Norwegian player Stefan Hansen Wins European Masters of Poker Gran Canaria

Norwegian poker player, Stefan Hansen, recently won the first European Masters of Poker season III title after besting a 213-trong field in Gran Canaria at the weekend. Hansen took down €34,160 for his victory in the €1,100 buy-in event at the Casino Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, after beating Yohas Avidani from Israel in the final heads up play.

The final hand of the event came when Hansen moved all in with 6-6 and was called by Avidani with 3-3. The board fell K-9-2-A-K and Hansen scooped the additional €10,000 and the title joining last year's winner Maciej Lipny of Poland as Gran Canaria champion.

The European Masters of Poker Gran Canaria final table results and prizes were:
1.Stefan Hansen (Norway) - €34,160
2.Yohas Avidani (Israel) - €34,580
3.Andrei Demchenko (Russia) – €24,940
4.Pim van Wieringen (Holland) - €28,130
5.Johan Berg (Sweden) - €10,220
6.Stephen Sammon (Ireland) - €8,300
7.Öystein Sannes (Norway) - €7,240
8.Matti Konttinen (Finland) - €6,170
9.Ran Sahanes (Israel) - €5,110

The European Masters of Poker season III now gears up for its second stop in Casino Estoril, Lisbon, Portugal from March 23 to 26, 2011.

Qualification for the €1,000+€100 buy-in main event in Lisbon is now underway on all affiliate online poker sites on the Entraction network including 24hPoker, C4A.com, NoIQPoker.com, Pokerihuone.com and Pokerdassi.com for as little as €2 or 200 VIP points. There are 32 daily satellites feeding into the main weekly qualifiers which take place each:

Tuesday 20:40 (CET) - €100 buy in with four €2,000 packages guaranteed
Thursday 20:40 (CET) - €100 buy in with four €2,000 packages guaranteed
Sunday 20:40 (CET) - €200 buy in with six €2,000 packages guaranteed