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.
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
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Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for the final table of the
2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event domestic finale. Those players have been waiting to battle it out ever since they made it down to the final table on WSOP.com on Dec. 14.
What started with 705 players is now down to nine, each looking to finish first for $1,553,256 and a chance to go heads up against
Damian Salas for an additional $1 million and the bracelet. Salas won the GGPoker international portion of the Main Event.
Right now, the player best positioned to meet him is Louisianaâs