Stig Rune Kveen takes down the Norwegian Poker Championship
Over the weekend the Nottingham England based poker club Dusk Till Dawn hosted its first major festival "The Norwegian Poker Championships" sponsored by Expekt.com .
The Norwegian players arrived in their hundreds and included Johnny Lodden, Henning Granstad, Jan Slavik and Torstein Iversen.
First though were the side events. The first ever European ranking event was a £150 No Limit with 75 entries and was won by Lucy Rokach who received £3938. The following day saw the £300 PLO Double Chance and was won by Dave Penly for £13,125. The same night, the usual £50 with limited rebuys had a record field of 142 and was won by Cato Vonheim pocketing £5744.
The main event had a £500 entry and attracted 514 players including Mark Goodwin, Lawrence Gosney, Dave Colclough and Ian Fraser. The final comprised of 7 Norwegians, 1 Swede and 1 Brit, Ian Fraser, who finished 6th for £9700. It ended heads up between Sweden's Magnus Petterson and Norway's Stig Rune Kveen - Stig had approx 3,800,000 to Magnus's 1,300,000 and blinds of 25,000 / 50,000. At the final hand, Magnus held A3s to Stig's A9s, Magnus rivered a 3 for two pair but it brought Stig the nut flush as he became the Norwegian Poker Champion winning £70,000+ and an all inclusive WSOP package, courtesy of the event sponsors Expekt. As runner up, Magnus received £39,000, both phenomenal returns for a £500 buy in event.