January 12, 2014
If you thought that we had seen the last of Norwegian poker pro Ola “Odd_Oddsen” Amundsgard and his million-kronor ($170,000) challenge to his nation’s politicians to beat him in a poker series in order to demonstrate the role of skill in the game, think again. Amundsgard reminded the publication NutBlocker this week that the challenge […]
December 12, 2013
The much-hyped five-month, 10,000-hand poker challenge between Norwegian poker pro Ola “‘Odd_Oddsen” Amundsgård and politician Erlend Wiborg has fizzled out unexpectedly after the first clash, in which Wiborg was heavily defeated over an initial 1,056 hands. The challenge was supposed to illustrate that over time skill will always trump good fortune, a key element in […]
December 6, 2013
The much-hyped challenge match between Norwegian politician Erlend Wiborg and his countryman, poker professional player Ola “Odd_Oddsen” Amundsgård is about to commence December 7, but it will be a long drawn out affair, scheduled to end only in May next year. The objective of the challenge is to demonstrate that poker is a game in […]