2022 WSOP Online

Event #8: $1,000 NLH 6-Max
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 WSOP Online

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
33
Prize
$73,370
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$345,600
Entries
384
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
384
Players Left
1

"labelfree" Takes a Pot

"labelfree"
"labelfree"

Blinds: 600/1,200/120

Action folded to "labelfree" on the button who opened for 2,580 and only Darren "darrenelias" Elias made the call from the big blind.

The flop came {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Spades} and Elias check-called a bet of 2,580 from "labelfree". On the {q-Clubs} turn Elias checked again and "labelfree" sized to 6,280, which was enough to fold out Elias and take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Darren "darrenelias" Elias us
Darren "darrenelias" Elias
79,876
59,876
59,876
BetMGM Poker NJ
labelfree us
labelfree
37,195

Dokler Picks Up a Monster To Knockout Galfond

Jonathan "Art.Vandelay" Dokler
Jonathan "Art.Vandelay" Dokler

Blinds: 300/600/60

Michael "MMenz08816" Menzer opened to 1,200 from the hijack and Raman "Acrogum" Afanasenka next to act three-bet to 3,600. It folded to Jonathan "Art.Vandelay" Dokler in the small blind who moved all in for 16,345 total and Farah "bowlofchili" Galfond called in the big blind for her last 6,849. Both Menzer and Afanasenka got out of the way and the cards were tabled.

Farah "bowlofchili" Galfond: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Jonathan "Art.Vandelay" Dokler: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and the kings of Dokler held up to send Galfond to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Michael "MMenz08816" Menzer us
Michael "MMenz08816" Menzer
74,295
-4,850
-4,850
Jonathan "Art.Vandelay" Dokler us
Jonathan "Art.Vandelay" Dokler
28,354
Raman "Acrogum" Afanasenka by
Raman "Acrogum" Afanasenka
21,335
Farah "bowlofchili" Galfond us
Farah "bowlofchili" Galfond
Busted

Sadhu Takes From Leng

Aditya "Roronoa" Sadhu
Aditya "Roronoa" Sadhu

Blinds: 300/600/60

Aditya "Roronoa" Sadhu opened the action on the button to 1,368 and only Ryan "Adopt_aDogg0" Leng made the call in the big blind.

The flop came {9-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Leng check-called a bet of 1,698 from Sadhu. On the {k-Hearts} both players slowed down with a check to the {j-Diamonds} river.

Leng checked to Sadhu who sized up to full pot of 6,792 and Leng quickly folded, sending the pot to Sadhu.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan "Adopt_aDogg0" Leng us
Ryan "Adopt_aDogg0" Leng
26,225
WSOP 3X Winner
Aditya "Roronoa" Sadhu us
Aditya "Roronoa" Sadhu
23,356

Norwegian Gold Part 1: Espen Jorstad's Road to Winning the 2022 WSOP Main Event

Espen Jorstad
Espen Jorstad at the 2022 WSOP Main Event

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.

Read the full story on PokerNews.com