Irish Open â¬1,100 Main Event, the crown jewel of the
Irish Open at partypoker, is coming down to its final stretch with the 1,880 entrant field down to just 40 hopefuls in search of the lofty â¬292,257 top prize.
Russia s
Maxim Mamonov bagged the overnight chip lead heading into tonight s penultimate day. Mamonov is known mostly as an online superstar under the MAMOHT T screenname and has over $10 million in online tournament cashes as tracked by PocketFives.
Meanwhile, two partypoker Ambassadors in
Matthew Staples and
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WSOP Main Event Result: The Chinese Government, a Lawyer, and the Live Finale
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The international leg of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is over and Argentina’s Damian Salas is the new champion.
Argentinian lawyer Damian Salas is the international WSOP Main Event champion. (Image: GGPoker/Twitter)
In addition to picking up $1.5 million and a WSOP title, Salas moves on to a heads-up showdown set to take place in Las Vegas on Dec. 30.
Although the Argentinian’s victory stole the headlines, it’s not the only story from the Main Event’s unique final table. With the event switching from an online affair to a live one, Peiyuan Sun became an unexpected early casualty.
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Chinese Poker Player Declines To Show Up For World Series of Poker Final Table
Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic, Peiyuan Sun Opted Not To Make The Trip To Rozvadov And Was Given A Ninth-Place Finish
by Steve Schult
| Published: Dec 15, 2020
World Series of Poker $10,000 no-limit hold’em online/live hybrid main event were scheduled to play the final table at King’s casino in the Czech Republic.
But only eight showed up.
According to the official
WSOP updates, China’s Peiyuan Sun declined to make the trip to Rozvadov. Per the rules of the event, he was awarded ninth-place money, which was good for $75,360 and his chips were taken out of play.
Damian Salas wins 2020 WSOP Main Event international tourney Staff Writer, December 16, 2020 5:52 pm
The first half of the 2020 World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event has concluded, with Damian Salas outlasting the rest of the final table at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic.
The international main event was open to poker players outside of the United States on GGPoker. The $10,000 tournament drew 7,221 online players from around the world. When the field was whittled down to nine, the final table convened at the King’s Casino.
The final nine actually became the final eight after one of the final table players, Peiyuan Sun from China, opted out of the in-person portion of the tournament. Sun was automatically awarded ninth place and $75,360.