Nick Schulman, the popular poker commentator, was among the many familiar faces advancing to Day 2 of the 2020 WSOP Main Event. The world championship event produced a higher-than-expected turnout, with over 700 players in the field.

Nick Schulman is in the hunt for the 2020 WSOP Main Event title. (Image: Poker Central)

The hybrid event (mix of online and live play) kicked off Nov. 29 on GGPoker for international players. That separate but connected tournament has already played down to its final table, which takes place Dec. 15 at King’s Casino, site of the canceled WSOP Europe series, in the Czech Republic.

Over on WSOP.com, the 2020 WSOP Main Event began Sunday, with 705 players registered. Day 2 begins at noon PT on Monday and will play down to a final table of nine. The WSOP.com final table will take place inside the Rio in Las Vegas, home to the traditional summer World Series of Poker, on Dec. 28. Two days later, the winners of the WSOP.com and GGPoker tournaments will meet to determine a world champion. The World Series of Poker will pay the overall winner an extra $1 million.