After eight days of action at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event is down to a final table. The final nine players return to battle on August 3 following a short break.
This year’s Main Event attracted 9,208 runners, the fourth-largest field in history, generating a total prize pool of more than $85.6 million. Only the top 1,383 places earned a cut of the prize money. Everyone at the final table locked up at least a cool $1 million. First place pays out $10,000,000 and the coveted world champion’s bracelet.
Lucas Jumalon, a 22-year-old American pro from Washington state, holds a massive chip lead with a big stack worth 194M. Two well-known pros, Greg Mueller from Canada and New Jersey’s Michael Gagliano, have the most experience heading into the final table with three WSOP bracelets apiece.
2026 WSOP Main Event: Final Table Chip Counts and Payouts
Prize Pool: $85,634,400
Payouts: 1,383
Entrants: 9,208
Players Remaining: 9
Final Table Chip Counts:
Lucas Jumalon (USA) 194,000,000
Rami Hammoud (Canada) 79,000,000
Jamie Shaevel (USA) 56,000,000
Greg Mueller (Canada) 48,500,000
Michael Gagliano (USA) 46,500,000
Mario Boos (France) 44,000,000
Lauri Saaskilahti (Finland) 37,500,000
Han Feng (USA) 25,000,000
Evagoras Evagorou (Cyprus) 22,500,000
Payouts:
- $10,000,000
- $6,000,000
- $3,750,000
- $2,750,000
- $2,250,000
- $1,750,000
- $1,500,000
- $1,250,000
- $1,000,000
Lucas Jumalon
Chip Count: 194,000,000
Career Winnings: $180,888
Jumalon grew up in Spokane, Washington, and has a business degree with a specialty in data analytics. If he wins the Main Event, he’ll be the second youngest champion behind Joe Cada, who was 21 when he won the 2009 Main Event. Before his deep run in the Main Event, Jumalon cashed in four other WSOP events this summer.
Jumalon survived the first day as a short stack, ranked 758 out of 759 places at the end of Day 1B. He moved into the middle of the pack on Day 2. By the conclusion of Day 6, he was 10th overall with 63 to go. At the end of Day 7, he was third overall with 21 players remaining.
Jumalon began Day 8 with 40.8M. He shipped a decisive pot worth over 50M with pocket Jacks when he flopped a set against Malcolm Traynor’s pocket Queens. He snagged the overall chip lead around dinner break and never looked back. He eventually knocked out Traynor on the bubble in 10th place.
When Jumalon bagged his chips at the end of Day 8, he was the only player north of 100M. With a mountain of chips worth 194M, his stack is more than the next three players combined.
Jumalon has 129 big blinds, or 76 more than Rami Hammoud in second. Historically, the last three players who had a chip lead exceeding 50 big blinds went on to win the Main Event. That includes Joe McKeehen (2015), Hossein Ensan (2019), and Koray Aldemir (2021).
Rami Hammoud
Chip Count: 79,000,000
Career Winnings: $512,438
Rami Hammoud, a 36-year-old analytics manager from Montreal, Canada, fared well at the WSOP the last three summers. He cashed in eight events in 2025 and cashed nine times in 2024 with one final table appearance.
At the end of Day 6, he was sixth out of 62 players. At the conclusion of Day 7, he was second in chips with 41.5M. He bagged 79M at the end of Day 8, which was good enough for second overall.
Jamie Shaevel
Chip Count: 56,000,000
Career Winnings: $451,177
Jamie Shaevel, a 39-year-old business owner from Los Angeles, is a cash-game specialist. Although Shaevel rarely plays tournaments, the WSOP Main Event is the one tournament he doesn’t skip. He cashed in the Main Event seven times between 2009 and 2024, and his best finish was 100th place in 2011.
Shaevel moved into the top 12 in chips on Day 6 with 62 to go. He slipped to 15th overall out of 21 at the end of Day 7. He chipped up to 56M on Day 8, and heads into the final table in third place in the standings.
