Jorstad said that on Day 6 he told eventual heads-up opponent Attenborough that the Australian was the one player he didn't want to play heads-up against. She's my biggest fan so it was kind of emotional,' Jorstad told a crowd of reporters. 'She was crying and had trouble speaking. The first thing Jorstad did after clinching victory? Call his mother.
Just one hand later, the tournament could have been over only for Attenborough to tank-fold bottom pair after almost 20 minutes.īut a short while later, and after a slightly shorter tank, Attenborough did call for his tournament life only for Jorstad to turn over a rivered full house to become the latest poker world champion. Jorstad started the final day as the chip leader and watched as Attenborough sent Duek to the rail on just the tenth hand of the day.
