Joseph Hebert wins WSOP Main Event domestic tournament Staff Writer, December 29, 2020 4:33 pm
The heads-up matchup for the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event has been set after Joseph Hebert took down the WSOP Main Event domestic tournament in Las Vegas.
Hebert was the last man standing from a 705-player field that began online at WSOP.com. The final nine met up at the Rio All-Suite in Las Vegas on December 28 and played down to the winner – Hebert.
The first player was eliminated in the domestic tournament before the first card was even dealt. Upeshka De Silva was disqualified from the event after testing positive for COVID-19. He was awarded ninth place and $98,813.
De Silva Reveals All
De Silva explained more about the situation in a series of follow-up tweets, with the three-time bracelet-winner explaining that he had been quarantining since Dec. 10 but ultimately tested positive on Dec. 20.
The following day, he immediately reached out to
WSOP Vice President Jack Effel (pictured). The two discussed the situation, and Effel asked De Silva whether he had tested himself that day. De Silva had not, leading Effel to say that he d see De Silva on Sunday, Dec. 27 for the compulsory final table tests.
De Silva said that he felt very scared and was worried about going public with the situation. Although testing negative on Saturday, Dec. 26, a positive result at the official test the following day led to his apparent disqualification.
Damian Salas Awaits Winner of US WSOP Main Event Final Table
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Damian Salas has an opportunity to avenge a past defeat. (Image: Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Salas won the final table at King’s Casino in the Czech Republic on Dec. 15 for $1,550,969. He beat out a field of 674 players, all who paid $10,000 to enter (or won a satellite), in a tournament that began on GGPoker.
Despite having won the GGPoker WSOP Main Event portion, the Argentinian still isn’t poker’s world champion. Salas will await the winner of the WSOP.com Main Event final table, which is set to be played on Monday at the Rio in Las Vegas.
ESPN will be filming all the action at both final tables and the
heads-up match. However, those looking for live coverage of the GGPoker final table will be out of luck. There are a few places fans may want to follow to check out the action.
WSOP.com – will be providing live updates on the US final table
GGPoker YouTube – will be posting highlights from the final table in the Czech Republic
GGPoker Twitter – regular updates throughout the final table
WSOP and WSOP.com Twitter – regular updates on the final table and heads-up match
The action at the live final table was already underway on Tuesday afternoon. At press time,
Big-Name Pros Fall on Day 2, WSOP Main Event Final Table Set
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The big-name pros are all gone from the WSOP Main Event on WSOP.com, but the ESPN-televised finale should be a sight for sore eyes for the poker community.
At long last, we have a WSOP Main Event final table to cover. (Image: Forbes)
We told you yesterday that the final 71 players included numerous big-name pros. Players such as Dan Zack, Ryan Laplante, Nick Schulman, and other familiar faces bagged chips and advanced to Day 2. But outside of Upeshka De Silva, the Day 1 chip leader, you likely won’t recognize any other final-table competitor’s name.