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Paul Jackson
ActionJack
Filed by Simon, publisher of UK Poker Pros · reviewed
Sourced · read 16 August 2026
Biography
Paul Jackson is an English professional poker player from Birmingham.
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- Paul Jackson is an English professional poker player from Birmingham.
- Printed cashes are gross payouts, never profit.
Public career
Paul Jackson is an English professional poker player from Birmingham.
How to read a cash
All tournament payouts listed on this site are gross cashes before any expenses or taxes. They are not profit. For more details, see Cashes are not profit.
Opened, and left off
Public chronology
Jackson started off playing brag and later played blackjack and roulette in casinos. At one casino, he saw poker being played and picked up the game in 1985, choosing a nickname based on the Carl Weathers film Action Jac
Jackson had intended to play in the 2005 London Open event, but had already booked a holiday that coincided. He went on to call Iwan Jones, whom he knew from playing online at Ladbrokes and bought a t
Jackson made a strong finish in the 2005 Monte Carlo Millions event. One hand from the event, where Phil Ivey's Q♥ 8♥ and Jackson's 6♠ 5♦ bluffed against each other continuously is considered to be on
Jackson finished in the money of the World Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2005 (final 16) and 2006 (runner-up.) Along the way he eliminated Juan Carlos Mortensen in the quarter-final and Markus Golser in the semi-final.
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The short version
Are cashes profit?
No. They are gross payouts. See the cashes-are-not-profit pamphlet.
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