• Wsop Main Event Payouts
• Wsop Main Event Payout 2020
• Wsop Main Event Prize Money
• Wsop Main Event Payout After Taxes

The second part of the official World Series of Poker Championship Main Event, taking place on the closed liquidity network of Nevada and New Jersey, has managed to attract more players than the global version hosted on GGPoker.

The World Series of Poker® is the largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event in the world, having awarded more than $3.29 billion in prize money and the prestigious gold bracelet. A look at the WSOP Main Event numbers. The 2020 Main Event brought some big numbers to the legal US online poker market. The tournament set a new benchmark for prize pools after generating $6.8 million. That easily eclipsed the $2 million achieved for the WSOP Online championship in July. The Main Event attracted a total of 705 players. As noted, winners of each tournament will receive a WSOP Circuit ring along with first-place prize money. In addition, the WSOP will be adding over $600,000 in prize money over the course of the year via “a variety of promotions and events.” Casino branding, leaderboard and freerolls with added prize money.

The $10,000 event brought in a staggering 705 players to its single Day 1 freezeout on Sunday, building a prize pool of $6,768,000.

“It’s a great result so far,” said Ty Stewart, Executive Director of the World Series of Poker. “I think considering the circumstances 1,379 players is a strong field size that can stand up to the history of the event. It’s also an important milestone for regulated online poker. Can’t wait to see who will win this world championship bracelet.”

Taken on its own, this is unheard of in any high roller tournament in such a market. It is almost seven times larger than the biggest tournament guarantee in a US regulated market.

However, when put next to the international edition, which attracted fewer than 700 players despite access across large parts of the globe, its success is even more impressive.

Top Five Largest WSOP Online Bracelet Events (Prize Pool)

Given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the official WSOP 2020 Main Event has a unique format. It is running two Main Events online: one on GGPoker, the other on WSOP.com. Both are $10,000 freezeouts, and players were not permitted to play in both events.

Both play to a final table which will take place live. In the global market, this will be hosted in Rozvadov, Czech Republic tomorrow; for WSOP.com, the final table will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada in two weeks’ time.

Neither tournament has a guarantee, but its attraction – beyond the draw of the WSOP brand and the chance to win a coveted bracelet – was that the winners of each tournament would come together to play a heads-up tournament live. $1 million in prize money has been added to this tournament by the organizers.

2020 51st Annual World Series of Poker Sunday, December 13, 2020 to Tuesday, December 22, 2020 WSOP.com - $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship. WSOP’s “Domestic” Main Event Attracts More Players than International Version 705 players enter the WSOP.com $10,000 Main Event, generating an $6.8 million prize pool—unprecedented for any segregated online poker network anywhere in the world.

For the GGPoker edition, this hybrid structure proved to be a deterrent. The tournament attracted only 674 players, building a modest prize pool of $6.4 million.

The tournament does not even rank within its top five largest on GGPoker this year. For such a prestigious event, this will have been a disappointment. With the equivalent of $500,000 in prize money added to the tournament, each player got back three-quarters of the $400 rake in equity.

GGPoker’s potential market size is in the billions. It operates in most of Europe, South America, Asia and India. To compare, the tournament on WSOP.com was only available to players in Nevada (population: 3 million) and New Jersey (9 million).

The requirement to play live – first, in a small, wintery village in west Czech Republic, then in Las Vegas, Nevada to have a shot at the $1 million extra prize – would have been a detraction for most players on GGPoker. Large swathes of the international player base would have little inclination to travel; indeed, with restrictions on movement in place in many parts of the world, it would be physically impossible for many.

However, for many players in Nevada, playing live in their state for both the final table and the heads-up championship, would be an attraction. For those in New Jersey, a short vacation west to play cards on the famous WSOP stage could have been just as attractive.

WSOP 2020 Main Event: Schedule and Turnout

Even so, no one could have foreseen that it would draw more players than its international counterpart. Yet that is exactly what it did: When late registration closed on Sunday, a total of 705 individual players had registered, 5% more than the turnout on GGPoker.

