Joseph Hebert Wins WSOP Main Event Domestic Title

Joseph Hebert won the WSOP Main Event domestic title, winning $1,553,256 and a shot at the gold bracelet and another $1 million.

The final table consisted of eight players who qualified from a 705-player field who battled for two days online at WSOP.com. Upeshka De Silva was disqualified for failing a Covid-19 test and was out in 9th spot without seeing a card. Joseph Hebert was the massive chip leader with more than his closest two rivals’ stacks combined.

Gershon Distenfeld was the first to be eliminated, falling to the pocket queens of Ron Jenkins. Ron Jenkins sent Shawn Stroke to the rails and crippling Harrison Dobin as he found queens again. Tony Yuan was next to depart as he lost a classic race against Hebert, 5th spot and $286,963 for the Chinese-born, Wisconsin player. Michael Cannon was the short stack, with Hebert way out front and Ron Jenkins inbetween them, and Cannon’s exit was a tough one as he raised his small blind all-in only to receive the bad news. That left Hebert up against MAGA baseball cap wearing Jenkins for the top prize and the $1million showdown with Salas, but it would be third time unlucky for Jenkins with the ladies that would decide his fate. Hebert’s showdown with Salas, however, has been put back from December 30th to January 2nd or 3rd as the Argentinian has reportedly been refused entry to the US.