Snow Boarder Turned Poker Player

Ingermar Backman was born April 1st 1976 in Gallivare, Sweden. Ingemar is a professional snowboarder who made himself famous by setting the world record for the highest air out of a quarter-pipe, an astounding 8.5 meters was accomplished in 1996 in Riksgransen, Sweden. While Ingemar found his 15 minutes of fame with his astonishing record, it has since been broken twice, first by Heikki Sorsa with a 9.3 meter high air at the Arctic Challenge that was help in Oslo in 2001. The second time the record was broken was by Norwegian Terje Haakonsen who blew everyone away with an incredible high air of 9.8 meters during the Artic Challenge held in Oslo in 2007.

After Ingemar finished snowboard high school located in Malung, Sweden, he soon became the first snowboarding superstar that emerged out of Sweden. He was followed in this fascinating trend by fellow boarders, Daniel Franck and Johan Olofsson. Ingemar had a residence in San Diego, California in the United States but has settled back in his home located in Skelleftea, Sweden.

Ingemar Backman is not only an amazing snow boarder; he is also the co-founder of the clothing line WE, Backman also runs the company Allian. Backman has found many things he is great at and has spent his years perfecting his many talents.

The latest talent that Ingemar Backman has been perfecting is not boarding, but bluffing. The snow boarder has taken to the poker table and is doing quite well. Backman has been playing professionally and is his second international tournament that was help in Baden, Australia Backman in 2005 finished in fifth place.

Martinspoker, the internet poker site has taken on sponsorship of Backman in his poker career. Ingemar has taken 4 cashes that include:

Five-Star World Poker Classic – WPT Championship Season 4 WPT No Limit Hold’em Championship he placed 70th place taking $43,935 April 24th 2006

Swedish Open Poker Championships No Limit Hold’em he placed 14th taking $871 on Oct. 12th 2005.

Poker EM. The 16th European 7-Card Stud Championships – EPT/Pokerstars Season 2
EPT No Limit Hold’em  he placed 5th taking $53,788 on Oct 6th, 2005.

Backman has had 4 cashes with total winnings of $99,465. His career has taken off at a steady pace and he is considered to be one to watch for upcoming poker stars.