WSOP Finalists Prepare for Million-Dollar Showdown in Rio

The finalists of the European leg of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will meet in Rio on December 30 to compete for $1,000,000 and the title of WSOP 2020 Champion.

PokerNews spoke with the finalists who made it to King's Casino and asked about their hobbies and plans for the prize money. Paiyuan fish3098 Sun finished 9th, earning $75,359. Hannes BlackFortuna Speiser finished 8th, earning $109,982. Stoyan UncleToni Obreškov finished 7th, earning $160,512. Dominikas MickeyMouse Mikolaitis finished 6th, earning $234,255. Marco fullbabyfull Streda finished 5th, earning $341,879. Ramón Ritza Mikel Muñoz finished 4th, earning $498,947. Manuel robocup Ruivo finished 3rd, earning $728,177. Bruno Botteon finished 2nd, earning $1,062,723. Damien Salas won the European leg of the WSOP, earning $1,550,969.

The final table of the American leg of the WSOP has been set. The winner of the European leg, Damien Salas, will face the winner of the American leg in a high-stakes showdown in Rio on December 30. The winner will take home $1,000,000 and the title of WSOP 2020 Champion.