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Philip Klasson Is Nordic Masters of Poker Champion

Sixty-four Players Enter The SEK26,000 (€4,800) Buy In Event In Stockholm, Sweden

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Courtesy of Casino CosmopolPhilip Klasson has won the Nordic Masters of Poker main event at Casino Cosmopol, Stockholm, Sweden.

The SEK25,000 + SEK1,000 (approx. €4,800) buy in event attracted 64 players creating a prize pool of SEK1,600,000 (€190,808).

In an interview posted to the Casino Cosmopol website after the event Klasson said, “It feels really good! It’s my first live cash also so it’s fun. I’ve has played in virtually all major tournaments over 10,000 kroner at Cosmopol the last two years and not cashed, so then it can be expensive.”

The final table payouts were:

1: Philip Klasson — SEK416,000 (€49.610)
2: Abdurrahman Arslan — SEK304,000 (€36,252)
3: Petter Petersson — SEK240,000 (€28,621)
4: Gustav Sundell — SEK192,000 (€22,896)
5: Andreas Berggren — SEK144,000 (€17,172)
6P Brane Stupar SEK112,000 (€13,356)
7: Johan Storåkers — SEK80,000 (€9,580)
8: Erik Friberg — SEK64,000 (€7,632)
9: David Andersson — SEK48,000 (€5,724)