Damian Salas wins 2020 WSOP Main Event International Leg beating Brunno Botteon Heads-Up
Damian Salas from Argentina has won the WSOP Main Event International Leg for a staggering $1,550,969 beating Brazilian online crusher Brunno Botteon heads-up! He will now head to Las Vegas for the big showdown, where he will compete for the prestigious title of Poker World Champion.
Damian Salas Does it Again
This is the second WSOP Main Event final table for Damian Salas in little more than three years. His latest victory just pips his $1,425,000 score for seventh place in 2017, building an impressive tally of $4.2 million in live tournament winnings.
The international bracket for the WSOP Main Event started on GGPoker and ended with what was supposed to be a nine-man final table at the Kings Casino, Rozvadov, Czech Republic.
China’s Peiyuan Sun did not travel leading to their disqualification and a minor Twitter storm over heavy-handed rules from the WSOP.
The action from the first few levels was extremely tense with so many short stacks playing it tight. Salas obviously didn’t get the memo because he was keen to press the action, knocking out Speiser and Obreshkov.
Three-handed play saw Botteon close the gap to chip leader Salas, setting the stage for a great heads-up battle when the Argentinian hit a flush to beat the two pair of Ruivo.
The South American pairing promised an exciting battle, but it was all over in less than 25 hands. Botteon fought hard to even gain a small lead at one point but Salas would not be denied.
2020 WSOP Main Event Final Table Results International Leg:
| Place | Name | Country | Payouts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damian Salas | Argentina | $1,550,969 |
| 2 | Brunno Botteon | Brazil | $1,062,723 |
| 3 | Manuel Ruivo | Portugal | $728,177 |
| 4 | Ramon Miquel Munoz | Spain | $498,947 |
| 5 | Marco Streda | Switzerland | $341,879 |
| 6 | Dominykas Mikolaitis | Lithuania | $234,255 |
| 7 | Stoyan Obreshkov | Bulgaria | $160,512 |
| 8 | Hannes Speiser | Austria | $109,982 |
2020 WSOP Main Event US Bracket Recap and Final Table Players
The final table for the US bracket was set last night.
Upeshka “gomezhamburg” De Silva is the only gold bracelet winner to be playing the nine-handed live finale, but no less than four bracelet winners were knocked out in the 10 players before the final table was called.
A total of 705 players entered the US portion, slightly more than the rest of the world put together. This is a good showing.
All play is off now until December 28 when the final table convenes with Joseph Herbert carrying a massive chip lead.
Chipcounts 2020 WSOP Main Event US Bracket before Final Table:
| 1 | Joseph Hebert | 13,052,534 |
| 2 | Shawn Stroke | 5,252,000 |
| 3 | Ryan Hagerty | 5,071,572 |
| 4 | Ye Yuan | 4,829,459 |
| 5 | Michael Cannon | 4,408,847 |
| 6 | Gershon Distenfeld | 3,475,481 |
| 7 | Ron Jenkins | 2,476,746 |
| 8 | Upeshka De Silva | 2,151,969 |
| 9 | Harrison Dobin | 1,581,392 |
Big Showdown at the RIO in Las Vegas on December 30th
Damian Salas and the winner of the US final table are set to square up on December 30. The two will fight it out over an additional $1 million at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino—the traditional home for the World Series of Poker.
This finale is also for the prestigious winner’s gold bracelet. The winner of the final tables will not receive one.
All being well poker will have its world champion two days before the end of the year. Considering the year we have all had it is a miracle, and one we needed.
WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart said:
“There must be a World Champion in 2020. Poker’s history is too important,”
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