Cecilia Nordenstam

Cecilia Nordenstam was born on October 11, 1979, in Gothenburg, Sweden. Before becoming a professional poker player, she worked as a dealer at Casino Cosmopol in Gothenburg while studying psychology at university. However, she soon abandoned her studies to pursue a full-time career in poker.

After a successful start playing online poker, Nordenstam quit her job as a dealer in 2004 and switched to the other side of the table. As a single mother, she supported herself and her son through online play and live casino games. Her skills caught the attention of fellow Swedish pro Martin De Knijff, who invited her to join Team Martinspoker alongside players like William Thorson, Ken Lennaárd, Alexander Stevic, and Christer Björin.

Nordenstam's biggest recorded tournament cash came on April 6, 2005, when she finished fifth in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Third Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic in Las Vegas, earning $24,695. She also cashed in her first four WPT events, creating a media buzz both in Sweden and internationally.

In 2006, Nordenstam signed a one-year deal with Svenska Spel, the Swedish government-owned gambling company, as their spokesperson and poker face, taking over from Ken Lennaárd. She wrote columns and answered poker questions on their site. That same year, she was voted the third sexiest woman in Sweden by the men's magazine Slitz.

After her partnership with Svenska Spel ended in 2007, Nordenstam continued to play poker, including private trips to the WSOP. She also wrote articles, provided poker commentary for Eurosport, and did modeling. She was a partner in a gambling site for several years. In 2017, she returned to the poker spotlight with a new sponsor, PPIPoker.net, and started blogging on Poker.se and streaming regularly on Twitch.

Nordenstam is a single mother and was supporting herself and her son while studying and playing poker. She is known to be fun-loving, witty, and intelligent.

Cecilia Nordenstam has shown an exceptional ability to attract media attention, appearing in numerous TV shows, news segments, and magazine interviews. Her presence helped raise the profile of female poker players in Sweden and internationally, and she remains a notable figure in the Scandinavian poker scene.