Chris Björin

Chris Björin
Chris Björin
Nickname(s) None
Hometown London, United Kingdom
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 2
Money finish(es) 61
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 2011-07-21.

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

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.

As of July 2011, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,000,000.[1] His 61 cashes at the WSOP account for $2,202,542 of those winnings.[2]

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
1997 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha $169,200
2000 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em $334,110

Notes

  1. ^ Hendon Mob tournament results
  2. ^ World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com

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