The five years since Jonas ‘Nebuchad’ Danielsson turned 20 have been tumultuous ones. He has won millions of dollars in online cash games, come close to a mental breakdown and emerged as one of the headline stars of the Scandinavian poker scene. The Ladbrokes-sponsored pro is widely considered to be one of finest cash-game players in Europe, if not the finest. But he has had to work hard to achieve this level of success.

He first started playing hold’em with friends in home games, before he and his pals discovered the world of online poker. They tried out Ladbrokes Poker, which was running a 100,000th hand promotion at the time and had a bunch of freerolls.