Johnny Lodden signs with PokerStars!
- Filed under: EPT, High Stakes News, Johnny Lodden, Online poker, Player Profiles, Player to watch, Poker, Poker Tournament, bad_ip
- Date: Oct 28,2008
According the magazine, the deal will only last until the end of year 2008, but Thomas Udness, the marketing manager of PokerStars, is confident that co-operation between Lodden and PokerStars will continue beyond the end of the year.
Lodden (picture) have managed well recently in live tournaments and that could be the reason for PokerStars signing him. Most recently he cashed in the Main Event of the WSOPE, as he finished in 11th place and took home a prize of just under $100k.
Of course he have been almost a legend in online poker scene for a while, as he was one of the first internet poker players who made a name for themselves. He is also known for being the losing player in a hand that was at that time the biggest pot of the online poker history. He is alongside Anette Obrestad most well known poker player coming from Norway.
The first tournament where Lodden will play as a sponsored player of PokerStars is EPT Budapest, that started today.
Source: Pokerista.fi, Poker Magasin (google translated version)
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