The Norwegian Poker Championship, currently underway at Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, England has been reduced from 469 players to a final 18 who return today to vie for the £83,217 top prize.
The £617 buy in main event created a prize pool of £289,373 and the denouement of the tournament will see the following 18 take to the felt this afternoon:
- Anders Langset — 639,500
- Ørjan Skommo — 541,900
- Sondre Sumstad — 489,500
- Henrik Tollefsen — 415,200
- Marius Nygaard — 399,800
- Bjarte Stokkan — 349,400
- Espen Kristofferstuen — 323,700
- Kjetil Skau — 293,900
- Rolf Galåsen — 261,400
- Felix Vincent Stephensen –245,200
- Odd-erlend Jensen — 232,900
- Pal Hersleth — 136,200
- Alf- Eirik Klinge — 117,800
- Geir Inge Haugland — 110,300
- Thomas Halvorsen — 70,500
- Wiggo Riis — 58,000
The final eight will receive:
1 — £83,217
2 — £48,650
3 — £29,190
4 — £20,484
5 — £15,363
6 — £11,522
7 — £8,961
8 — £6,401
The event was held in the UK as a result of draconian Norwegian laws relating to playing poker both live and on the internet. Check back at CardPlayerEurope.com tomorrow for the result of this event.
