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Jamie Shaevel, a Los Angeles-based cash game specialist, is one of the nine players remaining in the 2026 WSOP Main Event. He will resume play on Aug. 3 holding the third-largest stack at the final table, worth 37 big blinds, guaranteeing him at least $1,000,000.
Shaevel rarely competes in tournaments, focusing instead on cash games, but the Main Event has long been an exception. He has cashed eight times in the event, with his previous best finish coming in 2011 when he placed 100th. This year’s run has already far surpassed that result.
Speaking to PokerNews after clinching his final table seat on July 13, Shaevel described feeling emotionally detached from the achievement, saying it still felt unreal. He noted that the Main Event’s slower structure resembles cash game play more than typical tournaments, which helped him adapt despite the different format.
His path to the final table included a crucial double-up against Evagoras Evagorou using a full house after being one of the shorter stacks late on Day 8. Shortly after, Shaevel eliminated Tolga Karakaya in 11th place, turning two jacks into a winning hand against Karakaya’s ace-ten.
Shaevel will begin the final table trailing chip leader Lucas Jumalon, a 22-year-old from Spokane, Washington, who ended Day 8 with a commanding 194,000,000 chips. Rami Hammoud sits second with 79,000,000, while Shaevel is just ahead of veteran pro Greg “FBT” Mueller.
Evagorou and Han Feng enter as the shortest stacks, with 22,500,000 and 25,000,000 chips, respectively, as the nine players prepare to battle for the $10,000,000 top prize and the Main Event bracelet.
