Of the others, we’d tip Chris Bjorin (5%), as the 73-year-old Swede has done it forever at the WSOP and in tournaments in general. Photo Recap Day 3 of WPT Festa al Lago Festa al Lago Level 16: 3,000-6,000 Chris Bjorin vs David Williams Festa al Lago Level 12: 1,200-2,400 Hands 3942 Chris Bjorin Eliminated in 10th Place 47710 Festa al Lago Level 23: 30,000-60,000 Hands 1617 Chris Bjorin Doubles Through Aaron Jones Festa al Lago Level 22: 20,000-40,000 Chris Bjorin vs Tommy Vedes Festa al Lago Level 19: 10,000-20,000 Jeff.
| Chris Björin | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | None |
| Residence | London, United Kingdom |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 62 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 9th, 1997 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
| Information accurate as of 21 July 2011. | |
Christer 'Chris' Björin is a Swedish professional poker player, now based in London, England. Throughout his career, Björin has kept a relatively low profile and avoided many televised poker tournaments and interviews.
Poker career[edit]
Björin has been a regular at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) since the early 1990s, and has won two WSOP bracelets.
He has also finished in the money in the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event in 1992, 1997, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Björin has participated in the World Poker Tour, but has not yet made a final table. He did, however, make a final table in the first season of the Professional Poker Tour.
His highest finish in the WSOP Main Event was 9th-place finish in 1997. He also cashed multiple times at the World Series of Poker Europe including a 3rd-place finish at the 2010 WSOPE £2,650 Six Handed No Limit Hold'em event.
Chris Bjorlin Poker Player
Björin finished 2nd in the 2012 English Poker Open taking £49,680 in prize money.[1]
Chris Bjorlin Poker Tour
As of July 2011, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,000,000.[2] His 61 cashes at the WSOP account for $2,202,542 of those winnings.[3]
As of July 2015, he is ranked as 2nd in the all time Sweden poker rankings.[4]
World Series of Poker bracelets[edit]
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | $169,200 |
| 2000 | $3,000 No Limit Hold'em | $334,110 |
Notes[edit]
- ^'EPO 2012 Final Standings - English Poker Open 2013'. www.englishpokeropen.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ^'Chris Bjorin's profile on The Hendon Mob'. The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ^World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com
- ^'Sweden - Ranking Hero'. RankingHero. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
When we travel to the various World Poker Tour events, we often see the same faces turning up to each tournament. These grinders are known to us by sight and in name, but we can also pick out other lesser-known players from several hundred meters away.
As a rule, poker players will be sporting a hoodie, a rucksack, an iPad in hand and a pair of designer headphones with Dr Dre Beats seemingly being the headphones of choice for many – the lead image to this post shows two players from WPT National London in their trademark poker player gear.
Seated just behind our two iPad, Beats sporting heroes is a poker player who looks nothing like his fellow grinders, although he is a very talented one. Looking at Chris Bjorin you would never in a million years pen him as being a poker player. His combed grey hair, blue V-neck jumper and blue-and-white pinstriped shirt that is open at the collar make him look more like a businessman who is having a day off. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Bjorin is one of poker’s unsung heroes, one who isn’t interested in being in the limelight. Instead Bjorin prefers to “get it quietly” and he does get it, if by it you mean money! Bjorin, who is from Sweden but lives in London, has amassed almost $5,500,000 from live poker tournaments in his career and he is looking to add to that impressive total by going deep at WPT National London. At time of writing Bjorin is sat behind 26,700 chips, having added 1,700 chips during the first level of play.
Other notable chip counts
Raul Paez – 35,200
Lucille Cailly – 25,300
Karl Mahrenholz – 25,000
Simon Deadman – 25,000
Gaelle Baumann – 24,600
Fabrice Soulier – 24,200
Ludovic Lacay – 23,400
Mark Inizan – 16,800
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