Chris Björin Explained

Chris Björin
Nickname:	None
Hometown:	London, United Kingdom
Wsop Bracelet Count:	2
Wsop Money Finishes:	95
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank:	9th
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year:	1997
Wpt Titles:	None
Wpt Final Tables:	None
Wpt Money Finishes:	3
Updated:	2021-03-09

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

External links

• Card Player profile
• Hendon Mob profile
• WPT profile
• WSOP profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: 28th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1997, Omaha Pot Limit . 24 November 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en.
2. Web site: 31st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2000, No Limit Hold'em . 24 November 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en.
3. Web site: 23rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 1992, No Limit Hold'em World Championship . 13 April 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
4. Web site: 28th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1997, No Limit Hold'em World Championship . 13 April 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
5. Web site: 32nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2001, Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em . 13 April 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
6. Web site: 39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, World Championship No Limit Hold'em . 13 April 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
7. Web site: 40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, World Championship No Limit Hold'em . 13 April 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
8. Web site: 41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010, World Championship - No Limit Hold'em . 13 April 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
9. Web site: 42nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2011, No Limit Hold'em - WSOP Main Event . 13 April 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
10. Web site: 46th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2015, No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Event #68) . 13 April 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
11. Web site: 49th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2018, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Championship (Event #65) . 13 April 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
12. Web site: Third Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic, PPT No Limit Hold'em Final . 30 March 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
13. Web site: 28th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1997, No Limit Hold'em World Championship . 25 November 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en.
14. Web site: World Series Of Poker Europe - WSOPE 2010, No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed . 30 March 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
15. Web site: EPO 2012 Final Standings - English Poker Open 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054347/http://www.englishpokeropen.com/previous/2012/final-standings/ . 4 March 2016 . 10 August 2017 . English Poker Open.
16. Web site: Chris Bjorin's profile on The Hendon Mob . 30 March 2024 . The Hendon Mob Poker Database.
17. Web site: Chris Björin . 23 June 2023 . WSOP.com.
18. Web site: Sweden All Time Money List . 30 March 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.