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Lucas Jumalon has won the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event, defeating Finland’s Lauri Saaskilahti in heads-up play to capture the $10,000,000 top prize and the bracelet. The 22-year-old from Spokane, Washington, held the chip lead throughout the entire final table, a dominant run that echoed Joe McKeehen’s 2015 title win.

The tournament drew 9,208 entrants when it began on July 2, and defending champion Michael Mizrachi returned to call “shuffle up and deal” for the final heads-up session on Wednesday. Jumalon entered the last two days with a commanding lead that was never seriously threatened, despite a late surge from Saaskilahti.

Saaskilahti, 40, briefly closed the gap after winning a massive all-in pot when his ace-ten outran Jumalon’s ace-nine following a river diamond. However, the momentum shift proved short-lived.

The decisive hand came soon after, when Jumalon fired a large bet on a five-card board holding queen-high. Saaskilahti made what he called a “hero call” with jack-three, but was wrong, leaving him with just eight big blinds.

Jumalon closed out the match shortly after, with king-six holding up against Saaskilahti’s ace-seven. The win makes Jumalon the fourth straight American champion, joining past winners such as Mizrachi, Phil Hellmuth, and Doyle Brunson.

Jumalon, a recent Grand Canyon University graduate, was supported throughout by family, college friends, and coach Patrick Leonard. He said he needed time to decide how to use his winnings, adding, “nothing too rash.”