Monday, December 14, 2020 8:33 AM Local Time
Upeshka "gomezhamburg" De Silva Leads as 71 Players Survive Day 1 of WSOP Main Event
The 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 Main Event on WSOP.com proved to be a big affair as 705 players spread out between Nevada and New Jersey competed for the prestigious title. Along with the international portion's 674 runners on GGPoker (over three starting flights), the 2020 WSOP Main Event reached 1,379 combined players.
For the domestic portion on WSOP.com, the top 107 finishers were slated to make the money, with the eventual winner slated to take home $1,553,256. The runner-up will also become a poker millionaire as $1,002,340 is set aside for second place.
The total prize pool of $6,768,000 is a new record for regulated U.S. online poker. It's also the first time a player will be able to win a seven-figure prize on a U.S. licensed site. Not only that, but the winner will also face the winner over at the international side in a heads-up showdown scheduled for December 30 in Las Vegas to play for an additional $1,000,000.
After 12 hours, the field was whittled down to 71 players with three-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Upeshka "gomezhamburg" De Silva and his stack of 1,930,067 leading the way.
Ten other players bagged seven-figure stacks including Taylor "zeroto100" Von Kriegenbergh (1,518,393), Michael "vagab0nd" Youngman (1,421,443), Galen "turkmalloy" Hall (1,271,362), and Keith "T1mB3y_B33f" Donovan (1,255,452).
2020 WSOP Main Event on WSOP.com Day 1 Chip Counts
Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
1 | Upeshka "gomezhamburg" De Silva | United States | 1,930,067 |
2 | vforvictoria | United States | 1,792,716 |
3 | Samthedog76 | United States | 1,529,044 |
4 | Taylor "zeroto100" Von Kriegenbergh | United States | 1,518,393 |
5 | Michael "vagab0nd" Youngman | United States | 1,421,443 |
6 | Gershon "jets613" Distenfeld | United States | 1,409,061 |
7 | Galen "turkmalloy" Hall | United States | 1,271,362 |
8 | Keith "T1mB3y_B33F" Donovan | United States | 1,255,452 |
9 | DameTime12 | United States | 1,122,086 |
10 | ErikBachman | United States | 1,062,738 |
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Others to punch their ticket to Day 2 were Mohsin "bubbletea3" Charania (777,260), Jason "haderade" Somerville (692,314), Darren "darrenelias" Elias (632,176), Nick "CashUsKlay" Schulman (585,012), Dan "pepperprince" Zack (420,146), Ryan "Protential" Laplante (391,535), Maria "femmeonfelt" Ho (342,441), Freddy "nevera" Deeb (272,539), and 2013 WSOP Main Event champ Ryan "BiTC0iN" Riess (288,474),
Some players to make the money but fail to survive the day were Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech (74th - $15,566), Dan "FeeltheFlow" Sindelar (81st - $15,566), Lauren "sycamore22" Roberts (88th - $15,566), Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu (92nd - $14,890), Matt "Nitr0" Affleck (97th - $14,890), and Ian "APokerJoker2" Steinman (105th - $14,890). For Negreanu, it was his 35th WSOP cash of the year after a summer chock-full of cashes.
Hellmuth, Galfond Among Eliminations
Among those to compete in the tournament but fall short of the money were Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth, Phil "heyguys" Galfond, Chris "robotbob47" Moorman, Faraz "22nevaloose" Jaka, Connor "666666" Drinan, Ryan "Joeyisamush" Depaulo, Mike "Mouth123" Matusow and Nahrain "2Rivers" Tamero, who you might recall won the WSOP.com Championship event over the summer.
Another player to leave empty-handed by just one spot was bubble boy Adrian "ParTee" Buckley, who busted in a gut-wrenching manner. In Level 21 (6,000/12,000/1,200), "Samthedog76" raised to 32,000 under the gun and called with ace-king when Buckley, a WSOP bracelet winner, moved all in for 154,716 from the hijack holding pocket queens.
It was a flip with Buckley looking to hold to avoid becoming the bubble boy. While he was able to dodge all the kings and aces, the board ran out to put quads on the board. That meant Buckley's flopped full house was no good and that the ace kicked of "Samthedog76" made the difference.
2020 WSOP Main Event WSOP.com Final Table Payouts
Place | Payout (USD |
1 | $1,553,256 |
2 | $1,002,340 |
3 | $529,258 |
4 | $387,130 |
5 | $286,963 |
6 | $215,222 |
7 | $163,786 |
8 | $125,885 |
9 | $98,813 |
Action will resume at Noon PST on Tuesday, and PokerNews will once again bring you live updates until the final table is set. There will also a be a live stream of the action at twitch.tv/pokernews. Be sure to join us then to see who plays their way to the final nine!
