{"id":11127,"date":"2026-08-06T22:03:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/22-year-old-lucas-jumalon-wins-2026-wsop-main-event-and-10-million\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T22:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:03:46","slug":"22-year-old-lucas-jumalon-wins-2026-wsop-main-event-and-10-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/22-year-old-lucas-jumalon-wins-2026-wsop-main-event-and-10-million\/","title":{"rendered":"22-Year-Old Lucas Jumalon Wins 2026 WSOP Main Event and $10 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Lucas Jumalon has won the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event, defeating Lauri Saaskilahti heads-up at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The 22-year-old player from Spokane collected $10 million and became the second-youngest champion in tournament history.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to Know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Jumalon defeated a field of 9,208 entries.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Saaskilahti earned $6 million as runner-up.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>All nine final-table players received at least $1 million.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2><strong>Hero Call Gives Jumalon Control<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>One hand changed the heads-up contest.<\/p>\n<p>With 100 million chips already in the pot, the board read 4<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/2663.png\" alt=\"\u2663\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> A<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/2660.png\" alt=\"\u2660\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> K<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/2660.png\" alt=\"\u2660\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> J<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/2660.png\" alt=\"\u2660\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> 6<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/2660.png\" alt=\"\u2660\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">. Jumalon held the Q<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/2660.png\" alt=\"\u2660\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> for the nut flush and bet 180 million on the river.<\/p>\n<p>Saaskilahti held jack-high and made the hero call after a long decision. The call left him with only eight big blinds and gave Jumalon a commanding advantage.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A $10,000,000 Hero Call\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fm3ldyKIiPw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jumalon completed the win soon after. His king-six improved to three sixes in the final hand, beating ace-seven and ending the two-hour heads-up contest.<\/p>\n<p>The result completed a wire-to-wire final-table performance. Jumalon began with 194 million chips, far ahead of the remaining eight players, and never surrendered the overall lead.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Jumalon Wins Fourth Largest Main Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The $10,000 tournament attracted 9,208 entries and generated an $85.6 million prize pool. Only three WSOP Main Events have recorded larger fields.<\/p>\n<p>Jumalon had started Day 1b with a difficult session and finished with only 7,400 chips, the second-smallest stack from that flight. He recovered to reach 146,000 on Day 2 and later took control before the final table.<\/p>\n<p>At 22, Jumalon sits behind only Joe Cada on the age list for WSOP Main Event champions. Cada was 21 when he won in 2009.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYouth is served at one of the most spirited final tables of all time,\u201d<\/em> said World Series of Poker Chief Executive Officer Ty Stewart.<em> \u201cThe 2026 Main Event and its live television coverage reminded us why we love this game and the people who play it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>ESPN carried the final table after the WSOP Main Event returned to the network in 2026. The tournament also used a new 25,000-square-foot final-table arena at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>2026 WSOP Main Event Final Table Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Place<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Player<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Country<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Prize<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><strong>Lucas Jumalon<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>United States<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>$10,000,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Lauri Saaskilahti<\/td>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td>$6,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Greg Mueller<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$3,750,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Michael Gagliano<\/td>\n<td>United States<\/td>\n<td>$2,750,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Han Feng<\/td>\n<td>United States<\/td>\n<td>$2,250,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Rami Hammoud<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$1,750,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Jamie Shaevel<\/td>\n<td>United States<\/td>\n<td>$1,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Mario Boos<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<td>$1,250,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Evagoras Evagorou<\/td>\n<td>Cyprus<\/td>\n<td>$1,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The final table paid a combined $29.5 million. Saaskilahti received $6 million, while Greg Mueller earned $3.75 million in third place.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker-news\/22-year-old-lucas-jumalon-wins-2026-wsop-main-event-and-10-million\/\">22-Year-Old Lucas Jumalon Wins 2026 WSOP Main Event and $10 Million<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lucas Jumalon has won the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event, defeating Lauri Saaskilahti heads-up at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The 22-year-old player from Spokane collected $10 million and became the second-youngest champion in tournament history. Good to Know Jumalon defeated a field of 9,208 entries. Saaskilahti earned $6 million as runner-up. 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