Norwegian Politician Drops $2666 in First Session Against Poker Pro

Poker Fuse – The million Kroner challenge match between Norwegian politician Erlan Wiborg and PLO pro Ola “Odd Oddsen” Amundsrud has started badly for the pro-poker politico. After the first 1,000 hands at $0.5/$1 PLO, the pro is up $2,666. There is 1m Kr ($170k) of Amundsrud’s money at stake should he lose the match he proposed in order to prove that poker is a game of skill. Currently, Norway bans online poker. The Norwegian gambling regulator, Lottstift, states on its site: ”Poker is considered a lottery in Norway and is therefore not legal. This means that it is not…