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 Jackson.
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 third of his action along with Nick Gibson.
Jackson also pointed out that Ivey stared him down for 7 minutes during the hand, which was edited out of the televised version.
[1] Jackson finished in the money of the World Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2005 (final 16) and 2006 (runner-up.)