Norwegian conquers EPT Dortmund

The first German Open poker championship on the European Poker Tour held in Dortmund this week was won by Norwegian player Andreas Hoivold when he defeated Italy's Cristiano Bianco in a tense, two hand heads-up with the main prize of Euro 672 000 at stake.

Held at the Casino Hohenysburg in Dortmund, this is the second time a Norwegian has won a title in season 3 of the European Poker Tour; Bjorn-Erik Glenne won Euro 691 000 in the Barcelona event.

The Euro 5 000 buy-in No-Limit Texas Hold'em tournament had been fully sold out for the past two weeks, with an entry field of 500 players generating a prizepool of Euro 2.35 million. Many of the players won seats in online poker satellite competitions.