2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 Main Event played out at the
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. In this analysis, I use a special tool called
ICMizer and show you an alternative strategy to the traditional all-in or fold when you become shallow stacked.
Itâs interesting to see how
Shawn Strokeâs elimination hand would have become a fold if he managed to min-raise rather than shove his 4-big-blind stack. Would you agree that this is a $50,000 mistake or was there really no other way to play it?
The hand took place with seven players remaining and the blinds at 125,000/250,000/250,000. Itâs worth noting that the next player out was slated to receive $163786 in prize money, while sixth and fifth would receive $215,222 and $286,963 respectively. There were some decent pay jumps all the way up to the $1.5 million top prize.
Wednesday, December 30th, 2020 | Written by Renee
The domestic portion of the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is now in the books and Joseph Hebert from Metairie, Louisiana outclassed his co-finalists to take home the top prize of $1,553,256. The 38-year-old now advances to the special heads-up finale where he will take on Damian Salas, the winner of the event’s international leg.
Hebert led the chips when the final table action began at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on December 28. He managed to maintain his dominance through to the end, defeating Ron Jenkins heads-up to bring home the trophy. Jenkins walked away with $1,002,340 for his runner-up finish.
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Heâs Doing It #ForLinda
The 38-year-old Hebert, who had $667,664 in lifetime earnings prior to the win according to
The Hendon Mob, had been vocal that he was playing the tournament for his mother, Linda, who died over the summer following a pulmonary embolism.
He explained: âI texted her, âMan, one day I hope I can win a bracelet. Itâs something I always dreamed of and I just donât know how many more chances Iâm going to have to do that.â She texted me back and said, âI keep hoping and praying that what will be, will be. Things will work out.â That was our last text, she passed away three days later.â
On Monday night, the
2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 Main Event domestic tournament â which played its first two days on WSOP.com â saw the final eight players of a 705-player field gather at the
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to play down to a winner.
Even before play began, three-time bracelet winner
Upeshka De Silva was deemed ineligible to proceed with participation after reportedly testing positive for COVID-19 (published rules stated that any player who tested positive would be disqualified and receive ninth-place money of $98,813).
The other eight players battled it out for a $1,553,256 top prize and the opportunity to compete for an additional $1 million and the gold bracelet in a heads-up showdown against