2022 WSOP Online

Event #1: $400 NLH Kick-Off
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 WSOP Online

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$58,491
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$271,800
Entries
474
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
12,500
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
474
Players Left
1

Norwegian Gold Part 1: Espen Jorstad's Road to Winning the 2022 WSOP Main Event

Level 18 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 250 ante
Espen Jorstad
Espen Jorstad at the 2022 WSOP Main Event

Before he was Norway's first World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion, Espen Uhlen Jorstad was a gamer and part-time poker player who cared more about playing video games and partying than he did chasing his dreams and aspirations.

Now a world poker champion, the 34-year-old says he wants to be a good ambassador for the game, encourage a healthy lifestyle, and show his country the positive aspects of professional poker.

PokerNews' Jesse Fullen recently interviewed the 2022 WSOP Main Event champion one-on-one in an intimate conversation that can be heard on the PokerNews podcast.

Drawing on that interview, this two-part series will look at Jorstad's life before and after the $10 million score that made him a household name and catapulted him to the top of Norway's all-time money list according to The Hendon Mob.

Read the full story on PokerNews.com