Chris Björin

Chris Björin
Nickname(s)None
ResidenceLondon, 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 last updated on 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$)
1997 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha $169,200
2000 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em $334,110

References

  1. ^ "28th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1997, Omaha Pot Limit". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  2. ^ "31st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2000, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ^ "23rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 1992, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  4. ^ "28th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1997, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. ^ "32nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2001, Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  6. ^ "39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, World Championship No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  7. ^ "40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, World Championship No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  8. ^ "41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010, World Championship - No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  9. ^ "42nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2011, No Limit Hold'em - WSOP Main Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  10. ^ "46th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2015, No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Event #68)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  11. ^ "49th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2018, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Championship (Event #65)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Third Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic, PPT No Limit Hold'em Final". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  13. ^ "28th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1997, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  14. ^ "World Series Of Poker Europe - WSOPE 2010, No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  15. ^ "EPO 2012 Final Standings - English Poker Open 2013". English Poker Open. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Chris Bjorin's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Chris Björin". WSOP.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Sweden All Time Money List". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 30 March 2024.