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The 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event final table saw a dramatic shift in pace on Day 10, following a slower opening session. Only two players remain in contention for the $10 million top prize: 22-year-old Lucas Jumalon of Washington and Finland’s Lauri Saaskilahti, who is chasing his country’s first Main Event title.
Jumalon has held the chip lead since the final table began and has yet to relinquish it. Saaskilahti received a crucial boost when he cracked the pocket aces of fifth-place finisher Han Feng with a runner-runner straight, a hand he called the turning point of his day.
Several other eliminations shaped the day. Cash game specialist Jamie Shaevel exited in seventh place after missing a flopped straight draw against Jumalon, while Canada’s Rami Hammoud fell in sixth when his queen-jack could not overcome Jumalon’s ace-five.
Four-time bracelet winner Michael Gagliano, who played short-stacked for much of the day, was eliminated in fourth place after his dominating king-queen was overtaken by Jumalon’s king-jack following a turned jack.
Former hockey player Greg Mueller, backed by a boisterous rail chanting “WE’RE NOT LEAVING,” went out in third after his pocket fours failed to catch up to Jumalon’s pocket kings on the river.
Jumalon, who received final table coaching from streamer Patrick Leonard, will look to maintain his lead into heads-up play. The finale is scheduled for Aug. 5 at 6 p.m. local time, with Saaskilahti aiming to bring Finland its first Main Event bracelet.
