WSOP 2022 Day 47: Jorstad Wins Main Event
It happened. The Main Event found its 2022 world champion.
It was a surreal day, for certain. The final three Main Event contenders returned to Bally’s in Las Vegas on Saturday to play for pieces of $20M. The third-place finisher would receive $4M, with $6M reserved for second and $10M for the winner. And Epsen Jorstad, the skilled poker player from Norway, took it down.
As he and his friends proceeded to celebrate the victory in Las Vegas, their excitement was marred by a report of an active shooter in one – and then many – casinos. While the reports and accounts proved false about an actual shooter, the panic of running from such a situation gripped everyone in quite a few casinos let on Friday night. Many people sustained injuries from the stampedes. It was a glimpse into the minds of Americans who live in such a place, and it was especially a look at the way of life in the US as compared to that of many other countries.
But poker fans and players want results, so this is that information from Day 47 of the 2022 World Series of Poker.
Event 70: $10K NLHE Main Event
Three players made the ninth full day – the final day – of the 2022 WSOP Main Event.
The trio started with the 187th hand of the final table, with Espen Jorstad in the lead with 298M chips, Adrian Attenborough in second with 150M, and Michael Duek on the shortest stack of 72M.
Duek was ready to move and risked it all on a Q-T-5-K-3 rainbow board. He had K08 for top pair, but Attenborough showed A-J for the nut straight. Duek fell in third place.
Attenborough had 235.5M chips going into heads-up, and Jorstad had 284.5M. Jorstad took the first major pot after ending his opponent into the tank for 20 minutes before folding.
The tank heard around the world.
Espen Jorstad strikes first in heads-up play after moving all in on the river and putting Adrian Attenborough in the cage with his bluff catcher.
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However, Attenborough then doubled through his opponent to take the lead. Jorstad took it back soon after. And it took only a few hands from there to finish it. The board read 4h-2h-2c-8s-Qs. Jorstad bet enough to put Attenborough all-in, and the latter did call all-in after nearly ten minutes with Jc-4s. But Jorstad showed Qd-2s for the full house and the championship title.
Jorstad called his mother to share the joy with her across the water. He then celebrated with his friends on the rail. He told PokerNews that he plans to invest some of the money and use some to play more high-stakes poker.
| Event 70: Day 9 of 9 | $10K buy-in | NLHE World Championship Main Event |
| Total entries: | 8,663 | (8569 in 2019, 6650 in 2021) |
| Players remaining: | 10 | |
| Total prize pool: | $80,782,475 | |
| Players paid: | 1,300 | |
| Minimum payout: | $15,000 | |
| Winner payout: | $10,000,000 | |
| Final table results: | 1st place;: | Espen Jorstad (Norway) $10,000,000 |
| 2nd place: | Adrian Attenborough (Australia) $6,000,000 | |
| 3rd place: | Michael Duek (Argentina) $4,000,000 | |
| 4th place: | John Eames (UK) $3,000,000 | |
| 5th place: | Matija Dobric (Croatia) $2,250,000 | |
| 6th place: | Jeffrey Farnes (UA) $1,750,000 | |
| 7th place: | Aaron Duczak (Canada) $1,350,000 | |
| 8th place: | Philippe Souki (UK) $1,075,000 | |
| 9th place: | Matthew Su (USA) $850,675 | |
| 10th place: | Asher Conniff (USA) $675,000 |
Event 84: $3K HORSE
The third day of this HORSE event was supposed to be the last, with 22 players starting and playing down to and through the final table. Players like John Racener, Lena Wang, and Mike Wattel busted on the way to that point. Andre Akkari busted in 11th place and Greg Mascio in tenth to set that table.
Lawrence Brandt led the final nine, as former chipleader David Bach busted in ninth. After the dinner break and Yarron Bender’s eighth-place finish, Brandt ousted Perry Friedman, and Richard Tatalovich did the same to Kristan Lord in sixth, and Kevin Gerhart in fifth. But it was Tatalovich who departed in fourth place. Play then continued with some swings and three players remaining.
