2020 World Series of Poker
The 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was the 51st edition of the event. Originally scheduled to begin on May 26 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
| 2020 World Series of Poker | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada King's Casino, Rozvadov, Czech Republic Online (GGPoker and WSOP.com) |
| Dates | November 29-January 3 |
| Champion | |
 Damian Salas | |
There were 101 bracelet events on the schedule before the postponement.[3]
In June, the WSOP introduced the 2020 World Series of Poker Online, a series of 85 online tournaments, 31 on WSOP.com and 54 on GGPoker. The series started on July 1 and concluded in September.[4]
In November, the WSOP announced that the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event would still be held, but in a different format. Play began online, with international players starting November 29 on GGPoker and American players December 13 on WSOP.com. Once both tournaments reached the final nine players, a final table was held live—December 15 at King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic for international players, and December 28 at the Rio for American players. The winners of both final tables then met in a heads-up match at the Rio on January 3 to determine the champion.[5]
Main Event
The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event began on November 29 with the first of three starting flights on GGPoker. The surviving players from each flight combined for Day 2 on December 7 and played down to a final table of nine. The final table was held on December 15 at King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic.
For American players, the event began on December 13 on WSOP.com, with the final table taking place on December 28.
The Main Event on GGPoker attracted 674 players, creating a prize pool of $6,470,400. The top 80 players made the money, with the winner earning $1,550,969.
The WSOP.com Main Event had 705 entries and a prize pool of $6,768.000. The top 107 players made the money, with a first place prize of $1,553,256. In addition, the champion of the heads-up match between the GGPoker and WSOP.com winners earned $1 million. The match was originally scheduled to take place on December 30 but was moved to January 3 after Damian Salas, winner of the Rozvadov final table, was denied entry into the United States.[6]
Combined, the 2020 Main Event attracted 1,379 players.
Performance of past champions
| Name | Championship Year(s) |
Day of Elimination |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Hellmuth | 1989 | 1 |
| Chris Ferguson | 2000 | 1 |
| Greg Raymer | 2004 | 1 |
| Greg Merson | 2012 | 1 (90th)* |
| Ryan Riess | 2013 | 2 (47th)* |
| Martin Jacobson | 2014 | 1C |
| Joe McKeehen | 2015 | 1 |
| Scott Blumstein | 2017 | 1 |
| John Cynn | 2018 | 1 |
*- Denotes player who finished in the money
Final Tables
| Name | Number of chips (percentage of total) |
WSOP bracelets |
WSOP cashes* |
WSOP earnings* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brunno Botteon |
10,325,000 (25.5%) | 0 | 14 | $1,108,516 |
 Manuel Ruivo |
6,225,000 (15.4%) | 0 | 10 | $329,545 |
| Damian Salas |
5,650,000 (14.0%) | 0 | 30 | $1,710,970 |
 Marco Streda |
4,225,000 (10.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hannes Speiser |
3,525,000 (8.7%) | 0 | 7 | $105,193 |
 Dominykas Mikolaitis |
3,175,000 (7.8%) | 0 | 12 | $132,857 |
 Ramon Miquel Munoz |
3,025,000 (7.5%) | 0 | 16 | $52,231 |
 Peiyuan Sun |
2,185,676 (5.4%) | 0 | 3 | $5,907 |
 Stoyan Obreshkov |
2,125,000 (5.2%) | 0 | 37 | $400,718 |
| Name | Number of chips (percentage of total) |
WSOP bracelets |
WSOP cashes* |
WSOP earnings* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joseph Hebert |
13,050,000 (30.9%) | 0 | 17 | $84,960 |
| Shawn Stroke |
5,250,000 (12.4%) | 0 | 12 | $125,240 |
| Ryan Hagerty |
5,075,000 (12.0%) | 0 | 9 | $30,331 |
| Tony Yuan |
4,825,000 (11.4%) | 0 | 4 | $4,218 |
| Michael Cannon |
4,400,000 (10.4%) | 0 | 3 | $7,313 |
| Gershon Distenfeld |
3,475,000 (8.2%) | 0 | 2 | $5,317 |
| Ron Jenkins |
2,475,000 (5.9%) | 0 | 14 | $117,685 |
 Upeshka De Silva |
2,151,969 (5.1%) | 3 | 49 | $1,613,094 |
| Harrison Dobin |
1,575,000 (3.7%) | 0 | 8 | $46,592 |
*- Career statistics prior to the 2020 Main Event
Final Tables results
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Damian Salas | $1,550,969 |
| 2nd | Brunno Botteon | $1,062,723 |
| 3rd | Manuel Ruivo | $728,177 |
| 4th | Ramon Miquel Munoz | $498,947 |
| 5th | Marco Streda | $341,879 |
| 6th | Dominykas Mikolaitis | $234,255 |
| 7th | Stoyan Obreshkov | $160,512 |
| 8th | Hannes Speiser | $109,982 |
| 9th | Peiyuan Sun* | $75,360 |
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joseph Hebert | $1,553,256 |
| 2nd | Ron Jenkins | $1,002,340 |
| 3rd | Michael Cannon | $529,258 |
| 4th | Ryan Hagerty | $387,130 |
| 5th | Tony Yuan | $286,963 |
| 6th | Harrison Dobin | $215,222 |
| 7th | Shawn Stroke | $163,786 |
| 8th | Gershon Distenfeld | $125,885 |
| 9th | Upeshka De Silva** | $98,813 |
*- Sun did not travel to Rozvadov for the final table and was awarded ninth place
**- De Silva was disqualified after testing positive for COVID-19 and awarded ninth place
Heads-up Championship Match results
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Damian Salas | $1,000,000 |
| 2nd | Joseph Hebert | $0 |
References
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