Johnny Lodden (born 1 June 1985 in Jørpeland, Norway) is a Norwegian professional poker player prominently known for his online 🏵 success. He frequently played under the alias "bad_ip" on Prima network online high-stakes games (up toR$40,000 buy-in NLHE), and for 🏵 a brief time he was considered the biggest winner in the largest online cash games in the world (before Full 🏵 Tilt Poker expanded to include larger games). Lodden has also been known to occasionally play on PokerStars under the alias 🏵 "Lars-Magne". In August 2007 Lodden gave a brief interview with the Danish poker journal Acemag, where he admitted to having 🏵 lost his whole bankroll and had to retire his old bad_ip account and start from scratch with a stake from 🏵 a friend.[1]
As of 2024, his total live tournament winnings exceedR$2,800,000.[2]
He used to be a member of both Team Pro Pokerstars[3] 🏵 and Team PartyPoker.[4]
European Poker Tour [ edit ]
Lodden has cashed 22 times at the European Poker Tour, making the final 🏵 table at the 2008 event in Budapest and the 2013 and 2024 event in Monte Carlo. In the 2008 PokerStars 🏵 EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, Lodden was chip leader much of the tournament but ended up in 17th place 🏵 earning €46,300 ($73,797). In 2013, he placed 3rd in Monte Carlo, earning €467,000. In 2024 he finished 4th after busting 🏵 right after a massive bluff by Adrian Mateos.