Mr Jon Kyte – A true Viking – $870K in live tournament winnings

Jon Kyte is a poker pro from Norway who has already racked up over $800k in prize money playing live poker. Not only does he play live tournaments and cash games, he can also be found at the online tables with great regularity. He also has his own Twitch-Stream, going by the name ‘JonKytePoker‘. He can be found at The Festival Series events from day 1, as well as at the predecessor CashGameFestival. Mixed Games fit Jon like a glove, so he can once again be found at the tables at Dusk Till Dawn Pokerclub here in Nottingham for this event. He is a true friend of The Festival Series and has also shown several times that he really can play cards. Yesterday, for example, he won the OFC.

Jon is a one-of-a-kind poker player. Guys like him, you don’t see very often around. He is a true passionate of the game. As soon as he walks into a room, you see instantly that there is actually a personality coming in. On top of that, he is extremely kind to everyone here at the pokerroom, but when it’s about the games itself, he will crush literally everyone. No mercy. That you can also see back in his results, and overall Curriculum Vitae.

Jon took down the Open Face Chinese tournament yesterday and attended many cash games here, but will unfortunately not finish the week here at The Festival. He will travel to the European Poker Tour in Paris, where he will go on the hunt for one of the biggest achievements in his career. Currently his top score was during the € 2,200 No Limit Hold’em – partypoker Nordic Poker Championships, resulting in a massive cash of € 240,000! But for sure it won’t be his last presence at The Festival Series, as we will see him back during the next event in Malta, being held at Portomaso Casino from 15-21 May.

Our host Anastacia spoke briefly with the myth, the legend, the Norwegian Champion, the Betsafe ambassador, the true Viking, Jon Kyte.