The Poker Tour Finnkampen or Pokerfinnkampen is an annual poker tournament established in 2006. Pokerfinnkampen is the official poker national competition between Sweden and Finland.
Sweden and Finland have a long tradition of good competitions regardless if it is athletics, ice hockey or motor sports. Now with the addition of Poker the excitement is completed. The first pilot tournament of Pokerfinnkampen, held in Stockholm, finished with Finland ending up as the clear winner by achieving a victory in all three competition categories; individual ranking, terminator achievement and country total player points.
The competition is played as No Limit Texas Hold’em tournaments with up to 100 players representing each country. From 2007 to 2011 all tournaments have been held at the largest casino in Tallinn – Estonia, Reval Park Hotel & Casino.
The Tournament is conducted in English. The websites for Pokerfinnkampen are:
www.pokerfinnkampen.comwww.suomiruotsi.comPokerfinnkampen was founded by the company Poker Icons AB. Poker Icons is still the owner of the brand and the organizer of all the tournaments.
One of the most prominent players that has played Pokerfinnkampen is the Finnish poker star Ilari Sahamies (aka Ziigmund).
2011: Team Finland2011: Individual Stefan Ericsson, representing Sweden2011: Terminator Stefan Ericsson, representing Sweden2010: Team Finland2010: Individual Dino Dinler, representing Finland2010: Terminator Peter Pihlström, representing Sweden2009: Team Finland2009: Individual Jari Mähönen, representing Finland2009: Terminator Samir Shakhtoor, representing Sweden2008: Team Finland2008: Individual Antti Lehtinen, representing Finland2008: Terminator tied between Janne Pitko, representing Finland and Gusten Sjöberg, representing Sweden2007: Team Finland2007: Individual Dino Dinler, representing Finland2007: Terminator Dino Dinler, representing Finland2006: Team Finland2006: Individual Ilari Salasalmi, representing Finland2006: Terminator Martin von Zweigbergk, representing Finland2009
Event I 25–26 April 2009
2009-I: Team Finland2009-I: Individual Jari Mähönen, representing Finland2009-I: Terminator Samir Shakhtoor, representing SwedenEvent II 5–6 September 2009
2009-II: Team Finland2009-II: Individual Kristiina Myllyoja, representing Finland2009-II: Terminator Jonas Frisk, representing SwedenEvent III 14–15 November 2009
2009-III: Team Finland2009-III: Individual Minna Ritakorpi, representing Finland2009-III: Terminator Matti Tiainen, representing Finland2008
Event I 24–25 May 2008
2008-I: Team Finland2008-I: Individual Erik Eklund, representing Finland2008-I: Terminator Janne Pitko, representing FinlandEvent II 13–14 September 2008
2008-II: Team Sweden2008-II: Individual Magdalena In de Betou, representing Sweden2008-II: Terminator Gusten Sjöberg, representing SwedenEvent III 6–7 December 2008
2008-III: Team Finland2008-III: Individual Antti Lehtinen, representing Finland2008-III: Terminator Teemu Tuomala, representing Finland2007
Event I 2–3 March 2007
2007-I: Team Finland2007-I: Individual Panu Palomäki, representing Finland2007-I: Terminator Niko Lehmonen, representing FinlandEvent II 12–13 May 2007
2007-II: Team Finland2007-II: Individual Christer Hemphälä, representing Sweden2007-II: Terminator Christer Hemphälä, representing SwedenEvent III 1–2 September 2007
2007-III: Team Sweden2007-III: Individual Mikael Bredenberg, representing Sweden2007-III: Terminator Dino Dinler, representing FinlandEvent IV 1–2 December 2007
2007-IV: Team Finland2007-IV: Individual Dino Dinler, representing Finland2007-IV: Terminator Dino Dinler, representing Finland 