Felix Stephensen Wins First-Ever Norwegian Poker Championships Held on Home Soil

Persistence pays off as Norway’s biggest live tournament winner in history wins the first-ever Norwegian Poker Championships held on home soil.

After televised coverage of the 2015 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event had developed a case of incongruent radiance, social media was awash with tales of the death of televised poker. It seems Norwegian poker fans didn’t get that memo.

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After 13-years in the wilderness, Norwegian poker players didn’t have to fork out for flight tickets and accommodation to play in their National Championships. It was held on home soil. It became the most watched poker event in Norwegian television history.