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.
The
2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table was set back on Dec. 14 and will play to a winner on Monday, Dec. 28 at the
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Arguably the biggest star at that final table is
Upeshka gomezhamburg De Silva, a three-time bracelet winner with more than $3.1 million in lifetime earnings.
De Silva established himself as an early favorite by finishing Day 1 of the tournament, which was played online at WSOP.com, as the chip leader among the surviving 71 players from the 705-player field. He used his mountain of chips to navigate his way to the final table, though he enters as the second-shortest stack with 2,150,000 in chips.