Everest Poker Crowns Scandinavia’s Best Poker Playing Teams and Individuals at the Nordic Summit

Everest Poker organized the first ever team poker event involving Scandinavian players during the final of the Nordic Summit on Saturday 24th February 2007. The 10-man Danish team was crowned winner of the team tournament, and in the individual tournament, Norwegian player Tore Nilsen won the biggest share of the Nordic Summit prize pool by going home with 6,000$.

Everest Poker players from Denmark, Norway and Sweden had qualified through satellites in January on Everest Poker for a seat at the Nordic Summit finale in Barcelona where 30 players – 10 Swedes, 10 Danes and 10 Norwegians – formed three national teams. One player from each country team sat at one of 10 tournament poker tables and was able to consult with team members during a three-minute pause throughout the game. The exceptional skill of the Danish players as well as a marked team spirit, allowed the Danish team to win the Nordic Summit Team Trophy. A full half of the players at the final table were Danes.

A happy Danish team:

Consulting time,

The event went on to decide an overall winner of the tournament with the finalists from each 3 tournament tables pitting their wits at a 10-player final table. Norwegian player and Marcel Luske lookalike Tore Nilsen was the crowned winner of the Nordic Summit trophy.

The Everest Poker Nordic Summit was a clear success with the Scandinavian players, and the team event proved to be an exciting twist to the poker tournament adding fun and intrigue to the event.

With three players remaining at the final table, Danish player Bjørn Nielsen, with a stack of around 13,000, went all in with A6, to which Norwegian player Tore Nilsen (stack of around 19,000) called with A7. Flop: 8AJ, turn: 9, river: 7. Exit Bjørn Nielsen.

Blinds: 1000-2000, ante 250

Danish player Anders Nielsen (stack approx. 18,000), bet 3,000 preflop and Tore Nilsen folded, showing 27.

Anders Nielsen then bet 2,000 preflop and Tore Nilsen called. Flop: 356, 2 hearts. Anders Nielsen bet 5,000, and Tore Nilsen went over the top, after which Anders Nielsen folded.

In the final hand, Anders Nielsen went all-in preflop with 22. Tore Nilsen called with 10J of diamonds. Flop came K69, two diamonds. The turn was Q, and the river a 10, leaving Tore Nilsen as the winner of the Nordic Summit.

Ranking of 10 final players:

1st: Tore Nilsen (N): $6,000
2nd: Anders Nielsen (DK): $4,000
3rd: Bjørn Nielsen (DK)” $2,500
4th: Ole Hågensen (N): $1,800
5th: Claus Johnsen (DK): $1,600
6th: Jonas Schultz Larsen (DK): $1,300
7th: Daniel Langenfors (S): $1,000
8th: Mikkel Askjær-Friis (DK): $800
9th: Audun Bangsund (N): $600
10th: Knut-Erik Steen (N): $400