Monday, December 14, 2020 8:18 AM Local Time
End-of-Day 1 Counts
Upeshka "gomezhamburg" De Silva | 1,930,067 | 555,584 |
Vikanty "v4victoria" Shegal | 1,792,716 | |
Ron "Samthedog76" Jenkins | 1,529,044 | 322,116 |
Taylor "ZeroTo100" Von Kriegenbergh [Taylor "zeroto100" Von Krigenbergh] | 1,518,393 | 1,518,393 |
Michael "vagab0nd" Youngman | 1,421,443 | 4,066 |
Gershon "jets613" Distenfeld | 1,409,061 | 1,409,061 |
Galen "turkmalloy" Hall | 1,271,362 | -19,200 |
Keith "T1mB3y_B33F" Donovan | 1,255,452 | 200,515 |
Jaime "DameTime12" Cervantes-Alvarez | 1,122,086 | 199,714 |
Ryan "ErikBachman" Hiller | 1,062,738 | 1,062,738 |
Thomas "illmatic_94" Schehr | 1,050,016 | 161,808 |
Martin "Bathroomline" Zamani | 964,178 | 58,940 |
Michael "geNet1x_" Cannon | 949,975 | 949,975 |
Daniel "bubbleboy29" Soltys | 943,799 | 643,256 |
Joseph "biueberry" Cheong | 931,202 | -4,800 |
Scott "ThatsPraxis" Seiver | 922,484 | 436,599 |
David "Iamyorfather" Gonzalez | 841,637 | 841,637 |
Justin "cheersfive" Liberto | 813,568 | 395,845 |
Mohsin "bubbletea3" Charania | 777,260 | -65,840 |
Vijay "vjayramani" Ramani | 714,132 | 714,132 |
Jason "haderade" Somerville | 692,314 | -72,686 |
Darren "darrenelias" Elias | 632,176 | 205,200 |
Shankar "Burgersssss" Pillai | 608,096 | 50,096 |
Nick "cashusklay" Schulman | 585,012 | -57,129 |
Corey "bluehoodie" Hochman | 560,120 | 560,120 |
Amir "JohnRambo" Moshiri-Azad | 551,778 | 551,778 |
Jesse "patient0" Yaginuma | 542,748 | 254,748 |
Christopher "battenfield" Battenfield | 532,102 | 532,102 |
Jared "Jaragorn" Griener | 527,050 | 527,050 |
Rody "Eli1995" Collazo | 526,512 | 526,512 |
Anthony "nowb3athat' Spinella | 523,597 | 523,597 |
Clint "datsnlbaby" Tolbert | 513,151 | 513,151 |
Jose "deposit" Noboa | 463,330 | 265,855 |
Ye "YUAN365" Yuan | 462,597 | 462,597 |
Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian | 461,005 | 295,900 |
Allen "TheRounder89" Ten Hoeve | 453,070 | 453,070 |
Tyler "MichUltra" Cornell | 441,112 | 298,703 |
Jim "BOCARATONE" Collopy | 425,717 | -6,283 |
Dan "pepperprince" Zack | 420,146 | 101,146 |
Ryan "Protential" Laplante | 391,535 | -658,785 |
Michael "johnnycynn" Hahn | 373,290 | 373,290 |
Joseph "kolebear" Hebert | 372,956 | 372,956 |
Clayton "NevarLucky" Maguire | 360,413 | -106,587 |
Harrison "Harrisond33" Dobin | 350,496 | 350,496 |
Jordan "HFNeon" Spurlin | 347,310 | -83,200 |
Ruth "crazeelf666" Ruffman | 346,742 | 266,742 |
Matthew "Booyastink" Wantman | 346,272 | 346,272 |
David "DavidMcGowan" McGowan | 343,158 | 343,158 |
Maria "femmeonfelt" Ho | 342,441 | -226,559 |
Zhen "inofoldtou" Cai | 330,922 | 330,922 |
Daniel "RiverRats" Lazrus | 326,738 | 326,738 |
Matthew "wizardofdust" Salsberg | 317,534 | 317,534 |
Adam "BigPapa517" Lamphere | 308,868 | 308,868 |
Jackob "11one11" Datashvili | 304,741 | 304,741 |
Ryan "BiTC0iN" Riess | 288,474 | 158,067 |
Ryan "Hagzzz021" Hagerty | 283,654 | 283,654 |
Barry "puigmyfriend" Hutter | 277,430 | -194,570 |
Freddy "nevera" Deeb | 272,539 | -154,200 |
Liyingxue "hu4rollz98" Ji | 270,662 | 270,662 |
Kevin "KJM20" Martinsen | 269,656 | 269,656 |
Shaun "Nyjets23" O'Donnell | 256,055 | 256,055 |
Ben "three2pair" Diebold | 252,046 | 252,046 |
Ryan "ch1ckyparm" Hefter | 248,271 | 248,271 |
Sean "seanswing" Swingruber | 247,009 | -108,991 |
Shawn "shades927" Stroke | 233,837 | -254,258 |
Stephen "tonystarsgfk" Graner | 232,762 | 232,762 |
Sang "youngkoi" Lee | 228,437 | -4,563 |
Lanny "thepuritz" Vaysman | 190,957 | 190,957 |
Julian "Julian" Parmann | 169,808 | 121,808 |
Farid "GatoVolador" Jattin | 139,646 | -155,354 |
Monday, December 14, 2020 8:04 AM Local Time
Day 1 of the 2020 WSOP Main Event on WSOP.com Concludes
After 12 hours of play, 71 of 705 players remain in contention in the 2020 WSOP Main Event on WSOP.com. Play has concluded for the evening and the surviving players are slated to return at Noon PST on Monday to play down to the final table of nine.
