Chris Björin
Chris Björin | |
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Nickname(s) | None |
Residence | London, United Kingdom |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | 2 |
Money finish(es) | 95 |
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 9 March 2021. |
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
Björin has been a regular at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) since the early 1990s, and has won two WSOP bracelets, one in 1997 and one in 2000.[1][2]
He has also finished in the money in the $10,000 no limit hold'em Main Event in 1992, 1997, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, and 2018.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Björin has participated in the World Poker Tour, but has not yet made a final table. He made a final table in the first season of the Professional Poker Tour.[12]
His highest finish in the WSOP Main Event was 9th-place finish in 1997.[13] 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.[14]
Björin finished 2nd in the 2012 English Poker Open taking £49,680 in prize money.[15]
As of March 2021, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,000,000.[16] His 95 cashes at the WSOP account for $2,645,881 of those winnings.[17]
As of March 2021, he is ranked as 2nd in the all time Sweden poker rankings.[18]
World Series of Poker bracelets
Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
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1997 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | $169,200 |
2000 | $3,000 No Limit Hold'em | $334,110 |
References
- ^ "28th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1997, Omaha Pot Limit". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "31st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2000, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "23rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 1992, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "28th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1997, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "32nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2001, Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, World Championship No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, World Championship No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010, World Championship - No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "42nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2011, No Limit Hold'em - WSOP Main Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "46th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2015, No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Event #68)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "49th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2018, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Championship (Event #65)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Third Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic, PPT No Limit Hold'em Final". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "28th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1997, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "World Series Of Poker Europe - WSOPE 2010, No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "EPO 2012 Final Standings - English Poker Open 2013". English Poker Open. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Chris Bjorin's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Chris Björin". WSOP.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Sweden All Time Money List". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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- Hendon Mob profile
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