Doug Polk on that hand: He's done J4, so why not J3 as well? Polk weighs in on Lauri Saaskilahti's call from last night's Main Event heads-up.
20 bracelets at this year's WSOP Paradise: No full schedule yet, but the WSOP has dropped this teaser, revealing five more bracelets and an extra $50 million in guarantees.
GGPoker unveils 2026 WSOP Online schedule: The festival runs from August 16 to September 29, and awards 33 bracelets. Here are the biggest events:
- August 17: $300 Gladiators of Poker (Day 2) – $3M GTD
- August 24: $500 Mini Main Event (Day 2) – $5M GTD
- August 30: ¥800 Asia Championship (Day 2) – ¥25M GTD
- August 31: $1,500 Millionaire Maker (Day 2) – $5M GTD ($1M guaranteed to first)
- September 7: $250 Mystery Millions (Day 2) – $10M GTD ($1M top bounty)
- September 14: $400 Colossus (Day 2) – $5M GTD | $400 PLOssus (Final Stage) – $2M GTD
- September 21: $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event (Day 2) – $25M GTD
- September 28: $10,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers (Day 2) – $10M GTD
Hayley Hochstetler
The hand that won Lucas Jumalon the Main Event: There'll be plenty of debate about this one.
Final payouts from the 2026 WSOP Main Event: Lucas Jumalon's Hendon Mob earnings have jumped from $180,888 to $10,180,888.
- Lucas Jumalon - $10,000,000
- Lauri Saaskilahti - $6,000,000
- Greg Mueller - $3,750,000
- Michael Gagliano - $2,750,000
- Han Feng - $2,250,000
- Rami Hammoud - $1,750,000
- Jamie Shaevel - $1,500,000
- Mario Boos - $1,250,000
- Evagoras Evagorou - $1,000,000
He led from the start of the final table to the end. And we hope he goes on to become a great ambassador for the game. GG Lucas Jumalon.
Lucas Jumalon is the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion. It's all over. Jumalon moved all-in with 
and Saaskilahti called off his 10 big blinds with 
.
The 
runout left Saaskilahti drawing dead on the turn.
"The kid from Spokane, Washington has just won the Main Event," Nick Schulman cried from the commentary booth.
The immediate celebrations were epic – as expected.
"I'm just so happy and so blessed," Jumalon told Jeff Platt in a winner's interview. "Hopefully I can bring some young people to the game. Never thought that this was possible. This is just a dream come true."
And just like that, Saaskilahti loses it all back, and more: With the board reading 
, Saaskilahti agonized over a bet of 180M from Jumalon.
Saaskilahti had a pair of jacks, and in the end he made the call. Jumalon had the nuts with the 
and Saaskilahti is down to less than 9bbs.
- Jumalon: 519M
- Saaskilahti: 34M
Saaskilahti is back in business. It was a preflop all-in that delivered a full double to the Finn – in dramatic fashion. In the face of a raise from his opponent, Jumalon jammed an inferior ace-high and after a brief tank Saaskilahti flicked in a call.
Saaskilahti: 
Jumalon: 
Board: 
Jumalon turned two pair, but the diamond on the river improved Saaskilahti to a flush. And just like that the stacks are basically even.
Jumalon: 287M
Saaskilahti: 266M
Lucas Jumalon is in the zone. Through the first few hands of this heads up match, it's all going the American's way.
So far, we've seen him eek out value with a set and pick off a couple bluffs from Saaskilahti – including this one.
In a limped pot, Saaskilahti barreled three times in position with on an 
board.
Jumalon called him down the whole way with 
.
Jumalon: 418M
Saaskilahti: 135M
Hayley Hochstetler
