Dag Martin Mikkelsen (born 25 June 1986 in
Stavanger
Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...
) is a Norwegian professional
poker
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player, known online as "dmmikkel". At the
2007 World Series of Poker Main Event Mikkelsen was at one time the chip leader but eventually finished the tournament in 42nd place, winning the largest sum a Norwegian had ever won in WSOP at that time. He is also known for getting a Royal Flush on camera during the 2007 WSOP Main Event, which has the probability of 1 in 124 000.
Mikkelsen started playing poker as a 17-year-old attending
St. Olav High School. He continued playing poker recreationally while working as a truck driver in the
Norwegian Army
The Norwegian Army () is the land warfare service branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway in 1628. The ...
.
Mikkelsen finished fourth in the 2009 European Poker Tour Grand Final in
Monte Carlo
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. He started the final day as the chip-leader and held it until the final 4, when he got eliminated.
Mikkelsen was sponsored by
Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker is an Irish online poker card room and online casino that opened in June 2004. Formerly privately owned by Tiltware, LLC and later by the Rational Entertainment Group, the site was acquired by The Stars Group (then known as Amaya ...
in 2007.
Career
List of meritorious achievement:
* 2nd Final in $1 million guarantee tournament online.
* Most Winning the world over 12 months (until November 2006) of $300 to $1000 Turbo SitnGo.
* 22nd place EPT Barcelona 2007.
* 4th place in the Paddy Power Irish Open, Dublin.
* 5th place in the Paddy Power Irish Open, Dublin (Omaha).
References
External links
Card Player profileHendon Mob profileWSOP profile
Norwegian poker players
1986 births
Living people
People from Stavanger
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