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| Niklas Astedt | |
|---|---|
 Astedt at the 2018 EPT Barcelona | |
| Nickname(s) | Lena900 |
| Born | 21 October 1990 Partille, Sweden |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 18 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 3rd, 2024 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
Niklas Astedt (born 21 October 1990) is a Swedish professional poker player from Gothenburg, Sweden.
Astedt began playing poker in 2008. Playing under the name Lena900 on PokerStars, he has more than $48 million in career online cashes, the most all-time as of July 2024.
Astedt has won seven World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) and nine Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) events. [1] His largest online cash came in April 2021, when he won the GGPoker Super Millions for $1.1 million. He has been No. 1 on the PocketFives online poker rankings for 97 weeks, the most of any player, including 33 consecutive weeks from May 2018 to January 2019. [2] He was the PocketFives player of the year in both 2018 and 2019. [3]
In July 2020, Astedt finished runner-up to Roberto Romanello in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event in the World Series of Poker Online on GGPoker. [4]
In July 2022, Niklas Astedt won his maiden Titans Event title for $86,679 defeating a final table with the likes of Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche and Rodrigo "seijistar" Seiji. [5]
In February 2023, Niklas Astedt went victorious in the Titans Event and collected $91,760. [6]
In April 2023, Niklas Astedt won his third title along the prize of $83,733 after a two-way deal which saw Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak, the runner-up finisher, taking home $87,842. [7]
In July 2023, Niklas Astedt won his fourth title and the prize money of $89,642. [8]
A poll conducted by PocketFives in May 2021 named Astedt the best online poker player in history. [9]
In live poker, Astedt has more than $7 million in career earnings. [10] His largest cash came in the WSOP Main Event in July 2024, where he finished third for $4,000,000. [11]
He is considered one of the most game theory optimal studied players in poker. Astedt plays a solid game mixing in equity calculations with randomized elements even if the implemented moments of randomization means to guess the status of his opponents hand. [12]
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $530 Pot Limit Omaha (6-Max) | $58,228 |
| 2020 | $5,200 No Limit Hold'em High Roller | $201,055 |
| 2020 | $2,100 No Limit Hold'em | $80,642 |
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $109 5-Card NL Omaha 8 | $22,457 |
| 2018 | $530+R No Limit Hold'em | $102,115 |
| 2018 | $1,050 NLO8 (6-Max) | $50,392 |
| 2019 | $1,050 FLO8 (8-Max) | $27,707 |
| 2021 | $1,050 No Limit Hold'em | $85,430 |
| 2022 | $1,050 PLO8 (6-Max) | $34,456 |
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