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$109,982 China s Peiyuan Sun has opted not to travel and finished in ninth place ($75,360) as per the rules
Damian Salas
Salas Overwhelmed and Thankful
In the interview after victory, Salas said he was happy about the performance but also made sure to point out that he is not the best poker player but being able to compete against the best in the world has certainly improved his game.
The Argentinian had already crossed paths with runner-up Botteon on the virtual felt many times over the years and described him as a very tough opponent with a winning mentality.
Salas recalled a pivotal hand early on the final table
Brunno Botteon
The time has come to play down to a winner in the international leg of the
2020 WSOP $10,000 Championship Main Event and eight of the nine players who qualified on
GGPoker eight days ago have made the trip to the
King s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. China s Peiyuan Sun has opted not to travel and thus becomes the 9th place finisher as per the rules set for the online and live poker hybrid, he earns $75,360.
All remaining eight have secured a payday of $109,982, however, each pay jump becomes significant and two millionaires will be crowned with $1,062,723 reserved for the runner-up whereas the winner takes home $1,550,969.
Botteon told
SuperPoker that making the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event is the ultimate for any poker player. The final two tables were very tough, he said. I was short when 11 players left with seven big blinds, but I managed to get back on top. Pure emotion.my year has been sensational, regardless of this result.
Manuel robocup Ruivo - Portugal - 6,213,759 (31 big blinds)
Second in chips is Portugal s Manuel Ruivo who will be heading to King s Resort looking to secure the biggest WSOP cash of his career.
His best result so far is a sixth place finish in the
King’s Casino in the
Czech Republic.
ESPN. The two properties will pay out winners in each tournament separately.
The winners of each half will then meet up at the Rio on
Dec. 30.
$1 million for a heads-up, winner-take-all battle, also filmed by ESPN.
Final table set in the GGPoker international half of Main Event
Much of the play in the international half of the event has already wrapped up at
GGPoker. The final nine players are set with Brazil’s
Brunno Botteon returning as chip leader.
Botteon is no stranger to GGPoker World Series success. In this summer
WSOP Online, he notched several big scores including: