The 2024 Norwegian Poker Championship passed off not too long ago in Norway with almost 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 collection, 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 every single day 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 concerning the Norwegian Poker Championships in August, noting that the collection 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 collection was an enormous success and resulted in record-breaking fields, together with 2,162 gamers within the Important Occasion, which was a freezeout event. Vebjørn Monstad topped the record-breaking discipline to win 1,217,500 NOK.
“Getting so many gamers in a flight with out re-entries is nearly unparalleled, and it is nice to see so many desirous to compete in these tournaments,” stated organizer Thomas Udness.
The collection attracted younger contributors with an “Underneath 25” event that had 359 entrants. Jon Holtan Øverbø took down the occasion for 84,000 NOK.
“Poker organisors are normally biased in the direction of working 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 associates. That is the third yr we have now ran this occasion and it grows tremendously every year and helps us vastly with recruitment.”
One of the vital profitable gamers 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 gained 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 Girls Occasion winner Marthe Sterten Lyngvær (65,000 NOK).
A listing of the winners from this yr’s Norwegian Poker Championship is offered within the desk beneath.
2024 Norwegian Poker Championship Winners
*Pictures courtesy Norwegian Poker Championship
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