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Niklas Astedt, known on PokerStars as “Lena900”, is one of online poker’s
most successful players. He has dozens😄 of accolades to his name, and consistently finds
his way onto the final tables of the biggest weekly tourneys on😄 the web.
Here we take a
detailed look at Niklas “Lena900” Astedt; the person, the player, and the defining
achievements that😄 make him one of the game’s most feared and revered players.
Name:
Niklas Mikael Astedt
D.O.B: October 21. 1990
Birthplace: Partille, Sweden
Playing
online😄 since: Nov. 2008
Number of tournament cashes: 8,700+ (Feb 2024)
Online poker
tournament earnings:R$21.7+ million (Feb 2024)
Niklas Astedt has been playing online
😄 poker since 2008. He is the top ranked player in Sweden, and the top ranked player on
PocketFives in terms😄 of total online tournament winnings, with overR$21.7 million to
his name.
Niklas Astedt has made the majority of his tournament earnings😄 at PokerStars,
but also plays poker on several other platforms. Here are his known usernames:
Niklas
Astedt Usernames
Lena900 (PokerStars)
qwertya09 (PokerStars.Fr)
Drulitooo
(Bwin/PartyPoker)
PayandPlay😄 (PartyPoker)
whoozz (Full Tilt)
tutten7
(888Poker)
KoksJuuice (PMU.fr)
ector (Winamaz)
futt32 (William Hill)
Astedt has locked
up results that most players can only dream of. His😄 top 15 online poker tournament
results are all worth overR$100k each, and his top 100 results are all worth at
😄 leastR$20k each. Here’s a look at Astedt’s top five online poker results across all
sites:
Here are Niklas Astedt’s top five😄 poker results across all sites (screenshot
taken from PocketFives)
Astedt’s results show his consistent rise through the poker
ranks. He’s had😄 impressive wins that date back to 2013-2014, but he’s earned his most
lucrative cashes during the last few years. This😄 is a player who is still very much at
the peak of his game.
Niklas Astedt’s top PokerStars results come from😄 major series
like Stadium Series and SCOOP, as well as the High Roller Series. Outside of the major
series, he’s😄 a consistent winner in the High Roller Club. Here are Niklas Astedt’s top
five PokerStars results. Notice that three of😄 these came as recently as 2024.
Astedt’s
top five wins on PokerStars (screenshot taken from PocketFives)
Niklas Astedt’s results
have landed him😄 on top of the PocketFive weekly leaderboard for longer than any other
player. This includes 44 consecutive weeks between May😄 2024 and March 2024. He’s also
topped the monthly leaderboard 11 times, most recently in March 2024.
Astedt has earned
overR$21.7😄 million in online tournament cashes, and has had a lot of success during
PokerStars’ biggest online poker series, such as😄 WCOOP and SCOOP. Here’s a list of his
accolades:
WCOOP titles: 3
SCOOP titles: 4
TCOOP/Turbo Series: 3
Winter Series/Blowout
Series: 3
Stadium Series: 1
Niklas😄 “Lena900” Astedt’s presence at the WCOOP has often
been understated. Despite rising to the top as one of online poker’s😄 most successful
players, Astedt didn’t win a WCOOP title until 2024, when he came first in the 27-M:
PLO event😄 forR$58,228.
This unusual absence from the top spots all changed in 2024,
when Astedt picked up two WCOOP wins within the😄 space of two days, becoming one of only
a handful of players to pick up multiple titles in the series.😄 Astedt won the 39-H: PKO
High Roller forR$101,250, followed by the 44-H: NLHE event the next day
forR$80,642.
We’ll be watching😄 Niklas Astedt this year to see if he adds more WCOOP
titles to his record.
Niklas Astedt’s SCOOP record has been😄 a little more in line with
what you’d expect given his results elsewhere, but it still took him until 2024😄 to earn
his first title. He took down the 48-M: 5-Card NLO8 Zoom event forR$22,457,
demonstrating in the process that😄 he is a versatile player who is proficient in more
than just Hold-em.
In 2024, Astedt secured a SCOOP double, earning😄 a whoppingR$102,115
in the 25-H:R$530+R, then taking down the 39-H: NLO8 event a few days later
forR$50,392. Astedt earned his😄 fourth and latest SCOOP title in 2024, coming first in
the 18-H: FLO8 forR$27,707.
