Niklas Åstedt

Niklas Åstedt
Niklas Åstedt (2018)
Personal information
Date of birth	October 21, 1990
Nicknames 0 0 0 0 0 0	Lena900PokerStars PayandPlaypartypoker whoozzFull Tilt Poker tutten7888poker qwertya09PokerStars.FR KoksJuuicePMU.fr ectorWinamax
place of residence	Sävedalen
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money	0.$ 380,245
Total prize money	$ 1,154,119
World Series of Poker
Bracelets	no
Cashes	6th
Best main event	182nd ( 2016 )
Main event of the European Poker Tour
title	no
Cashes	3
Main Event of party poker Live
title	no
Cashes	1
Last updated: August 1st, 2020

Niklas Mikael "Lena900" Åstedt (born October 21, 1990 ) is a professional Swedish poker player who mainly plays online . He won in online poker tournaments so far more than 20 million US dollars , more than any other player. The online poker world rankings led Åstedt total of 98 weeks, which is also a record.

Poker career

On-line

Åstedt comes from Sävedalen in Partille municipality . He plays online under the nicknames Lena900 ( PokerStars ) , Drulitooo ( bwin ) , PayandPlay ( partypoker , formerly tjeeeena and Drulitooo) , whoozz ( Full Tilt Poker ) , tutten7 ( 888poker ) , qwertya09 (PokerStars.FR) , KoksJuuice (PMU. fr) and ector ( Winamax ) . His online tournament revenue amounts to nearly $ 20.5 million , with the majority of over $ 11 million being won on PokerStars . This makes him the most successful online tournament player in terms of prize money . In mid-March 2018, Åstedt won the Super High Roller Championship Event Progressive Knockout of the Powerfest on partypoker and received his highest prize money to date of around 430,000 US dollars. From March 30 to April 26, 2016, Åstedt was number one for the first time for four weeks in a row in the PocketFives ranking, which lists the most successful online poker tournament players worldwide. From May 19, 2018 to March 22, 2019, he sat at the top for 44 weeks at a time. From December 28, 2019 to May 15, 2020, Åstedt was again at the top, leading the ranking for a total of 98 weeks, longer than any other player.

live

Since 2009 Åstedt has also been participating in renowned live tournaments .

In December 2012, Åstedt made the money at the Main Event of the European Poker Tour (EPT) in Prague and finished 99th for 8,000 euros . In mid-December 2013 he won an 8 Handed Turbo of the No Limit Hold'em variant at the EPT in Prague with a prize of 83,500 euros. At the beginning of July 2014 , Åstedt was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and cashed at the Little One for One Drop . In mid-December 2014 he won another tournament at the EPT in Prague and secured a prize money of almost 85,000 euros. At the end of August 2015, Åstedt reached the final table of the EPT High Roller in Barcelona and finished the tournament in fourth place for 336,700 euros. At the 2016 WSOP , he finished 182nd in the main event for more than $ 40,000 in prize money. In mid-December 2017, Åstedt won the Pot Limit Omaha High Roller of the PokerStars Championship in Prague and received a prize of more than 80,000 euros as a result of a deal .

In total, Åstedt has earned more than one million US dollars with poker in live tournaments.

Web links

Commons : Niklas Åstedt  - collection of images

• Niklas Åstedt in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
• Niklas Åstedt in the database of the Global Poker Index (English)
• Niklas Åstedt in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
• Niklas Åstedt in the database of Pocket Fives (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Niklas, 24, tjänade 3,6 miljoner kr på Barcelona-resan on aftonbladet.se from August 31, 2015, accessed on December 17, 2018 (Swedish).
2. ↑ lena900 in the PocketFives database, accessed on May 20, 2018 (English).
3. ↑ Powerfest # 53-SHR: $ 2M Gtd [Championship Event - PKO] in the PocketFives database, accessed on May 20, 2018 (English).
4. ↑ # 1 Ranked Players in the PocketFives database, accessed on May 20, 2018.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Niklas Åstedt in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 20, 2018 (English).
6. ↑ EPT - 9 - EUREKA - 2 - Prague (€ 5,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 20, 2018 (English).
7. ↑ EPT - 10 - EUREKA - 3 - Prague (€ 2,000 + 150 No Limit Hold'em - 8 Handed Turbo) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 20, 2018 (English).
8. ↑ 45th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2014 ($ 1,111 No Limit Hold'em - The Little One for One Drop (Event # 62)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 20, 2018.
9. ↑ EPT - 11 - EUREKA - 4 - Prague (€ 5,000 + 200 # 56 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo - 6 Handed) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 20, 2018 (English).
10. ↑ EPT - 12 - ESPT - 6 - Barcelona (€ 10,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller 8Max # 58) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 20, 2018 (English).
11. ↑ 47th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2016 ($ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Championship (Event # 68)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 20, 2018.
12. ↑ PokerStars Championship Prague (€ 10,300 Pot Limit Omaha - 8 Handed - Pokerstars Championship High Roller (Event # 25)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 20, 2018 (English).