Chris Björin

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Chris Björin
  Personal information  
Year of birth 1947
Country of birth SwedenSweden Sweden
place of residence United KingdomUnited Kingdom London
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 334,110
Total prize money $ 5,760,116
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 2
Cashes 94
Best main event 9th ( 1997 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 4th
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 3
Last updated: February 6, 2020

Christer "Chris" Björin (* 1947 in Sweden ) is a professional Swedish poker player . He is two-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker .

At the 50th edition of the World Series of Poker , Björin was named as one of the 50 best players in poker history in June 2019 .

Poker career

Career

Björin has played regularly in the World Series of Poker since the early 1990s and has so far won two bracelets . At the WSOP main event in 1992 , 1997 , 2001 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 and 2015 , he made the prize money. At the 2007 WSOP , he was able to occupy three final tables. He has not yet reached a final table in his participation in the World Poker Tour . In the first season of the Professional Poker Tour , he made it to the final table in one tournament. In 2006 alone, he won over $ 330,000 in senior tournaments .

In total, Björin has earned more than 5.5 million dollars with poker in live tournaments, making him the second most successful Swedish poker player behind Martin Jacobson .

Bracelets

year Buy-in (in $ ) competition Attendees Prize money (in $)
1997 1500 Pot Limit Omaha 140 169.200
2000 3000 No Limit Hold'em 301 334.110

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chris Björin on the World Series of Poker website, accessed October 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ WSOP Reveals List of 50 Greatest Players in Poker History , pokernews.com, accessed July 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ Chris Björin in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ Sweden All Time Money List in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 6, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Björin, Chris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Björin, Christer (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish poker player
DATE OF BIRTH 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Sweden