Sven Niklas "ragen70" Heinecker was born in Hamburg in 1984 and is widely recognized as one of the best cash game players in action today.
Heinecker started out playing in home games with his friends, and puts his first successes in the game down to reading articles on pokerstrategy.com.
ragen70 has been among the most feared No Limit Hold'em players for several years, but is a multi-game player who has also enjoyed incredible success elsewhere, particularly at the 2-7 Triple Draw tables.
Although predominantly an online high stakes grinder, Heinecker has also enjoyed success in live tournaments, with his first big score being a $106k score at the 2007 WSOP Main Event. His most significant live win by far, however, came at 2013's GuangDong Asia Millions event in Macau where he took first place for a staggering $4,456,885.
2013 was an all round break out year for ragen70 as he surpasses even his GuangDong win with his online play, racking up over $6m profit at Full Tilt Poker alone, making him the biggest winner of the year by a considerable margin.