Best Norwegian poker players
Despite having only 5 million inhabitants, Norwegian poker players have won over $100M in the live poker circuit and currently are located in the top-20 in terms of poker profits. Felix Vincent Stephensen ($5,8M in profits, EPT and Aussie Millions champion), Annette Obrestad ($3,9M in profits, WSOPE champion), and Thor Hansen are among the best Norwegian poker players (WSOP champion), Sigurd Andreas Eskeland and Espen Sanvik led the Norwegian poker army.
Terje "TerjePower18" Underbakke, "ben_apart," "tinas21", and Lars Peder "wulfgarrr86" Malones are among the best online poker players from Norway that have won over $120M in poker tournaments and are seen continuously on final tables in major MTT events.
Norwegian legal poker background
Norway has followed the path of other Scandinavian countries like Sweden that have strictly regulated gambling in the country, establishing a gambling monopoly with two Norwegian companies: Norsk Rikstoto and Norsk Tipping AS.
As usual, both companies are not enough to meet the needs of the online poker players, and Norwegian grinders prefer to join international poker rooms that offer their services in the country.
In short, although Norway has passed several anti-gambling laws, including one that prohibits banks to process any transaction related to gambling, players can still join the largest online poker rooms and payment companies like Skrill or Neteller work smoothly in the country. 1 BTC worth 81,000 Norwegian Krones (1 USD = 9 NOK) and those can be easily exchanged on many crypto sites.
Best online poker rooms for Norwegian players
PokerOK
- Rakeback: 10%-50% from the loyalty program VIP rakeback deal from WPD;
- Rake: 5% with caps up to $50 (PLO games without cap);
- Fast-fold poker: Rush & Cash from NL2 to NL200;
- MTT grid: $25k private events played every 30 minutes, Good Game Series with $50M GTD
- Hold 'em action: Up to NL20k
- Omaha action: Up to PLO20k
- Spins: Not available;
- HU: Not available;
- Trackers support: No.
PokerOK is currently the best online poker room for Norwegian poker players. In addition to our transparent rakeback deal, grinders will find 24/7 action and monthly EV+ promotions.
partypoker
- Rakeback: 20%-40% from the loyalty program + fastforward leaderboards + VIP rakeback deal from WPD;
- Rake: 5% with caps up to $5;
- Fast-fold poker: fastforward, from NL2 to NL200;
- MTT grid: massive tournament series with millions of dollars guaranteed, including MILLIONS Online.
- Hold'em action: Up to NL20k;
- Omaha action: Up to PLO20k;
- Spins: Spins from $0,25 ($2,500 biggest prize) to $250 (biggest prize $1M)
- HU: Yes, up to 20k
- Trackers support: Not available.
Traffic at partypoker (cash games, spins, MTT, fast-fold poker, MTTs, etc.) and our VIP rakeback deal make of partypoker a top choice for Norwegian poker players.
PokerKing
- Rakeback: 10%-60% from the poker room + VIP rakeback deal from WPD;
- Rake: 5% with caps up to $3;
- Fast-fold poker: from NL10 to NL200;
- MTT grid: Home of The Venom $6M GTD, over $3,8M GTD each week;
- Hold'em action: Up to NL10k (7-Day No Rathole);
- Omaha action: Up to PLO10k (7-Day No Rathole);
- Spins: Jackpots SnG from $2 ($5,000 biggest prize) to $40 ($100,000 biggest prize);
- HU: Only HU SnG up to $500 buy-in regular and hyper-turbo;
- Trackers support: Yes.
At PokerKing, the Norwegian grinders will find action around the clock and many profitable MTT series and massive events like The Venom with millions of dollars added. Our PokerKing welcome package includes free data mining + private rakeback deal.
TigerGaming
- Rakeback: $1,000 first deposit bonus + reload bonuses + $15,000 cash race + VIP rakeback deal from WPD;
- Rake: 5,5% with caps up to $5;
- Fast-fold poker: Not available;
- MTT grid: Almost $2M GTD every month;
- Hold'em action: Up to NL2k;
- Omaha action: Up to PLO1k;
- Spins: Windfall from $3 ($6,000 biggest prize) to $30 ($150,000 biggest prize);
- HU: Only HU SnG up to $200 buy-in regular and hyper-turbo;
- Trackers support: Yes, via hand converter.
TigerGaming is a US-facing poker network that offers Norwegian grinders the possibility to join tables with wealthy American sports fans. Our players receive an excellent rakeback deal plus a discount on hand converter.
PPPoker
- Rakeback: VIP rakeback deal from WPD;
- Rake: 5%;
- Fast-fold poker: Not available;
- MTT grid: Small events;
- Hold 'em action: Up to NL2k;
- Omaha action: Up to PLO1k;
- Spins: Not available;
- HU: On request;
- Trackers support: Yes, via hand converter.
Our PPPoker deal for Norwegian poker players includes bankroll guarantee + access to private clubs with soft action up to NL/PLO10k.
Summary
| PokerOK | partypoker | PokerKing | TigerGaming | PPPoker | |
| Rake | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5,50% | 5% |
| Rakeback | Up to 60% | Up to 60% | Up to 60% | Up to 40% | Up to 40% |
| Stakes | Up to NL/PLO 20k | Up to NL/PLO 20k | Up to NL/PLO 10k | Up to NL/PLO2k | Up to NL/PLO10k |
| Fast-fold Poker | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Spins | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| HU | No | Yes | Only HU SnG | Only HU SnG | No |
| Trackers Support | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Best Norwegian-friendly poker site to play MTTs: partypoker;
Best Norwegian-friendly poker site to play cash games: For high volume players we recommend PokerOK and partypoker; those looking for softer tables may take a look to PPPoker and TigerGaming;
Best Norwegian-friendly poker site to play spins: partypoker;
Best Norwegian-friendly poker site to play fast-fold poker: partypoker PokerOK.
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