| 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.
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 $15,042,000, placing him in first on Norway's all-time money list.[9] [10]
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |