WSOP Main Event 2020 Schedule and Latest Updates

WSOP
Main Event 2020 Schedule

Day 1 (29 Nov - 6 Dec) - Online

All three Day 1s will play out online
International Tournament (for international players) begins 29 Nov on Natural8
Domestic Tournament (for US players) begins 13 Dec on WSOP.com
The International and Domestic Tournaments will be treated as separate but with the exact same structure
Traditional “freezeout” format applies, offering only one entry per player
Players will start with 60,000 in chips and play 30-minute levels. Late registration will remain open through the end of Level 13 (six hours)

Day 2 (7 Dec) - Online

Day 2 will continue playing out online
Play will be paused for the final 9 contestants of both the International and Domestic Tournaments

Final Table (15 Dec) - Live

International players will report to King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic
Domestic players will report to Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
Final tables will be taped live, and will play down to one winner each for the International and Domestic Tournaments
Levels will switch to 60 minutes

Heads-Up Championship (30 Dec) - Live

The winner of the International Tournament and the winner of the Domestic Tournament will meet at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for a televised showdown
Both players will start with 500,000 in chips and play 20-minute levels
Winner of this heads-up will win $1 million, the Main Event championship bracelet and be crowned the 2020 World Champion!

Articles

Attreyee K. Ganguly

December 16, 2020

WSOP Main Event: Damian Salas Champions 2020 World Series of Poker $10K Main Event International Tournament For $1.55 Million!

Argentinian pro Damian Salas (cover image) conquered the international leg of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on December 15 at King’s Casino in Rozvadov, the Czech Republic. Salas triumphed over a field of 674 total entries to bank a mouth-watering $1,550,969 top prize! Before we get into the details of…...

Namita Ghosh

December 15, 2020

WSOP Main Event: Joseph “kolebear” Hebert Headlines the Final Nine on WSOP.com, FT Set For December 28 in Las Vegas

2020 is well on its way out, but not before we have a new World Champion! The WSOP.com leg of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 buy-in Main Event took off on December 13, open for players in New Jersey and Nevada. After two consecutive days of action, the record-break field…...

Arpit Jain

December 14, 2020

WSOP Main Event: Upeshka De Silva Comes Out on Top After a Record-Breaking Day 1 on WSOP.com

The prestigious World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 buy-in Main Event closed its registration counter last night with the WSOP.com leg clocking in a record-breaking 705 players from Nevada and New Jersey. The hybrid online-live edition of the World Championship had collected a staggering $6.47 Million prize pool from 674 players on GGPoker earlier…...

Namita Ghosh

December 8, 2020

WSOP Main Event: Brazil’s Brunno Botteon Leads the GGPoker FT Slated to be Held Live in King’s Casino, Rozvadov on December 15

The GGPoker edition of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 NLHE World Championship, popularly known as the WSOP Main Event, has gone one step closer to crowning a champion! Day 2 of the event saw 179 qualifying stacks from the three starting flights converge for a shot at making it…...