Niklas Astedt’s record also includes three TCOOP/Turbo
😄 Series wins, each of which happens to be worthR$27k a piece. He’s also won a Winter
Series event in 2024😄 forR$23k, the BBS 53: Thursday Thrill forR$32,235, and recently
the Blowout Series 39-H forR$44k.
Astedt also pulled through with a huge😄 victory in the
brand new Stadium Series in 2024, adding a massiveR$230,435 to his total and claiming
his third biggest😄 ever win.
Astedt has also had dozens of significant wins in the
PartyPoker Powerfest poker series.
The Sunday Million is one of😄 the biggest weekly
tournaments on PokerStars, and indeed online, offering aR$1 million guarantee on a
weekly basis. Tens of thousands😄 of players enter this tourney, so it’s not unusual for
top pros to have missed out on first place.
Niklas Astedt😄 has never won the Sunday
Million. He has, however, made the final table on several occasions, including a fourth
place😄 finish in 2014, a third place finish in 2024, and a third place finish in 2024,
each worth a touch😄 overR$80k a piece.
According to HendonMob, Niklas Astedt has amassed
overR$1.15 million in live tournament winnings.
Niklas Astedt has had some success😄 on
the live poker scene, particularly at EPT events
Astedt’s top live result came in the
EPT High Roller in Barcelona😄 in 2024, where he came fourth forR$390,572. He’s also
hadR$100k results at the EPT Prague in both 2013 and 2014.
Astedt😄 secured second place
in the 2024 WSOP Online forR$156,905, as well as earning his first WSOP Circuit Ring in
2024😄 in theR$10k Heads-up event.
AlthoughR$1.39 million is a solid live record by any
standards, Niklas Astedt is much more renowned and😄 successful in the world of online
poker.
Here we take you through the major news stories covering Niklas Astedt’s poker
career😄 over the last couple of years. The articles are in chronological order so that
you can follow his journey through😄 to 2024.
Astedt wins Sunday HR – This post gives you
a look back to two years ago, when Niklas Astedt😄 had risen to the top of the rankings.
On this occasion, he fended off a table of pros, many of😄 whom are still around today,
to win the Sunday HR forR$50,851.
Showing why he’s number one – This article shows you
😄 what Astedt is capable of in a single weekend at the poker tables. It’s not all about
the biggest results😄 and accolades from major poker series. Consistently taking down
weekly tourneys like this is what makes Astedt number one.
Second career😄 Turbo Series
victory – Here Astedt secures his second career Turbo Series victory, winningR$27,176
in theR$109 Freezout event. At this😄 point, Astedt still sits behind Chris “moorman1”
Moorman in terms of total online winnings, withR$13.9 million to his name. (Feb
😄 2024)
Fourth (and latest) SCOOP title – Niklas Astedt has won four SCOOP titles over
the course of his career. This😄 article includes news of his fourth (and latest) SCOOP
victory, which he earned in a fixed-limit Omaha event.
Two Warm-up results😄 in one
weekend – Another statement of consistency, Astedt defies the laws of variance once
again, this time taking down😄 the Daily Warm-Up twice in one weekend.
Huge WCOOP win for
Niklas Astedt – In this 2024 article, Astedt picks up😄 his second ever WCOOP title, this
time in the 39-H: PKO High Roller, where he found himself heads-up against Gleb
😄 “Ti0373” Tremzin and playing for a final bounty worth aroundR$100k. This result doesn’t
show as one of Astedt’s biggest on😄 PocketFives, as the bounty is not accounted for.
Technically, it’s his fifth biggest online result.
Third WCOOP title comes within days
😄 – Just a few days later, Astedt picked up his second WCOOP title in as many days and
the third😄 of his career, taking down the 44-H for overR$80k, and once again having to
beat one of his online poker😄 rivals to make it happen.
Astedt gets Stadium Series title
– Niklas Astedt left it late to pick up a Stadium😄 Series title, earning his in theR$10k
“Wrap-Up” Heat. He faced off against fellow crusher Jon “apestyles” Van Fleet heads-up,
winning😄 the contest to lock up what is still one of his biggest ever scores.
WSOP
CircuitR$10k Heads-up – This is one😄 of Niklas Astedt’s most recent and largest
cashes,R$348,250 in a WSOP Circuit event. This competition is an expansion of the😄 WSOP,
and technically counted as a live event, although this year it was held online.
