American Turns $300 into $1.5M at 2020 WSOP Main Event

The final table of the American part of the ME WSOP 2020 with a buy-in of $10,000 took place on Monday evening. The final eight players gathered in Las Vegas to determine the winner. Initially, there were nine finalists, but Brazilian Uipechka Da Silva was disqualified due to contracting coronavirus. According to the tournament rules, he was automatically awarded ninth place and $98,813.

Joseph Hebert from Louisiana won the final table and $1,553,000. Hebert qualified for the tournament through a $300 satellite. The final table results are: Joseph Hebert – $1,553,000, Ron Jenkins – $1,002,000, Michael Cannon – $529,000, Ryan Hagerty – $387,000, Ye Yuan – $287,000, Harrison Dobin – $215,000, Sean Strook – $164,000, Gershon Distenveld – $126,000, Uipechka Da Silva – $98,813.