Espen Jørstad

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.

Espen Jørstad
Born	1988 (age 36–37) Levanger Municipality, Norway
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	2
Final table(s)	4
Money finish(es)	23
Highest WSOP Main Event finish	Winner, 2022
World Poker Tour
Money finish(es)	2
European Poker Tour
Money finish(es)	2
Information last updated on 5 June 2025.

Career

Jørstad obtained a master's degree in brewing science from the University of Copenhagen and worked at a brewery before his poker career.^[1]

Jørstad 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 4♥ 2♥ 2♣ 8♠ Q♣ and Attenborough called with J♣ 4♠. Jørstad had Q♦ 2♠ for a full house to win the championship. He became the first Main Event champion from Norway.^[8]

As of June 2025, Jørstad's total live earnings exceed $18,852,000, placing him in first on Norway's all-time money list.^[9][10]

World Series of Poker bracelets

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