Johnny Lodden
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Johnny Lodden is a Norwegian
professional poker player prominently known for his online success and is sponsored by PokerStars
. He frequently played under the alias "bad_ip" on Prima network online high stakes games (up to $40,000 buy-in NLHE), and for a brief time he was considered the biggest winner in the largest online cash games in the world (before Full Tilt Poker expanded to include larger games). Lodden has also been known to occasionally play on PokerStars under the alias "Lars-Magne". He is sponsored by PokerStars today, and will play for them in the forthcoming EPT events.
In August 2007 Lodden gave a brief interview with the Danish poker journal Acemag, where he admitted to having lost his whole bankroll and had to retire his old bad_ip account and start from scratch with a stake from a friend.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $900,000.
Johnny Lodden is an official member of Team Pokerstars Pro.
, making one final table at the 2008 event in Budapest
. In the 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, Lodden was chip leader much of the tournament but ended up in 17th place earning €46,300 ($73,797).
when Phil Laak
and Antonio Esfandiari
played the game, with Johnny Lodden as the third party.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
professional poker player prominently known for his online success and is sponsored by PokerStars
PokerStars
PokerStars is the largest online poker cardroom in the world. PokerStars' satellite tournaments produced the 2003 World Series of Poker champion, Chris Moneymaker. 1983 champion Tom McEvoy, 2005 champion Joe Hachem, 2009 champion Joe Cada and 2010 champion Jonathan Duhamel and others also represent...
. He frequently played under the alias "bad_ip" on Prima network online high stakes games (up to $40,000 buy-in NLHE), and for a brief time he was considered the biggest winner in the largest online cash games in the world (before Full Tilt Poker expanded to include larger games). Lodden has also been known to occasionally play on PokerStars under the alias "Lars-Magne". He is sponsored by PokerStars today, and will play for them in the forthcoming EPT events.
In August 2007 Lodden gave a brief interview with the Danish poker journal Acemag, where he admitted to having lost his whole bankroll and had to retire his old bad_ip account and start from scratch with a stake from a friend.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $900,000.
Johnny Lodden is an official member of Team Pokerstars Pro.
European Poker Tour
Lodden has cashed eight times at the European Poker TourEuropean Poker Tour
The Pokerstars European Poker Tour is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour , created by John Duthie, winner of the inaugural Poker Million tournament. It began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity...
, making one final table at the 2008 event in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
. In the 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, Lodden was chip leader much of the tournament but ended up in 17th place earning €46,300 ($73,797).
World Series of Poker
Lodden came in 11th place at the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, earning £54,300 ($86,880). He cashed in one event at the 2009 World Series of Poker before making a deep run in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event.Lodden Thinks
Lodden's name is associated with the game "Lodden Thinks" in which two bettors place bets on what a third party thinks the answer to a given question is. For example, the third party will be asked how old he thinks a particular person is or how much a particular item costs; before revealing his answer however, the two others will place bets on what they think the third party's answer will be. This game was popularized during the World Series of Poker EuropeWorld Series of Poker Europe
The World Series of Poker Europe is the first expansion effort of World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States. Since 1970, participants had to travel to Las Vegas if they wanted to compete in the World Series of Poker...
when Phil Laak
Phil Laak
Philip "Phil" C. Laak is a professional poker player, now residing in Los Angeles, California. Laak holds a World Poker Tour title, a World Series of Poker bracelet and has appeared on numerous nationally-aired television shows.-Early life:...
and Antonio Esfandiari
Antonio Esfandiari
Antonio Esfandiari is a professional poker player, known for his elaborate chip tricks.-Early life:When he was 9 years old his family moved to San Jose, California...
played the game, with Johnny Lodden as the third party.