Greg Mueller
Chip Count: 48,500,000
Career Winnings: $3,540,270
Bracelets: 3
At 55-years-old, Greg ‘FBT’ Mueller is the oldest player at the final table and the most accomplished tournament veteran. The former professional hockey player could move into the Top 20 on Canada’s all-time money list if he finishes in seventh place. If he wins the Main Event, he’ll be ranked #7 all-time among Canadians.
The versatile Mueller won three bracelets in three different events. He won two bracelets in 2009 and added a third bracelet in 2019 in $10K HORSE. He also tallied 61 cashes with 19 final-table appearances.
Mueller’s stack was all over the place during the Main Event. He was one of the short stacks at the end of Day 7 with only 13.2M, or 19th out of the final 21 players. On Day 8, he went to work and chipped up to 48.5M. He enters the final table fourth in chips, but he’s the one to watch.
Michael Gagliano
Chip Count: 46,500,000
Career Winnings: $2,296,144
Bracelets: 3
Michael Gagliano, a 41-year-old pro from New Jersey, is a poker ambassador for BetMGM Poker. He won three WSOP bracelets, one Circuit ring, and banked almost $2.3 million in career tournament earnings. He won his first live bracelet at the 2016 WSOP.
Gagliano cashed in over 100 events with 14 final-table appearances. He also cashed in the Main Event twice before, including last year when he finished in 148th place.
Gagliano seized the chip lead late on Day 8 when he picked off 2019 champion Hossein Ensan in 13th place. He briefly passed the 100M mark before his stack incurred a couple of hits. He whiffed on a chance to knock out Greg Mueller, who doubled through him with pocket Queens against Big Slick.
When the dust settled on Day 8, Gagliano bagged 46.5M or fifth overall. He’s not far behind Mueller in fourth place.
Mario Boos
Chip Count: 44,000,000
Career Winnings: $239,888
Mario Boos, a 32-year-old pro from France, is one of the three Europeans still left in the hunt for the Main Event title. Boos had a productive summer, cashing in five other events at the 2026 WSOP.
Boos stood out at the end of Day 5 when he was sixth out of 174. He chipped up to fourth overall by the conclusion of Day 6. He slipped to the middle of the pack on Day 7 before advancing to the final table. With 44M in chips, he’s sixth overall.
Boos made a ballsy move near the final-table bubble. Instead of folding pocket Tens, he heroically took them into battle against Han Feng’s Big Slick. Boos won his coin flip and advanced to the final table.
Lauri Saaskilahti
Chip Count: 37,500,000
Career Winnings: $138,453
Lauri Saaskilahti is a 39-year-old sales manager from Finland. The Main Event marks his first cash in any WSOP event. He plays a lot of poker in Spain, particularly at EPT events in Barcelona. Saaskilahti almost busted on Day 7, but an ace on the river saved his tournament life, and he finished in 17th overall with 21 to go. At the final table, he’s seventh in chips with 37.5M.
Han Feng
Chip Count: 25,000,000
Career Winnings: $1,993,830
Feng, a 27-year-old pro from Texas, banked nearly $2 million in tournaments during his short career. Among the nine finalists, only Mueller and Gagliano have earned more in career tournament winnings than Feng. He won a couple of WSOP Circuit rings grinding regional tournaments in Texas, Oklahoma, and Florida. He begins the final table as the second-shortest stack with 25M.
Evagoras Evagorou
Chip Count: 22,500,000
Career Winnings: $253,488
Evagoras Evagorou, a 48-year-old optician from Cyprus, is the short stack at the final table. With 22.5M, he’s not far behind Feng in eighth place. Evagorou cashed in three other events at the WSOP this summer, including 15th place in the Deepstack Championship.
ESPN Exclusive Coverage of the Main Event
ESPN networks will air exclusive live coverage of the Main Event final table beginning Monday, August 3, running through Wednesday, August 5, when a champion will be crowned.
Coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The final two evenings will be aired live on ESPN beginning at 9 p.m. ET on August 4 and 10:30 p.m. ET on August 5.
ESPN will also air an edited version of the WSOP Main Event final table. Tune into ESPN2 at 9 pm ET on August 10 to watch a special two-hour episode featuring every elimination and key hands at the final table.
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