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Johnny Lodden: "Thinking about stop playing after scoop..."

Tags: johnny lodden, pokerstars, quit, retires.
Posted on 18 May 2012 by "T".

Johnny Lodden might be Norway's biggest poker star ever, and he used to be among the top High Stakes cash game players in the world on the Prima Poker network back in the "good old days". However, he hasn't been running so good in the past few years and it's not very often he hits the headlines with a big win. 

In fact, he said that he was broke and had to borrow money in an interview already back in 2007. Now it seems like Lodden is about to end his career. Well, at least if we should believe what he tweeted the other day...

"Can remember the last time I had a winning day in online poker... Thinking about stop playing after scoop..."

Just 2 days after he tweeted...

"new day with playing and a new day with just unreal things happening.."

Now the question is if Johnny Lodden will retire from poker with some money in the bank or if he will go for an ordinary 9-5 job. If he quits both live and online poker, he will also lose the sponsor money from PokerStars.


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10 comments on "Johnny Lodden: "Thinking about stop playing after scoop...""


 noonlion18/05/2012 11:38:53 GMT
It's bound to happen to someone.

Too bad really - pokers not like a career obviously, if you can't cut it you'll get chewed up.

I can't see him retiring completely - it would be stupid to waste talent, he'll still play smaller stakes I'd imagine?
 WinAllDay18/05/2012 13:34:40 GMT
I believe when he says "quit poker" he means stop playing poker full time. I do believe he will still play, it would be a waste not to. I just think that he will stop spending all his time playing poker, and studying poker.
 Fakiry18/05/2012 14:47:30 GMT
A pro like Johnny Lodden can perfectly dedicate to a 9 to 5 poker related job that he will do just fine. It’s just like many football players do when they start getting old to play. Either managers, coaches, personal trainers, there’s lots of offers, and in poker is the same. More, if he decides to write some books, it will be easy money in the pockets. The truth is European financial crisis has affected all sectors, and even pro poker players are feeling it.
 daryan1118/05/2012 16:23:39 GMT
Too bad...
 WinAllDay18/05/2012 16:25:36 GMT
Posted by Fakiry:
A pro like Johnny Lodden can perfectly dedicate to a 9 to 5 poker related job that he will do just fine. It�s just like many football players do when they start getting old to play. Either managers, coaches, personal trainers, there�s lots of offers, and in poker is the same. More, if he decides to write some books, it will be easy money in the pockets. The truth is European financial crisis has affected all sectors, and even pro poker players are feeling it.


excellent point.
 wolfydan19/05/2012 00:28:59 GMT
that sucks for him but i wonder if he moved done in limits or anything like that it happens to all of as at times u just have to suck it up and try to improve your game i crazy thinking he was at the high stakes playing and hitting up big tunrys and now he is broke i wonder how good he is at brm Smile hope it picks up for him
 AA-Daelt-AA19/05/2012 19:36:01 GMT
maybe he should have step down a little to get some rest and comme back with better mental conditions to win high stakes
 rv20/05/2012 11:51:39 GMT
He probably just need some time off
 Macubaas20/05/2012 19:53:27 GMT
I think he is a mega-titl state if you ask me, i mean it's not possible to win any hand at all...

This makes me believe that the problem is on his end and needs attention. I also think that he needs a couple of months of break from poker!
 Cliffem21/05/2012 23:30:32 GMT
Blah blah blah Peter Eastgate Blah blah blah

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