Final 18 of Norwegian Poker Championship Set

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:

1. Anders Langset -- 639,500
2. Ørjan Skommo -- 541,900
3. Sondre Sumstad -- 489,500
4. Henrik Tollefsen -- 415,200
5. Marius Nygaard -- 399,800
6. Bjarte Stokkan -- 349,400
7. Espen Kristofferstuen -- 323,700
8. Kjetil Skau -- 293,900
9. Rolf Galåsen -- 261,400
10. Felix Vincent Stephensen --245,200
11. Odd-erlend Jensen -- 232,900
12. Pal Hersleth -- 136,200
13. Alf- Eirik Klinge -- 117,800
14. Geir Inge Haugland -- 110,300
15. Thomas Halvorsen -- 70,500
16. 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.

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