2020 World Series of Poker

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
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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]}

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 (=179th)*
Ryan Riess	2013	2 (=93rd)*
Martin Jacobson	2014	1C
Joe McKeehen	2015	1
Scott Blumstein	2017	1
John Cynn	2018	1

*- Denotes player who finished in the money

Other high finishes

NB: This list is restricted to top 100 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

Place	Name	Prize	Competition
21st	Daniel Zack	$77,832	Las Vegas
43rd	Maria Ho	$35,194	Las Vegas
63rd	Jason Somerville	$29,779	Las Vegas
65th	Joseph Cheong	$29,779	Las Vegas
77th	Scott Seiver	$25,718	Las Vegas
91st	Freddy Deeb	$22,334	Las Vegas
93rd	Ryan Riess	$22,334	Las Vegas

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

Main Event champion Damian Salas

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". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
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. Barnes, Jim (January 2, 2021). "WSOP Main Event title finally to be decided Sunday". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

External links

• Tournament results at the World Series of Poker