2024 Norwegian Poker Championship Draws Scandinavias Top Poker Pros; Vebjørn Monstad Victorious

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The 2024 Norwegian Poker Championship took place recently in Norway with nearly 4,000 participants and ten new national champions crowned.

There were plenty of notable Norwegian players present, including high-stakes pro Kayhan Mokri, 13-time WCOOP champion Tobias Leknes and former WCOOP POY Mikal Blomile, who took down a Deepstack event for 360,000 NOK (around $32963 USD).

A total of 3,693 players participated in the series, making for over 11,500 entries across 29 tournaments. Non-Norwegian participants included France’s Dominick French, Switzerland’s Maureen Bloechlinger, Germany’s Lars Jurgens and Scotland’s Andrew Leathem.

“The result was a 100-table poker venue full of people every day and evening, with most tournaments seeing record-breaking fields,” organizers said in a press release.

Champions Crowned in Norway

PokerNewswrote about the Norwegian Poker Championships in August, noting that the series was about more than poker and would feature a rib tour and an opportunity to experience the famous Norwegian fjords in a rib boat.

The series was a big success and resulted in record-breaking fields, including 2,162 players in the Main Event, which was a freezeout tournament. Vebjørn Monstad topped the record-breaking field to win 1,217,500 NOK.

Norwegian Poker Championships “Getting so many players in a flight without re-entries is almost unheard of, and it’s great to see so many wanting to compete in these tournaments,” said organizer Thomas Udness.

The series attracted young participants with an “Under 25” tournament that had 359 entrants. Jon Holtan Øverbø took down the event for 84,000 NOK.

“Poker organisors are usually biased towards running Seniors events, but all potential senior players come to play anyway,” said Udness. “We want new players to have a shot at a title amongst friends. This is the third year we have ran this event and it grows tremendously each year and helps us greatly with recruitment.”

One of the most successful players at the festival was Kayhan Mokri, who has built up $6.7 million in Hendon Mob earnings since his first cash in 2016. Last month, the Norwegian won the €100,000 EPT Super High Roller in Barcelona for the second year in a row, this time winning €1,372,420.

Mokri was interviewed on the PokerNews Podcast last year and talked about pulling multiple six-figure bounties in the Bahamas.

Kayhan Mokri Other winners at festival included Åge Spets (ML 8-Game - 150,000 NOK), Alfredo Molina (PL Omaha - 237,700 NOK), Kai Gimre (NLH Highroller - 550,000 NOK) and Ladies Event winner Marthe Sterten Lyngvær (65,000 NOK).

A list of the winners from this year’s Norwegian Poker Championship is available in the table below.

2024 Norwegian Poker Championship Winners

EVENT	WINNER	PRIZE (IN NOK)
NLH Main Event	Vebjørn Monstad	1,217,500 NOK
ML 8-Game	Åge Spets	150,000 NOK
NLH U25	Jon Holtan Øverbø	84,000 NOK
NLH Deepstack	Mikal Blomlie	360,000 NOK
PL Omaha	Alfredo Molina	237,700 NOK
NLH Heads Up	Øyvind Aas	100,000 NOK
NLH Turbo	Thomas Didriksen	550,000 NOK
Level of Each (PLO/NLH)	Vemund Hasnes	225,000 NOK
NLH Highroller	Kai Gimre	550,000 NOK
NLH Ladies Event	Marthe Sterten Lyngvær	65,000 NOK

Connor Richards is an Editor & Live Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for two Global Poker Awards for his writing.

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