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Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 | Written by Renee The finalists for the US leg of the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event met again on December 28 at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to play down to a winner, but only eight of them were able to compete at the live final table as one player had been disqualified for testing positive for COVID-19. Upeshka De Silva was not allowed to participate in the domestic final table after his latest COVID-19 test yielded a positive result. The three-time WSOP bracelet winner was reportedly disqualified just hours prior to the start of...

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 ...

Positive COVID-19 Test Ahead of Final Table Busts Upeshka De Silva in 9th Place 4 Min read Upeshka De Silva is out of the WSOP Main Event in ninth place after testing positive for COVID-19 ahead of the final table in Las Vegas. The three-time bracelet winner receives $98,813, but won’t be dealt a single hand on Monday. Upeshka De Silva is the ninth-place finisher in the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event. (Image: bay101news.com) De Silva is the most accomplished player at the final table. Although he sat in eighth position heading to the Rio, he had as good of a shot at becoming world c...