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
LocationRio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
King's Casino, Rozvadov, Czech Republic
Online (GGPoker and WSOP.com)
DatesNovember 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

Rozvadov final table
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
Las Vegas final table
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

Rozvadov final table 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
Las Vegas final table results
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


Heads-up Championship Match results
Place Name Prize
1st Damian Salas $1,000,000
2nd Joseph Hebert $0

References

  1. Rinkema, Remko (April 20, 2020). "2020 WORLD SERIES OF POKER POSTPONED". Poker Central. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. Purdum, David (April 20, 2020). "World Series of Poker postponed amid pandemic".
  3. "2020 World Series of Poker Will See A Record 101 Gold Bracelets Awarded". CardPlayer.com. February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  4. Epskamp, Yori (June 8, 2020). "85 Online Bracelet Events Scheduled This Summer; 31 on WSOP.com & 54 on GGPoker". PokerNews.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  5. Holloway, Chad (November 13, 2020). "Breaking News: 2020 WSOP $10,000 Main Event to Take Place in December". PokerNews.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  6. Pordo, Gustavo (December 28, 2020). "Salas no pudo viajar y se posterga la final de la Serie Mundial". Cordigo Poker (Spanish). Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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