Stay tuned for a list of chip counts along with a recap of the Day 1 action.
Monday, December 14, 2020 7:59 AM Local Time
Cheong Wins Big Flip to Eliminate Hauptman
Joseph "bIueberry" Cheong re-shoved over the all in of Michael "Myapologies" Hauptman and everyone else folded to put Hauptman's tournament life at stake
Michael "Myapologies" Hauptman:
Joseph "bIueberry" Cheong:
The board ran out and Hauptman was eliminated in 75th place.
Joseph "biueberry" Cheong | 936,002 | 637,002 |
Michael "myapologies" Hauptman | 0 | 0 |
Monday, December 14, 2020 7:57 AM Local Time
8-Time WSOP Circuit Ring Winner Michael "MiguelFiesta" Lech Falls
Galen "turkmalloy" Hall opened for 32,000 from early position and Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech three-bet jammed for 80,633 from the lojack. Action folded back to Hall and he made the call.
Galen "turkmalloy" Hall:
Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech:
It was a flip but Lech needed to improve to stay alive. That proved easier said than done as the board ran out to give Hall the win with a straight.
Lech, who won an online bracelet over the summer, had to settle for 74th place and $15,566 in prize money.
Galen "turkmalloy" Hall | 1,290,562 | 714,562 |
Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech | 0 | 0 |
Monday, December 14, 2020 7:51 AM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 1,600
Monday, December 14, 2020 7:50 AM Local Time
Spurlin Takes Important Pot
Jordan "HFNeon" Spurlin called the small blind all in jam from Chris "Pay_Son" Staats to put himself at risk.
But he was in a good position as he held the against the of Staats.
The flop came the turn basically sewed it up for Spurlin as the peeled off and the river came the to create a change it chip counts.
Jordan "HFNeon" Spurlin | 430,510 | 430,510 |
Chris "Pay_Son" Staats | 91,665 | 20,665 |
Monday, December 14, 2020 7:39 AM Local Time
Negreanu Leaves with a Min-Cash
Jason "haderade" Somerville | 765,000 | 393,000 |
Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu | 0 | 0 |
Monday, December 14, 2020 7:37 AM Local Time
First Round of Payouts
These players finished 91-107, earning min-cashes of $14,890.
bigblindante | 0 | |
Patrick "brokerpat" Megna | 0 | |
Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu | 0 | -80,535 |
Charles "sevenstars" Furey | 0 | -73,000 |
Ryan "syChOsId" Hohner | 0 | -387,000 |
Jonathan "Jaces222" Ingalls | 0 | -53,000 |
ihsak | 0 | |
Matt "Nitr0" Affleck | 0 | -343,000 |
Kyle "Jackintheb0x" Miholich | 0 | -37,000 |
Nick "nickyp1010" Palma | 0 | -62,000 |
Josh "YoelRomero" King | 0 | -45,000 |
tennispro75 | 0 | |
Jed "Jchak" Hoffman | 0 | -46,000 |
Aaron "Fishfold" Frei | 0 | -136,285 |
Justin "Piphere" Pease | 0 | -35,000 |
Ian "APokerJoker2" Steinman | 0 | -209,000 |
Architekt | 0 | |
Monday, December 14, 2020 7:32 AM Local Time
Adrian "ParTee" Buckley Bubbles 2020 WSOP Main Event
"Samthedog76" raised to 32,000 under the gun and called when WSOP bracelet winner Adrian "ParTee" Buckley moved all in for 154,716 from the hijack.
