A Danish has court has ruled favorably for poker players: Poker isn't just a game of luck; it also requires a substantial amount of skill - thus making tournament poker legal. The key seems to be, as always in Scandinavia, to organize not cash games, but only freezeout tournaments. Frederik...
It's official: I'm the worst poker player in Sweden! I had pocket sevens on a flop of T-9-7 during the Swedish Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia. Obviously, flopped sets are worthless against A-T. After another 10 on the turn and a 9 on the river, I was very low on chips, and a few...
So how many policemen do you need to stop a semi-illegal poker tournament in Sweden? Three? Ten? No, at least 50! These 50 policemen left the city of Uddewalla and travelled 70 kilometers (45 miles) to Grebbestad, in order to stop a live event with 682 players. It's not illegal to play poker...
As I stated in my last column, the Swedish Poker Federation are arranging our national championships in Tallinn, Estonia, since it's illegal to hold poker tournaments in non-casino clubs in Sweden, and all casinos are owned by the state. The Norwegians had the same problem, and found a very...
At the time of this writing, the latest news in Scandinavia concerns the recent sentence against a prosecuted poker club owner from Halmstad, Sweden. The defence had pleaded not guilty (due to not being private) - and won the case! Of course there is going to be an appeal, but still, first round...
So, what is the biggest event in Europe, in terms of the number of competitors? Is it one of the EPT tournaments? No, most definitely not. In the small town of Grebbestad, Sweden, located a few hours by car or train from the nearest larger town (Goteborg) there's a bit of poker going on every...
In my last column, I wrote that you would have to hurry if you wanted to participate in the EPT Copenhagen. I knew that the event would sell out quickly, but I never imagined that the 400 seats would be sold in only 18 hours. In Sweden, the Swedish championships for online poker were held at...