They stopped play to resume on Sunday to play for the win.
| Event 84: Day 3 of 4 | $3K buy-in | HORSE |
| Total entries: | 327 | (301 in 2019, 282 in 2021) |
| Players remaining: | 22 | |
| Total prize pool: | $873,090 | |
| Players paid: | 50 | |
| Minimum payout: | $4,800 | |
| Winner payout: | $205,139 | |
| Final table counts: | #1 | Tomasz Gluszko (Poland) 5,320,000 |
| #2 | Roberto Marin (USA) 4,465,000 | |
| #3 | Lawrence Brandt (USA) 3,300,000 | |
| 4th place: | Richard Tatalovich (USA) $61,789 | |
| 5th place: | Kevin Gerhart (USA) $44,415 | |
| 6th place: | Kristan Lord (USA) $32,583 | |
| 7th place: | Perry Friedman (USA) $24,403 | |
| 8th place: | Yarron Bendor (USA) $18,669 |
Event 85: $1,500 Closer
This tournament was turned on its head when the active shooter news reached the tournament floor. It took the staff quite a long time to restack and assign chips as they were prior to the panic that overturned tables and sent chips flying. In the end, they simply called it a night and planned to resume the following day, with Day 1B players completing their day before combining those survivors with Day 1A finishers.
| Event 85: Day 1B of 3 | $1,500 buy-in | NLHE Closer (1 RE/flight) |
| Total entries: | 2,039 | (2800 in 2019, 1903 in 2021) |
| Players remaining: | 552 | |
| Total prize pool: | $3,962,280 | |
| Players paid: | 245 | |
| Minimum payout: | $3,360 | |
| Winner payout: | $536,280 | |
| Top chip counts: | #1: | Travis Cochran (USA) 545,000 |
| #2: | Eyyal Altar (USA) 530,000 | |
| #3: | Todd Crosswell (USA) 440,000 | |
| #4: | James Brundige (USA) 434,000 | |
| #5: | Missar Quaraishi (USA) 424,000 |
Event 86: $10K NLHE 6-Handed Championship
This tournament was supposed to play further as well, but the panic of the evening forced it to stop with 45 players remaining.
| Event 86: Day 2 of 3 | $10K buy-in | NLHE 6-Handed Championship |
| Total entries: | 394 | (272 in 2019, 329 in 2021) |
| Players remaining: | 45 | |
| Total prize pool: | $3,674,050 | |
| Players paid: | 60 | |
| Minimum payout: | $16,000 | |
| Winner payout: | $824,653 | |
| Top chip counts: | #1: | Daniel Rezaei (Austria) 1,389,000 |
| #2: | Barry Woods (USA) 1,067,000 | |
| #3: | Pavel Plesuv (Moldova) 1,058,000 | |
| #4: | Pierre Calamusa (France) 900,000 | |
| #5: | Aaron Kupin (USA) 880,000 |
Event 87: $5K NLHE 8-Handed
The second-last tournament of the 2022 WSOP began on Saturday with a big crowd. It appeared that 574 entries completed the field, but the abrupt end of the night and the scattering of chips and tables prevented the staff from setting the final numbers.
| Event 87: Day 1 of 2 | $5K buy-in | NLHE 8-Handed (1 RE) |
| Total entries: | 574 (not final) | (531 in 2021) |
| Players remaining: | 208 | |
| Total prize pool: | TBD | |
| Players paid: | TBD | |
| Minimum payout: | TBD | |
| Winner payout: | TBD | |
| Top chip counts: | #1: | Alex Foxen (USA) 456,000 |
| #2: | David Baker (USA) 401,000 | |
| #3: | Hossein Ensan (Germany) 292,000 | |
| #4: | Mike Matusow (USA) 256,000 | |
| #5: | Liv Boeree (UK) 246,000 |
Today’s Poker Menu
The WSOP staff is tasked with sorting through any unfinished business from the previous night, ensuring that all players received their proper stacks and those wanting refunds received some sort of favorable answer.
Event 84 finishes the HORSE final table.
Event 85 finishes the second starting day of the NLHE Closer and then plays down toward a final table..
Event 86 continues the $10K NLHE 6-Handed Championship toward a conclusion.
Event 87 kicks off the $5K NLHE 8-Handed tournament.
Everyone at the WSOP in Paris dove on the ground. Wasnt sure if shooter or earthquake. Assumed shooter. Chips, chairs, tables, cards everywhere. Hope everyone is safe. pic.twitter.com/OID0CvHFv9
— Mackenzie Kraemer (@MackNova) July 17, 2022
