Espen Uhlen Jørstad (born May 1988) is a Norwegian professional poker player currently residing in

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. In 2022, he won the

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for $10,000,000.

Career

Jørstad obtained a Masters degree in brewing science from the

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and worked at a brewery before his poker career. He started streaming on

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in 2016 under alias ''uhlenpoker'' as a sponsored

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poker pro, before rebranding to group channel ''overbetexpress''. Playing under the names "Hymn2ninkasi" on

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and "COVFEFE-19" on GGPoker, Jørstad primarily focused on cash games. 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. Jørstad won his first WSOP bracelet in 2022, partnering with Patrick Leonard in the Tag Team event. 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. As of 2022, Jørstad's total live earnings exceed $10,271,000, placing him in first on Norway's all-time money list.

World Series of Poker bracelets

References

External links

Hendon Mob profileWSOP.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jørstad, Espen Norwegian poker players World Series of Poker bracelet winners World Series of Poker Main Event winners 1988 births Living people