WSOP finalist assessments constructive for COVID-19
A second participant is unable to make it to the stay portion of the WSOP Essential Occasion which is because of happen tonight.
When the World Collection of Poker Essential Occasion was introduced in the course of the peak of a worldwide pandemic, many believed it was a horrible concept.
Peiyuan Solar of China didn’t journey to the Worldwide last desk at King’s On line casino and now Upeshka De Silva has examined constructive for COVID-19 on the morning of the US last desk.
Joe Ingram confirmed the information, which De Silva retweeted:
One of many last 9 for the @WSOP fundamental occasion tomorrow on the Rio has examined constructive for Covid-19 and has been disqualified.
Upeshka De Silva aka @PadawanPesh says he quarantined on Dec tenth – examined constructive on the twentieth, adverse on twenty sixth, and constructive on the twenty seventh
— Joey Ingram #PASSION (@Joeingram1) December 28, 2020
Remaining Desk begins tomorrow at NOON so needed to get this story out tonight.
ninth place is $98,000 and 1st is over $1,500,000@PadawanPesh additionally made a WPT FT earlier this yr that’s been delayed as a consequence of Corona. pic.twitter.com/XcLVTmCt35
— Joey Ingram #PASSION (@Joeingram1) December 28, 2020
Below the controversial guidelines, which means he should take ninth place cash, which is $98,813. The identical rule utilized for Peiyuan Solar who was the joint shortest stack, De SIlva would have began the ultimate desk eighth in chips, however is a three-time bracelet winner and lots of would take into account an excellent guess to take the event down.
Tonight’s winner will win $1,553,256 and an opportunity to play for an additional $1 million.
This was a completely predictable end result for an occasion which was scheduled throughout a worldwide pandemic the place circumstances are rising in all places, particularly in america.
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