There is a new interview with him in some Norwegian magazine. He talks about losing almost all his bankroll and grinding 2000NL and 5000NL nowadays. He also said it's very unlikely he will ever be back at 300/600NL since there are just a few players and they are very good. Someone who can translate this around here?


Johnny Lodden er en av Norges mest kjente pokerspillere og fryktet av internasjonale superstjerner som Phil Ivey. Det skyldes i første rekke sitt spill på internett, hvor han bygde opp en feit konto takket være sin imponerende kortforståelse.

- Kommer neppe tilbake
Nettavisen-leseren Morten spurte Lodden om det er sant at han har spilt borte alle pengene sine.

- Ganske mye, ja, svarte Lodden.

Nettavisen-leseren Kristian spurte 21-åringen fra Jørpeland om han tror at han noen gang vil komme tilbake på sitt gamle nivå på internett, da han spilte $300/$600 heads-up.

På folkelig norsk betyr dette at han spilte poker én mot én med 300 og 600 dollar som tvungne veddemål før selve hånden og den virkelige budgivingen startet.

- Det tror jeg faktisk ikke, var det åpenhjertige svaret.

Og Lodden utdypet svaret på følgende måte:

- Du må vinne så sykt mye for at du skal ha råd til å sette deg der. Og det er ingen verdi i å spille de lagene som går der. Det er jo bare de samme gutta som sitter og venter og de er mildt sagt gode.

Internett-stjerne
Det var nettopp på internett og på dette nivået Johnny Lodden skapte seg et navn som pokerspiller. Med sin aggressive og fryktløse spillestil tok han knekken på internasjonale pokerstjerner som for eksempel Barry Greenstein.

I nettmøtet fortalte Lodden at han nå grinder (jobber, red. anm.) på $10/$20 og $25/$50 og i tillegg har begynt å spille en del turneringer på internett.

I dag er han også sponset av spillselskapet Betsson, som betaler inngangsbillettene til de store, internasjonale liveturneringene mot at han promoterer deres selskap.

Lørdag starter den store finaleturneringen i årets European Poker Tour. Johnny Lodden (21) er en av flere nordmenn som vil være til stede i Monte Carlo når de første kortene deles ut.

- Det blir fullt av stjerner. Jeg snakket med John Duthie (EPTs grunnlegger, red. anm.) i Sanremo og han sa at de fleste vil komme. Det blir er veldig tøft felt! Alle de beste internettspillerne og de beste amerikanerne kommer, sier Johnny Lodden til Nettavisen.

Lodden var kanskje den beste spilleren på European Poker Tour forrige sesong, da han satte rekord ved å spille seg til pengepremie fire ganger.

Denne sesongen er 17. plassen i Dublin bestenoteringen. Men han er fremdeles i favorittsjiktet hver gang en ny turnering starter.

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my Norwegian is a little rusty forgive me.

What the hell is this? never post again.

You have no clue how tough it is to translate Norwegian. There is a reason the people worldwide speak english instead of norway-language.

J.L. is one of Norway's best known poker players and feared by international superstars such as Phil Ivey. This is primarily because of internet gambling, where he built a huge bankroll thanks to his "card knowledge"

The Nettavisen [name of online magazine] reader Morten asked Lodden if it's true he lost all his money gambling.

-Pretty much, yeah, answered Lodden.

Kristian asked the 21 year old from Jörpeland if he thinks he'll ever return to his old level, when he played 300/600 heads up.

In plain norwegian, this means he played poker one on one with 300 and 600 dollar foced blinds before the actual betting began.

-Honestly, I don't think so, was the [something like honest/truthful] reply.

And Lodden elaborated as such:

-You have to win such sick amounts to afford to sit there. And there's no point in playing the players up there. It's just the same guys sitting, waiting, and they're good to say the least.

Internet star
It was here on the internet and at this level J.L. created a name for himself as a poker player. With his aggressive and fearless playing style he beat international poker stars such as Barry Greenstein.

In the interview, Lodden said he now grinds (=works) 10/20 and 25/50, and also has started playing some tournaments online.

Today he's also sponsored by the gaming site Betsson, who pays his entry fees to the big, international live tournaments in exchange for him promoting their site.

On Saturday, the big main event of this year's EPT begins. J.L. (21), is one of many Norwegians who want to be there in Monte Carlo when the first cards are dealt.

-Lots of big names will come. I spoke to John Duthie (founder of the EPT) in San Remo and he said most of them would show. It's going to be a very tough field! All the best internet players and the best Americans will be there, J.L tells us.

Lodden was perhaps the best player on the EPT last year, when he put up a record breaking 4 cashes.

This year, the 17th place in Dublin is his best result. Still, he's always among the favorites when a new tournament starts.


My Norwegian isn't perfect for obvious reasons, and I did it really quickly, but there shouldn't be too many errors in there. My apologies if there are.

Ty both Fabian and Beer Pong. Do you have other languages besides English in Swedish schools Fabian?

Still sick that he gambled away most of his money (estimated 7 million at one point). He did buy a pretty nice house of 750K in Jorpeland though. If things don't work out I guess he can go the Bluescouse route by selling his house and playing 250/500NL

Yeah there's French, Spanish and German to choose from once you're 11 years old or so. Before that though, no, just English and Swedish. I think we typically start taking English in 3rd grade, though I can't really remember to be honest.

He said in a Q&A with the same newspaper that he never had that much money ($6-7M), and that he lost most of the money due to tilt and poor game selection.

lol, you should stop posting as well.

PA broke him

wat?

If i remember correctly, he cashed out 400 000$ a couple years ago right before he went on his losing/tilting streak.

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