It means the WSOP.com version of the tournament has amassed a prize pool of $6,768,000 and the top two places will pay out more than $1 million. This is a staggering figure considering that the largest guarantee for a poker tournament in any regulated US market is $1 million (set by WSOP in a previous bracelet events and will be matched by partypoker NJ with a WPT event later this month).

The prize money is larger than even the record for an entire tournament series guaranteed in the United States – set in the summer, with WSOP’s own $6 million Championship Series accompanying the WSOP Online bracelet series.

Thanks to this huge turnout on the US version of the series, the WSOP 2020 Championship Main Event has a combined turnout across the two sites of a respectable 1379 players and a prize pool of $13.2 million.

It still falls far shy of turnout in the modern era, where north of 6000 players have entered the tournament every year since 2005, but it is higher than 2003’s breakout “Moneymaker” year and any Main Event prior.

It also means that the operators have much less of a tab to pick up with the added money. $400 in rake from each player means that $551,600 in total money was collected from entries. It is a far cry from the $1 million in added money, but much better than most had expected after the low initial turnout at GGPoker.

WSOP.com returns on Monday for Day 2, where players will play down to a final table. For the international edition, this will take place tomorrow in Kings Casino, Rozvadov, Czech Republic. In two weeks, the equivalent final table for WSOP.com finalists will play out in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The winners of each will then convene on December 30 for the $1 million Heads Up Championship.

Wsop Main Event Payouts

Table Of Contents

The international leg of the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event has reached its final table and that takes place at the King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic on December 16. PokerNews is previewing each of the nine lucky finalists. We've already covered the three shortest stacks, and yesterday we covered the middle stacks, but today we take a look at the top three as we head into the final table.

Brunno Botteon - Brazil - 10,317,743 (52 big blinds)

Brunno Botteon is no stranger to the WSOP on GGPoker, cashing 15 times during the WSOP Online between July and September. His best result came when he finished second to Fedor Holz in the $25,000 Heads Up for $622,300. Botteon also finished sixth in the $25,000 Poker Players Championship for a further $388,837.

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 2018 Millionaire Maker for $230,120, meaning Ruivo would have to finish at least sixth.

A lover of the outdoors, including fishing, Ruivo says he is an avid watcher of movies. His favorite film? Fight Club.

And although he may have a fight on his hands with chip leader Botteon, Ruivo says that to win the Main Event would be an incredible achievement and 'the pinnacle of [his] career.'

Damian Salas - Argentina - 5,653,528 (28 big blinds)

Damian Salas will be a familiar face to WSOP fans after his seventh-place finish in the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event

The Father of three is a lawyer by profession, and enjoys soccer, table tennis and yoga as well as watching series such as Game of Thrones and Queen's Gambit.

Related: What Can Poker Learn From The Queen's Gambit?

Salas says that winning the WSOP Main Event title wouldn't change much for his life, but recognises it as the highest goal a professional poker player can set for themselves.

'I have the great privilege of living how I want and sharing life with those I love. I would continue with the same life that I have, but with the joy of having fulfilled my greatest desire in my life.'

2020 GGPoker WSOP $10,000 Main Event Final Table

_{*Peiyuan 'fish3098' Sun, eighth in chips, has opted out of travelling and will finish in ninth place as per the terms and conditions of the event.}

2020 GGPoker WSOP $10,000 Main Event Payouts

Wsop Main Event Payout 2020

Follow All The Final Table Right Here at PokerNews

The PokerNews’ live reporting team is jetting off to the Czech Republic to bring you live and exclusive coverage of the 2020 GGPoker WSOP Main Event final table. Be sure to bookmark the live reporting page so you don’t miss any of the action from this amazing tournament.

Stay tuned to PokerNews this week to learn more about the six other finalists.

Wsop Main Event Prize Money

_{Picture credit: Camila Ocampo/partypoker LIVE}

Wsop Main Event Payout After Taxes

• Tags

  WSOPGGPokerMain EventKing's Resort

• Related Room

  GGPoker

• Related Tournaments

  World Series of Poker