The first thing the 34-year-old did after his victory? Call his mother back in Norway. The Norwegian sat motionless, with his eyes closed behind his sunglasses, giving nothing away to his opponent. The final will be remembered for Jørstad's trance-like state as he twice waited for Attenborough to make a decision. That's about 100 million Norwegian kroner.Īttenborough won't be too disappointed however, as he took $6 million for placing second. He beat the Australian Adrian Attenborough heads-up in the $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em World Championship to take home the $10 million first prize. Norway's Espen Jørstad wins World Series of Poker. On an enthralling final day in Vegas, Espen Uhlen Jørstad came out on top of a field of 8,663 participants in the World Series of Poker (WSOP). He takes home $10 million from his victory at the Las Vegas event. Jørstad is the first Norwegian to win the ultimate poker prize.
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