Sander Lylloff is a professional poker player born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Despite his big poker success, Sander Lylloff is better known for his backgammon gaming, as he is even considered as one of the best players in the world. His interest in the poker game developed when he did not manage to get into university. Another interesting fact about Sander Lylloff is that he is also very good at chess, as he was a junior champion in chess.
Since Sander Lylloff started playing poker, he is claimed to be one of the best young players hailing from Denmark. Throughout his poker career, Sander Lylloff has entered a total of only two live tournaments, but amazingly has managed to win them both! His poker winnings from those tournaments come up to $1,550,201.
Sander Lylloff achieved his first big prize in a poker tournament at the European Poker Tour Barcelona Open. His victory took place on September 1st, 2007, as he earned more than $1.5 million for taking the first place. Sander Lylloff made his second cash in October 27th, 2007, at the Anniversary Tour Latvia No Limit Hold’em tournament, where he earned $16,776. Being quite eccentric, he was quoted as jokingly saying that he planned to spend his winnings on an expensive dog.