The 2020 WSOP Main Event International Champion is Damian Salas Damian Salas
The 2020 WSOP Main Event international leg has finally come to an end, with Damian Salas edging out seven other opponents and securing a place at the head-to-head with the US winner, which is yet to be known.
The final table hosted eight out of nine finalists at the King’ Resort in Rozvadov in the Czech Republic on December 15. The final bout featured two South Americans who went head-to-head to claim the top prize of $1,550,969 and a chance to challenge in a heads up against the soon to be decided US champion for the bracelet and be crowned the WSOP World Champion in 2020.
Damian Salas is the first of two WSOP Main Event champions after winning the tournament’s international finale inside King’s Resort.
Damian Salas is the international WSOP Main Event champion and will play the US winner on December 30 in Las Vegas. (Image: Partypoker Live)
The unique dynamics this year’s $10,000 Main Event are a result of COVID-19 restrictions hampering plans earlier in 2020.
As such, there will be an international and US champion. One will eventually take the overall title but, for now, Salas is a champion and the man progressing to the live finale in Las Vegas.
International Finale Starts with Eight
2020 World Series of Poker $10,000 Championship Main Event has been determined, at the
King s Resort in Rozvadov for the international leg of the online/live hybrid.
Eight of the nine finalists out of a field of 674 entries made the trip to the Czech Republic to battle for the lion s share of the
$6,470,400 prize pool. Ultimately, the two finalists with the longest travels met heads up and Argentina s
Damian Salas defeated Brazil s
Brunno Botteon to claim the
top prize of $1,550,969.
Salas beamed with pride and proudly flashed the Argentinian flag throughout the entire final table, in which he ultimately prevailed after dominating the duel with Botteon. The Brazilian is mainly active in the online poker arena and reached three final tables including two runner-ups during the
Wednesday, December 16th, 2020 | Written by Renee
Three years ago, Damian Salas fell short of winning the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event title after finishing seventh out of 7,221 entries for $1.4 million, the biggest live cash of his career. Now, the Argentinian gets another chance to become a WSOP champ and book his first gold bracelet after winning the international leg of the 2020 WSOP Main Event on GGPoker for $1,550,969.
Salas, who is working as a lawyer in his home country of Argentina, is an accomplished poker pro with over $2.6 million in live tournament earnings. He currently ranks fourth in Argentina’s all-time money list and was the first Argentinian to ever make the final table of the WSOP Main Event.
Bulgariaâs
Stoyan âUncleToniâ Obreshkov is the player bringing up the rear when the now eight finalists take their seats at Kingâs Casino on December 15. Obreshkov is armed with 2,125,000 chips, or approximately 14 big blinds, meaning the pressure is off him somewhat. One double-up and the Bulgarian will find himself back in the thick of it.
Obreshkov is a seasoned poker player, one with more than $1.2 million in live tournament earnings. He reached the final table of the
2018 WSOP Europe Main Event at Kingâs Casino where he fell in ninth-place for â¬75,461 ($85,868). Two months prior to that impressive finish, Obreshkov was the third-place finisher at the