Kenneth van Swieten
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Kenneth van Swieten is a Dutch poker player with total live tournament earnings of €25,788. He has cashed in several events at the Master Classics of Poker, including a 6th-place finish in the 2025 €1,650 Re-entry for €17,388.
Overview
Kenneth van Swieten is a poker player from the Netherlands, with a career spanning over a decade. According to PokerCity, he has accumulated €25,788 in live tournament prize money across multiple events.
Notable Results
- 2025 Master Classics of Poker – €1,650 Re-entry: 6th place for €17,388 (204 points)
- 2024 Master Classics of Poker – €550 Hyper Turbo Single Re-entry: 15th place for €954 (71 points)
- 2019 Breda Poker Series – €200 NLHE Turbo Freeze-out: 2nd place for €1,385 (56 points)
- 2011 Master Classics of Poker – €200 PL Omaha Re-entry: 7th place for €6,061 (138 points)
Professional Background
Outside of poker, Kenneth van Swieten serves as Director at ASD tilburg (since September 1995), a company based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. He studied Tax Law/Taxation at Fontys University of Applied Sciences.
Poker Career Highlights
Van Swieten's best result to date came in 2025 at the Master Classics of Poker, where he finished 6th in the €1,650 Main Event-style Re-entry for €17,388. His earliest recorded cash is from the 2011 Master Classics of Poker, where he placed 7th in a €200 Pot-Limit Omaha event for €6,061. He also made a runner-up finish in the 2019 Breda Poker Series €200 NLHE Turbo Freeze-out for €1,385.
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