
“He was the guy who was giving me trouble since Day 6 basically. “I came into a very tough heads-up versus the one opponent I did not want to face,” Jorstad said.

Jorstad won the $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em World Championship on Saturday at Bally’s Event Center, outlasting Attenborough to claim the $10 million first prize. On two occasions during heads-up play in the World Series of Poker Main Event Jorstad assumed a statue-like pose while his opponent, Adrian Attenborough, shuffled his chips and agonized for several minutes over a decision. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal)Įspen Jorstad sat motionless, his left hand resting on his right elbow, eyes closed behind sunglasses and no expression on his face.

Espen Jorstad hugs people after winning in the final table of the main event during the World Series of Poker, at Bally’s Event Center in Las Vegas, Saturday, July 16, 2022.
