With registration closed at 705 entries, the prize pool has been finalized and the payout distribution released by the WSOP.
Those entries produced a prize pool of $6,768,000. That amount will be paid out to the top 107 finishers, with a min-cash worth $14,890.
As for the top payouts, the winner will bank $1,553,256, though that player won't be determined until the live final table plays out in a few weeks. Here's how the top nine shakes out:
The short-stacked Daniel "juice" Buzgon moved all in for 4,892 from early position and learned the field all the way around to Jason "haderade" Somerville, who called from the big blind.
Jason "haderade" Somerville:
Daniel "juice" Buzgon:
Somerville had the superior ace and remained in the lead throughout the run out.
Ryan "protential" Laplante raised to 20,000 under the gun and Faraz "22NevaLoose" Jaka called from the hijack. Ruth "crazeelf666" Ruffman came along from the big blind and it was three-way action to the .
Ruffman checked, Laplante continued for 30,000, and the other two players called to see the turn.
Two checks saw Jaka bet 105,000, Ruffman folded, and Laplante just called to see the river.
Laplante checked and then snap-called when Jaka jammed for 368,553.
Faraz "22NevaLoose" Jaka:
Ryan "protential" Laplante:
Jaka had flopped a set but it was no good as Laplante had completed his gutshot straight on the turn to take down the massive pot.
"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.
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
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.
Daniel Negreanu
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
The 2020 WSOP Main Event at a glance
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