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Blinds: 200/400/40
Shannon "aulophobia" Shorr opened to 800 from the cutoff and Rok "kamehameha" Gostisa moved all in from the big blind for 7,077, which Shorr snap-called.
Rok "kamehameha" Gostisa: 
Shannon "aulophobia" Shorr: 
The flop came 
and Gostisa was almost drawing dead. The turn came the 
and the inconsequential 
hit the river to give Gostisa a meaningless set. Shorr scored the pot and Gostisa was sent to the virtual rebuy window.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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19,210
19,210
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19,210 |
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Players are now on a five-minute break. Play will resume shortly.
Blinds: 150/300/30
The action folded around to Anthony "Venus" Hu in the small blind who opened for 825 and Brett "Metanemesis" Apter made the call in the big blind.
On the flop of 
, Hu bet out 600 and Apter quickly called. The turn came the 
and Hu sized to 1,000, which again Apter came along.
The 
completed the board and both players checked to a showdown. Hu tabled 
for middle pair which was enough to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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35,580
10,580
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10,580 |
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7,403
-17,597
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-17,597 |
Before he was Norway's first World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion, Espen Uhlen Jorstad was a gamer and part-time poker player who cared more about playing video games and partying than he did chasing his dreams and aspirations.
Now a world poker champion, the 34-year-old says he wants to be a good ambassador for the game, encourage a healthy lifestyle, and show his country the positive aspects of professional poker.
PokerNews' Jesse Fullen recently interviewed the 2022 WSOP Main Event champion one-on-one in an intimate conversation that can be heard on the PokerNews podcast.
Drawing on that interview, this two-part series will look at Jorstad's life before and after the $10 million score that made him a household name and catapulted him to the top of Norway's all-time money list according to The Hendon Mob.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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38,733 | |
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38,730
2,260
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2,260 |
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34,283
9,283
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9,283 |
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34,180
5,257
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5,257 |
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34,120 | |
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31,192
6,192
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6,192 |
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31,077
6,077
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6,077 |
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30,540 | |
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Blinds: 75/150/15
Thomas ".BEAST." Cannuli opened the action to 397 from under the gun and it folded around to Richard "callmelater" Alati in the big blind who made the call.
The flop fanned out 
and Alati check-called a bet of 644 from Cannuli. On the 
turn Alati checked again and Cannuli bet 1,438, which Alati called.
The peeled off on the river and Alati checked a third time. Cannuli sized up to 3,026 and without much thought, Alati made the call. Cannuli rolled over 
for the over-pair and took down the sizable pot when Alati's hand hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,923 | |
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17,460
-6,325
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-6,325 |
Players are now on a five-minute break. Play will resume shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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36,470 | |
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25,225 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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Blinds: 50/100/70
Richard "callmelater" Alati opened to 200 from under the gun and only Adrian "sacakewalk" Sacher made the call in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Sacher check-called a bet of 260 from Alati. On the 
turn Sacher checked again and Alati sized to 520, which Sacher came along.
The 
completed the board and both players checked to a showdown. Sacher rolled over 
for flopped bottom pair and Alati's hand hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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25,498 | |
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23,785 |
