The 2024 Norwegian Poker Championship passed off not too long ago in Norway with practically 4,000 contributors and ten new nationwide champions topped.
There have been loads of notable Norwegian gamers current, together with high-stakes professional Kayhan Mokri, 13-time WCOOP champion Tobias Leknes and former WCOOP POY Mikal Blomile, who took down a Deepstack occasion for 360,000 NOK (round $32963 USD).
A complete of three,693 gamers participated within the sequence, making for over 11,500 entries throughout 29 tournaments. Non-Norwegian contributors included France’s Dominick French, Switzerland’s Maureen Bloechlinger, Germany’s Lars Jurgens and Scotland’s Andrew Leathem.
“The consequence was a 100-table poker venue full of individuals on daily basis and night, with most tournaments seeing record-breaking fields,” organizers stated in a press launch.
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Champions Topped in Norway
PokerNews wrote in regards to the Norwegian Poker Championships in August, noting that the sequence was about greater than poker and would function a rib tour and a possibility to expertise the well-known Norwegian fjords in a rib boat.
The sequence was a giant success and resulted in record-breaking fields, together with 2,162 gamers within the Fundamental Occasion, which was a freezeout match. Vebjørn Monstad topped the record-breaking area to win 1,217,500 NOK.
“Getting so many gamers in a flight with out re-entries is sort of exceptional, and it is nice to see so many eager to compete in these tournaments,” stated organizer Thomas Udness.
The sequence attracted younger contributors with an “Beneath 25” match that had 359 entrants. Jon Holtan Øverbø took down the occasion for 84,000 NOK.
“Poker organisors are normally biased in direction of operating Seniors occasions, however all potential senior gamers come to play anyway,” stated Udness. “We would like new gamers to have a shot at a title amongst pals. That is the third yr we’ve ran this occasion and it grows tremendously every year and helps us significantly with recruitment.”
One of many most successful players on the pageant was Kayhan Mokri, who has constructed up $6.7 million in Hendon Mob earnings since his first money in 2016. Final month, the Norwegian received the €100,000 EPT Tremendous Excessive Curler in Barcelona for the second yr in a row, this time profitable €1,372,420.
Mokri was interviewed on the PokerNews Podcast final yr and talked about pulling a number of six-figure bounties within the Bahamas.
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Different winners at pageant included Åge Spets (ML 8-Sport – 150,000 NOK), Alfredo Molina (PL Omaha – 237,700 NOK), Kai Gimre (NLH Highroller – 550,000 NOK) and Women Occasion winner Marthe Sterten Lyngvær (65,000 NOK).
An inventory of the winners from this yr’s Norwegian Poker Championship is offered within the desk under.
2024 Norwegian Poker Championship Winners
| EVENT | ENTRANTS | WINNER | PRIZE (IN NOK) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLH Fundamental Occasion | Vebjørn Monstad | 1,217,500 NOK | |
| ML 8-Sport | Åge Spets | 150,000 NOK | |
| NLH U25 | Jon Holtan Øverbø | 84,000 NOK | |
| NLH Deepstack | Mikal Blomlie | 360,000 NOK | |
| PL Omaha | Alfredo Molina | 237,700 NOK | |
| NLH Heads Up | Øyvind Aas | 100,000 NOK | |
| NLH Turbo | Thomas Didriksen | 550,000 NOK | |
| Stage of Every (PLO/NLH) | Vemund Hasnes | 225,000 NOK | |
| NLH Highroller | Kai Gimre | 550,000 NOK | |
| NLH Women Occasion | Marthe Sterten Lyngvær | 65,000 NOK |
*Photographs courtesy Norwegian Poker Championship
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