Chris Björin

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.

Chris Björin
Nickname(s)	None
Residence	London, United Kingdom
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	2
Money finish(es)	95
Highest WSOP 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.

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