin De Knijff**
Martin de Knijff in the World Poker Tour season 2 championship
Nickname(s)	The Knife
Hometown	Stockholm, Sweden
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	None
Money finishes	3
Highest ITM main event finish	13th (2002)
World Poker Tour
Titles	1
Final tables	1
Money Finishes	4
European Poker Tour
Titles	None
Final tables	None
Money finishes	1

Martin "The Knife" de Knijff (born 2 October 1972) is a professional sports bettor and high-stakes poker player from Gothenburg, Sweden.

His last name is from his Dutch father. His mother is Swedish. The family moved to Falkenberg when Martin was 5 and in 1992 Martin left to go to Stockholm where he currently lives.

Martin started playing poker aged 15 (mostly 5-card draw) but became fond of Omaha and Hold-Em when introduced to them. He considers Doyle Brunson's book Super System to be the best poker book ever written.

He first made a name for himself in the poker world with a 13th place finish in the 2002 World Series of Poker Main Event, earning himself $60,000.

Entering into the World Poker Tour, he finished 15th in the series 1 championship, winning $26,664; and went on to win the same tournament the following year, earning a then-record-breaking $2,728,356.

Less than a month later his success continued with a 2nd place finish in the $5,000 No Limit Hold-Em event at the 2004 World Series of Poker.

Martin wrote an article for Card Player magazine in 2005 encouraging tournament backers to reveal themselves. It was met with mixed reactions from poker professionals.

As of 2006, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,200,000

Outside of poker, Martin enjoys playing golf. He does not play poker all year round as he has a young son, however he does run a poker club in Stockholm named Klubben.