2020 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments

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

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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

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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

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

Place  | Name  | Prize  | Competition

|
|
|

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

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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

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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

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Heads-up Championship Match results  Place  | Name  | Prize

|
|

1st  | Damian Salas | $1,000,000
2nd  | Joseph Hebert | $0

## References

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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.

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