Famous Poker Players from Norway
👤 Player Profiles: Based on publicly available tournament data.
🇳🇴 Famous Poker Players from Norway
Norway has produced a remarkable number of elite poker players for its small population of 5.5 million. Norwegian players are known for aggressive, creative play and have been especially dominant in online poker.
Felix Stephensen
2014 WSOP Main Event runner-up ($5.1M). Norway’s biggest poker moment.
Felix Stephensen’s 2nd place finish in the 2014 WSOP Main Event for $5.1 million was the biggest result in Norwegian poker history. His deep run captivated the Norwegian public and inspired a generation of players.
Annette Obrestad
Won WSOP Europe Main Event at age 18 — youngest bracelet winner at the time.
Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad won the first-ever WSOP Europe Main Event in 2007 at just 18 years old, making her the youngest bracelet winner in WSOP history at the time. She is also famous for winning an online tournament without looking at her cards, demonstrating pure positional play.
Johnny Lodden
Norwegian poker pioneer, popular TV personality and ambassador.
Johnny Lodden was one of the first Norwegian players to achieve international recognition. Known for his creative plays and entertaining personality, Lodden popularized poker in Norway through TV appearances and consistent tournament results across Europe.
Preben Stokkan
Multiple WSOP cashes, consistent European tournament performer.
Preben Stokkan has represented Norway at the highest levels of tournament poker with multiple deep runs and significant cashes across WSOP, EPT, and WPT events.
Andreas Torbergsen
Online high-stakes legend, feared in the biggest games.
Andreas Torbergsen was one of the most successful Norwegian online players, known for playing the highest stakes cash games and tournaments online. His aggressive style typified the Norwegian approach to poker.