Jens Kyllönen

Jens Kyllönen
Personal information
Date of birth	June 9, 1989
place of birth	Finland Helsinki
Nicknames 0	Jeans89PokerStars Ingenious89Full Tilt Poker
place of residence	Finland Helsinki
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money	$ 1,127,035
Total prize money	$ 2,841,370
World Series of Poker
Bracelets	1
Cashes	3
Best main event	113th ( 2011 )
Main Event of the World Poker Tour
title	no
Cashes	1
Main event of the European Poker Tour
title	1
Cashes	5
Last updated: January 24, 2020

Jens Kyllönen (born June 9, 1989 in Helsinki ) is a professional Finnish poker player .

Poker career

Kyllönen plays online under the nicknames Jeans89 ( PokerStars ) and Ingenious89 ( Full Tilt Poker ) . On PokerStars he made almost $ 5.5 million profit with cash games , making him the second most successful player on this platform after Ben “Sauce123” Sulsky . Since 2009, Kyllönen has also taken part in renowned live tournaments .

Kyllönen won the Main Event of the European Poker Tour in Copenhagen in February 2009 . For this he prevailed against 461 other players and received a bonus of around 6.5 million Danish kroner , which at the time was equivalent to over 1.1 million US dollars . In July 2011 he was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and finished 113th in the main event for just under 55,000 dollars. At the 2016 WSOP , Kyllönen won the Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller . In the $ 25,000 event, he defeated a field of 183 participants and secured a bracelet in addition to the prize money of $ 1.1 million .

In total, Kyllönen has earned almost three million dollars with poker in live tournaments.

Web links

Jens Kyllönen in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
Jens Kyllönen in the database of the Global Poker Index (English)
Jens Kyllönen in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Jens Kyllönen on 1stspade.com, accessed on October 3, 2017 (English).
↑ Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen - The Next Tom Dwan? at realmoney.durrrrchallenge.com, accessed October 3, 2017.
↑ Jeans89 on Pokerstars at highstakesdb.com, accessed on May 6, 2019.
↑ Biggest Poker Winners on highstakesdb.com, accessed on March 23, 2018.
↑ ^a ^b Jens Kyllönen in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on October 3, 2017 (English).
↑ EPT - 5 - Copenhagen (DKr 50,000 + 2,250 No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on October 3, 2017 (English).
↑ 42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011 ($ 10,000 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on October 3, 2017.
↑ 47th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2016 ($ 25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (8-Handed) (Event # 62)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 3, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Kyllönen, Jens
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jeans89 (nickname); Ingenious89 (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Finnish poker player
DATE OF BIRTH	June 9, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH	Helsinki , Finland

[1stspade-1] Jens Kyllönen on 1stspade.com, accessed on October 3, 2017 (English).

[2] Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen - The Next Tom Dwan? at realmoney.durrrrchallenge.com, accessed October 3, 2017.

[3] Jeans89 on Pokerstars at highstakesdb.com, accessed on May 6, 2019.

[4] Biggest Poker Winners on highstakesdb.com, accessed on March 23, 2018.

[hendonmob-5] Jens Kyllönen in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on October 3, 2017 (English).

[6] EPT - 5 - Copenhagen (DKr 50,000 + 2,250 No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on October 3, 2017 (English).

[7] 42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011 ($ 10,000 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on October 3, 2017.

[8] 47th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2016 ($ 25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (8-Handed) (Event # 62)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 3, 2017.