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Swedish Poker Player Wins Big at WCOOP 2021, Plans to Keep It Secret
TournamentsSeptember 24, 2021·1 min read

Swedish Poker Player Wins Big at WCOOP 2021, Plans to Keep It Secret


A Swedish poker player, known as 'festen x', won $549,000 at the WCOOP 2021 Main Event. The player plans to keep the win a secret for a year. The player is 55 years old and lives in the city of Östersund, Sweden. The player works in the financial services sector, helping people receive benefits and manage their money.

The player has been playing poker for over 15 years and only plays on PokerStars on Sundays. The player's favorite tournaments are Sunday Million, Sunday Storm, and Bounty Builders.

The player's unique celebration plan involves showing the final replay to relatives in September 2022 without revealing the winner until the end of the recording.

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