Adrian "ParTee" Buckley:
"Samthedog76":
It was a flip with Buckley looking to hold to avoid becoming the bubble boy. While he was able to dodge all the kings and aces, it wound up being a more gutwrenching loss as the board ran out to put quads on the board.
That meant Buckley's flopped full house was no good and that the ace kicked of "Samthedog76" made the difference.
With that, Buckley was bounced in 108th place while the remaining 107 players are guaranteed a $14,890 payday.
Adrian "ParTee" Buckley | 0 | -237,000 |
Monday, December 14, 2020 7:30 AM Local Time
Elias Finds Aces at the Right Time
Darren "darrenelias" Elias moved his 185,588 all in preflop over a raise. He got called by Nick "CashUsKlay" Schulman.
It was a classic cooler situation as Schulman had the but was against the of Elias.
The board would produce no dramatics as it ran out and Elias gathered in a huge double on the stone bubble.
Nick "cashusklay" Schulman | 642,141 | -195,352 |
Darren "darrenelias" Elias | 426,976 | 207,988 |
Monday, December 14, 2020 7:20 AM Local Time
Bottom 10 Stacks on Bubble
Ruth "crazeelf666" Ruffman | 80,000 | -138,754 |
Charles "sevenstars" Furey | 73,000 | -338,000 |
Chris "Pay_Son" Staats | 71,000 | -17,000 |
Nick "nickyp1010" Palma | 62,000 | -179,144 |
Jonathan "Jaces222" Ingalls | 53,000 | |
Julian "Julian" Parmann | 48,000 | -125,000 |
Jed "Jchak" Hoffman | 46,000 | |
Josh "YoelRomero" King | 45,000 | -134,000 |
Kyle "Jackintheb0x" Miholich | 37,000 | |
Justin "Piphere" Pease | 35,000 | |
Monday, December 14, 2020 7:18 AM Local Time
Jordan Flushed as Penultimate Bubble Boy
Justin "cheersfive' Liberto raised to 24,225 and Daniel "Bunzer07" Jordan three-bet to 111,000, which left him just 12K behind. Liberto responded with a four-bet and Jordan called off.
Justin "cheersfive' Liberto:
Daniel "Bunzer07" Jordan:
Both players had ace-queen but there would be no chop as the board ran out to give Liberto the runner-runner spade flush for the win.
With that, Jordan was ousted in 109th place, which means just one more player needs to exit before the money bubble bursts.
Justin "cheersfive' Liberto | 764,483 | 331,592 |
Daniel "Bunzer07" Jordan | 0 | |
Monday, December 14, 2020 7:11 AM Local Time
Hand-for-Hand Begins
With 109 players remaining, just two more need to leave empty-handed before the money is made. As such, hand-for-hand play has begun. Stay tuned for some bubble action.
Monday, December 14, 2020 7:10 AM Local Time
Zinno's Rockets Go Down in Flames
Keith "T1mB3y_B33F" Donovan raised to 26,500 under the gun. "Samthedog76" called from the button. Anthony "heheh" Zinno three-bet it to 99,999 from the small blind. Donovan folded and "Samthedog76" called.
They went to the flop with the pot equalling 249,298. The peeled off for the flop, Zinno moved all in for more than the pot with 331,925. "Samthedog76" called.
Zinno say the bad news immediately as his was in serious peril against the flopped set of "Samthedog76".
The turn was the and the river came the to eliminate Zinno.
Ron "Samthedog76" Jenkins | 1,206,928 | 1,206,928 |
Anthony "heheh" Zinno | 0 | -444,000 |
Monday, December 14, 2020 7:00 AM Local Time
Level 21 started
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,200
Monday, December 14, 2020 6:58 AM Local Time
Break Time
Players are now on a 5-minute break. When they return, just four more players need to leave empty-handed before the money is made.
Monday, December 14, 2020 6:54 AM Local Time
Elias Doubles
Darren "darrenelias" Elias jammed all in from the small blind for 104,994. Shawn "shades927" Stroke called out of the big blind to out Elias at risk.
Darren "darrenelias" Elias:
Shawn "shades927" Stroke:
The flop came , the turn was the and the river came the to give Elias an important double up.
Shawn "shades927" Stroke | 488,095 | -223,750 |
Darren "darrenelias" Elias | 218,988 | -106,012 |