Espen Jørstad Explained

Espen Jørstad
Birth Place:Levanger, Norway
Updated:17 July 2022
Wsop Bracelet Count:2
Wsop Final Tables:4
Wsop Money Finishes:23
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank:Winner
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year:2022
Ept Money Finishes:1

Espen Uhlen Jørstad (born May 1988) is a Norwegian professional poker player currently residing in London, England. In 2022, he won the World Series of Poker Main Event for $10,000,000.

Career

Jørstad obtained a master's degree in brewing science from the University of Copenhagen and worked at a brewery before his poker career.[1]

He started streaming on Twitch in 2016[2] under alias uhlenpoker as a sponsored Unibet poker pro,[3] before rebranding to group channel overbetexpress.[4]

Playing under the names "Hymn2ninkasi" on PokerStars and "COVFEFE-19" on GGPoker, Jørstad primarily focused on cash games.[5] He reached his first World Series of Poker final table in 2020, finishing in fifth place in a $400 Fifty Stack event during the WSOP Online. In 2021, he was sixth in the WSOP Online Main Event, earning $603,058.[6]

Jørstad won his first WSOP bracelet in 2022, partnering with Patrick Leonard in the Tag Team event.[7] In the Main Event, he made the final table in a field of 8,663, the second-largest in WSOP history, and went heads-up against Adrian Attenborough. On the 19th hand of heads-up play, Jørstad shoved all in on a board of and Attenborough called with . Jørstad had for a full house to win the championship. He became the first Main Event champion from Norway.[8]

As of 2023, Jørstad's total live earnings exceed $15,042,000, placing him in first on Norway's all-time money list.[9] [10]

World Series of Poker bracelets

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2022$1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em
(w/ Patrick Leonard)
$74,042
2022$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event$10,000,000

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guillemot. Fred. Espen Uhlen Jørstad: "I Think There is a Beer for Everyone". PokerListings. 14 October 2021. 17 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Overbetexpress SocialBlade profile. . socialblade.com. 17 July 2022.
  3. Web site: I was in the right place at the right time. Liedtke. Lars. vip-grinders.com. 24 November 2017. 17 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Schroen . Melvin . 27 July 2022 . Espen Uhlen Jorstad - Poker Profile by PokerListings.com . 10 April 2024 . PokerListings . en.
  5. Web site: Pitt. Matthew. 2022 WSOP Main Event Final Table Profile: Espen Jorstad. PokerNews.com. 15 July 2022. 17 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Walsh. Jeff. Aleksei Vandyshev Wins GGPoker 2021 WSOP Online Main Event for $2.5M. PocketFives.com. 11 September 2021. 17 July 2022.
  7. Web site: Fast. Erik. Patrick Leonard and Espen Jorstad Win 2022 World Series of Poker Tag Team Event. CardPlayer.com. 30 June 2022. 17 July 2022.
  8. Web site: McBride. Aaron. WSOP Day 47: Espen Jorstad Wins 2022 Main Event for $10,000,000. PokerNews.com. 16 July 2022. 17 July 2022.
  9. Web site: Norway All Time Money List, Hendon Mob Poker Database . 17 July 2022 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  10. Web site: Espen Uhlen Jørstad's profile on The Hendon Mob . 2 December 2023 . The Hendon Mob Poker Database . en.