{"id":55311,"date":"2022-07-18T14:20:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T14:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=55311"},"modified":"2022-07-18T14:20:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T14:20:38","slug":"norwegian-espen-jorstad-goes-wsop-main-event-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/norwegian-espen-jorstad-goes-wsop-main-event-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian Espen Jorstad Goes from Final Table Chip Leader to WSOP Main Event Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

A non-American came away as the World Series of Poker<\/a> Main Event<\/strong> champion for the fourth year in a row on Saturday at Bally\u2019s casino in Las Vegas. After topping a field of 8,663, Norway\u2019s Espen Jorstad<\/strong> walked away as the latest winner in the biggest event in poker, earning the championship bracelet and $10 million<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event saw nine days of play including three starting flights. The tournament produced an $80.8 million<\/strong> prize pool, the second-largest in series history.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s going to mean more in a few days when it sinks in,\u201d he told PokerGO after the victory. \u201cRight now it just feels absurd. I was just so focused on this match, I came in today to just play poker. I tried not to think too much about what was at stake here \u2013 I was just trying to play the best poker<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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WSOP Main Event final table action<\/span><\/h2>\n

Reaching the pinnacle of the poker world certainly isn\u2019t easy. Play carries on for days and brings plenty of mental and physical exhaustion. The event reached the final 10 players<\/strong> on Friday and then the final three battled it out to a winner on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jorstad defied some recent trends where Main Event chip leaders can\u2019t turn that stack into a title. He returned tied as the leader on Friday and then also held the lead on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some savvy play and steering clear of any major mistakes helped Jorstad on his way to the title. Australia\u2019s Adrian Attenborough<\/strong>, 28, and Argentina\u2019s Michael Duek<\/strong>, 23, also returned to action on Saturday. Jorstad held twice the chips of Attenborough and four times as many as Duek.<\/span><\/p>\n

Duek was the first player to fall, calling a river all-in shove from Attenborough. Duek held K\u26658\u2666 on a board of Q\u266610\u26635\u2665K\u26603\u2660. However, Attenborough tabled\u00a0 A\u2663J\u2663 for the Broadway straight<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking the title<\/span><\/h2>\n

When heads-up play began, Jorstad had about 50 million<\/strong> more chips than his opponent. The first hand brought plenty of controversy as Attenborough took about 18 minutes<\/strong> before making a decision. The hand saw a huge river bet and the Australian agonized over the hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The tank heard around the world. <\/p>\n

Espen Jorstad strikes first in heads-up play after moving all in on the river and putting Adrian Attenborough in the cage with his bluff catcher. <\/p>\n

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— PokerGO (@PokerGO) July 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n