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.
There were 101 bracelet events on the schedule before the postponement.
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.
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.
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.
Combined, the 2020 Main Event attracted 1,379 players.
Performance of past champions Name ChampionshipYear(s) Day ofEliminationPhil Hellmuth19891Chris Ferguson20001Greg Raymer20041Greg Merson20121 (=179th)*Ryan Riess20132 (=93rd)*Martin Jacobson20141CJoe McKeehen20151Scott Blumstein20171John Cynn20181
*- 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) WSOPbracelets WSOPcashes* WSOPearnings* Brunno Botteon10,325,000 (25.5%)014$1,108,516 Manuel Ruivo6,225,000 (15.4%)010$329,545 Damian Salas5,650,000 (14.0%)030$1,710,970 Marco Streda4,225,000 (10.5%)00 0 Hannes Speiser3,525,000 (8.7%)07$105,193 Dominykas Mikolaitis3,175,000 (7.8%)012$132,857 Ramon Miquel Munoz3,025,000 (7.5%)016$52,231 Peiyuan Sun2,185,676 (5.4%)03$5,907 Stoyan Obreshkov2,125,000 (5.2%)037$400,718
+Las Vegas final table Name Number of chips(percentage of total) WSOPbracelets WSOPcashes* WSOPearnings* Joseph Hebert13,050,000 (30.9%)017$84,960 Shawn Stroke5,250,000 (12.4%)012$125,240 Ryan Hagerty5,075,000 (12.0%)09$30,331 Tony Yuan4,825,000 (11.4%)04$4,218 Michael Cannon4,400,000 (10.4%)03$7,313 Gershon Distenfeld3,475,000 (8.2%)02$5,317 Ron Jenkins2,475,000 (5.9%)014$117,685 Upeshka De Silva2,151,969 (5.1%)349$1,613,094 Harrison Dobin1,575,000 (3.7%)08$46,592
*- Career statistics prior to the 2020 Main Event
Final Tables results
+Rozvadov final table results Place Name Prize1stDamian Salas$1,550,9692ndBrunno Botteon$1,062,7233rdManuel Ruivo$728,1774thRamon Miquel Munoz$498,9475thMarco Streda$341,8796thDominykas Mikolaitis $234,2557thStoyan Obreshkov $160,5128thHannes Speiser $109,9829thPeiyuan Sun*$75,360
+Las Vegas final table results Place Name Prize1stJoseph Hebert$1,553,2562ndRon Jenkins$1,002,3403rdMichael Cannon$529,2584thRyan Hagerty$387,1305thTony Yuan$286,9636thHarrison Dobin$215,2227thShawn Stroke$163,7868thGershon Distenfeld$125,8859thUpeshka 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 Prize1stDamian Salas$1,000,0002ndJoseph Hebert$0
References
External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker