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Northug Survives Day 3 of WSOP–Nearly in the Money

Petter Northug playing poker in Las Vegas last week.

By Nathaniel Herz · July 13th, 2010 Petter Northug continued his run at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas on Monday, upping his chip count by 50 percent and advancing to the fourth day of competition. “During the three days he has played, he has not made a single mistake,” said [...]

Johnny Lodden Named First Norwegian Team PokerStars Pro

This week PokerStars announced the signing of poker pro Johnny Lodden, making him the first Norwegian Team PokerStars Pro. The signing tops off a terrific year for the 24-year-old from Jørpeland, highlighted by a 17th-place finish at the EPT Grand Finale in Monte Carlo last April and an 11th place at last fall’s World [...]

Norwegian becomes first Scandinavian LAPT champ

Taking time out from his political studies, 20-year-old student Karl Hevrøy from Bergen, Norway has won one of South America’s largest ever poker events. The star-studded poker tournament, which attracted 327 players from across the world, boasted the largest ever PokerStars LAPT prize pool of $1.1 million. Three days of intense competition has netted [...]