It’s 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table Time

by Roy Brindley 31.07.2026

This week, $30.25 million will be distributed among nine poker players sitting at the World Series of Poker Main Event final table.

Lucas Jumalon Holds a Commanding Chip Lead at the WSOP Main Event Final Table
© WSOP

Key Facts:

• 22-year-old Lucas Jumalon will start the WSOP Main Event final table as chip leader.
• $30.25 million will be distributed among the remaining players, with the winner receiving $10 million.
• A Frenchman and a Finn are in contention for Europe.
• British and Irish viewers can catch the WSOP action live on TNT Sports.

A relatively unknown poker player, 22-year-old Lucas Jumalon from Spokane, Washington, USA, is set to take a massive 194,000,000 chip stack to the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event final table.

The final phase of the fabled competition will take place over three days – between August 3rd-5th 2026 – at Paris Las Vegas. Demanding a $10,000 entry fee, the tournament began on July 2nd and attracted 9,208 players. In turn, it has generated an $85.6 million prize pool.

Jumalon is one of nine players who remain in contention for the ultimate prize in poker. However, with each guaranteed at least $1 million, every remaining contender is already a big winner. In total, $30.25 million will be distributed among the remaining contestants. The winner will earn $10 million.

Young, but not new…here's Lucas Jumalon: pic.twitter.com/WhaxzWiAQj

— Jeff Platt (@jeffplatt) July 12, 2026

Maths and Analytics Second and Third

Sitting second in the chip standings is Rami Hammoud. The Canadian player has a 79,000,000-chip stack. An analytics manager by profession, the 36-year-old appears ideally suited to the demands of tournament poker. He previously majored in actuarial mathematics at university.

Possessing a similar background, Jamie Shaevel is third. He will bring 56,000,000 chips to the party. The 39-year-old father of two has an economics degree from Northeastern University and boasts plenty of poker experience despite his ‘amateur’ status.

2026 marks the eighteenth time the Californian has played the WSOP Main Event, and it will be the fourth time he has collected a cash prize. Shaevel’s previous best effort came in 2011 when he finished 100th.

Canadian Hockey Pro Could Be Slippery

The player with all the experience at the final table is the Swiss-born Greg Mueller. The ‘known face’ has collected three WSOP bracelets and recorded a combined 72 WSOP ‘cashes’ since ending his professional hockey playing career (in Germany) and turning to poker in his adopted Canadian homeland.

Mueller’s 48,500,000 chip stack is shy of the 61.3 million average, but he still sits fourth on the chip standings with more players below him than above. At 55, he will bid to become only the second player in his 50s to win the title this century.

14 years and two million chips separate Mueller and Michael Gagliano, who is currently fifth in the standings in this year’s ESPN-televised WSOP Main Event. The New Jersey ‘grinder’ is an established online player but also has more than $2,200,000 in live tournament winnings on his CV.

A Frenchman and a Finn for Europe

Europe has two hopesof claiming the 2026 WSOP Main Event. Chip standings suggest France’s Mario Boos, with a 44,000,000 stack, has the best chance. The relative unknown has no major results to boast of, and he only began playing on the European circuit in 2022.

At 32, many would say the Frenchman is the ideal age for WSOP success. Naysayers would point to his record, which shows most of his tournament entries have been for less than $1,000. It suggests this big stage could be overwhelming.

Barcelona-based Finn, Lauri Saaskilahti, has an even more chequered poker-playing background. The 39-year-old describes himself as a ‘semi-pro’, but his record does not support that statement. Nevertheless, he graduated from a school of economics, and he took 14th place in last year’s European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event.

Short Stacked Form Horses

With a 25 million chip stack, 27-year-old Han Feng will start the final table with just 4.5% of the chips in play. Originally from China, Feng now calls Houston, Texas, his home, and he has been on a rapid ascent in US poker circles since making his debut five years ago.

Almost $2,000,000 in live tournament winnings have been accumulated in a relatively short period of time, and he came to the 2026 Series on a hot streak – winning $43,000 in an Asian Poker Tour tournament in Taiwan in late April.

As for form horses, the ninth and final player in the field, Cypriot Evagoras Evagorou, stands out. An optician by profession, the 48-year-old has ‘cashed’ in all four WSOP tournaments he has played in this year’s Series.

Prior to this year, Evagorou had never played poker in the United States. He will now take 22.5 million chips (4.1% of the chips in play) to the Holy Grail of poker. With just one win – in a $100 tournament claiming $1,312 in winnings – success for this unknown would be a sight for sore eyes, making him the most unlikely winner since Chris Moneymaker in 2003.

How Can I Watch Live WSOP Final Table Action?

For viewers in the UK and Ireland, TNT Sports will broadcast the final table action live on TNT Sports 2. The channel’s coverage starts shortly after midnight. For those without access to TNT or Eurosport, live streams may appear on the official WSOP YouTube channel.