Pokerfinnkampen 2008 Event 1
Final Score Finland 1658 points vs. Sweden 814 points
Winner: Erik Eklund playing for Finland
Terminator: Janne Pitko playing for Finland

The first event of 2008 started like the 2007 ended, Finland continued to dominate the competition. There was a few swedes that fought back, worth mentioning was the reigning Swedish Champion Carl-Johan Geijer’s 5th place finish. A funny anecdote was that the runner up Tuomas Jalonen from Finland managed to secure his position without taking out a single player!

Nation Name Winnings
1st Finland    Erik Eklund € 11,004
2nd Finland    Tuomas Jalonen € 7,035
3rd Finland    Janne Pitko € 4,943
4th Sweden    Albert Rolander € 3,608
5th Sweden    Carl-Johan Geijer € 2,417
6th Finland    Antti Lehtinen € 1,948
7th Finland    Joni Salo € 1,515
8th Sweden    Jack Hansen € 1,335
9th Sweden    Tomas Holmér € 1,191
10th Finland    Mari Hakkarainen € 1,082