Mickey Petersen: "I Don't Think I Have a Special Talent for Poker"
When you talk about successful online tournament players, you must mention Team PokerStars Online's Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen. The Dane has won over $5 million in online tournaments as well as the 2012 EPT Copenhagen. PokerStrategy.com met him in Berlin to discuss the differences between live and online play as well as the WSOP.
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Under the nickname "mement_mori", Mickey Petersen has won a lot of money in online poker tournaments - more than $5 million, in fact. He also is a member of Team PokerStars Online.
In addition, he took his talents to the live arena with great success: in February of this year, he bested fellow Team PokerStars member Pierre Neuville at the EPT Copenhagen to win $444,595. Now he is looking forward to the World Series of Poker and will be playing most events - but not the Big One For One Drop.
In this interview with PokerStrategy.com reporter 
Tobias Frey, Mickey talks about the WSOP, his phenomenal career, the strongest nations in poker right now and his future plans.
Have fun listening!
• Length: 15 minutes
• Producer: Tobias Frey
Quotes from Mickey 'mement_mori' Petersen
To get a taste of what you'll hear in the interview, check out a few quotes from Mickey:
On who is the strongest nation: "We Danish players are running pretty good right now, but there are a lot of other great countries like Sweden, Germany or the UK."
On the differences between live and online poker: "Of course there are some differences, but many players overestimate them. Live tournaments are normally deeper and you must adapt your game, but you're still playing a No Limit tournament."
On his victory at EPT Copenhagen: "It was amazing. I played heads-up against Pierre Neuville for about six hours, it was a very long match. I got it all-in with A-5 against his A-4, but I rivered a 5. That was obviously a great feeling."
