Jonas Norrman “Sleepy“

Birthday
July 29

Total Winnings
$113,830

It's not a compliment to call any poker player a "calling station." However, with Jonas Norrman, it may be somewhat appropriate. After all, Norrman knows all about calling, he's a sales manager at a Swedish phone book company.

Norrman is not the average poker player on the World Poker Tour. While many of the people you see on the WPT play in some of the biggest tournaments and cash games in the world, Norrman spends most of his time playing games with blinds less than $2.

"My favorite are cash games," Norrman said. "I play low limits."

Norrman made his first WPT final table after winning a $6 online satellite. He rode that little win to a big cash payout on the World Poker Tour. Beyond that, Norrman's opponents don't know much about the low-limit Swede, other than the fact that people call him "Sleepy."

"Every time we're going out to party, I fall asleep for a couple of hours," Norrman said.

At least he can take comfort in the fact that "Sleepy" is a better nickname than "calling station."