2026 WSOP Main Event heads-up: Tale of the tape – Jumalon vs Saaskilahti2026 WSOP Main Event heads-up: Tale of the tape – Jumalon vs Saaskilahti

Whet your appetite for the heads-up battle: It's a rivalry that's led these two players to heads-up, where they're now set to play for $4 million. Watch the hands they've played together so far.

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Adam Hendrix (@AdamHendrix10)

Whats the line on under 10 hands in HU today 😭😭 think this gonna be a quick one.

More crowd surfing tonight? Or perhaps the better question is: if he wins, how does Lucas Jumalon top last night's celebrations after making the final two?

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The dream opponent for me: Lauri Saaskilahti says he and Lucas Jumalon talked about ending up heads-up back on Day 5.

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2026 Main Event champion crowned tonight: After 9,208 entries, just two players remain. Lucas Jumalon and Lauri Saaskilahti return today to play heads-up for poker's most coveted bracelet.

Cards are in the air at 6pm local time, with the livestream starting at 10:30pm ET (3:30am UK / 4:30am CEST).

22-year-old Jumalon begins as the chip leader, but with 109 big blinds to 75, this match is far from over.

Lucas Jumalon and Lauri Saaskilahti. Lucas Jumalon and Lauri Saaskilahti.
Sam Greenwood (@SamGreenwoodRIO)

My one piece of advice for Jumalon after rewatching higlights from yesterday: When you took your hat off, I saw that hairline. You should start taking Minoxidil the moment this heads up match is over.

Confidence level 100. Lauri Saaskilahti – "I made a goal for this year... to win the entire thing, and I'm very close to that right now."

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Gags30 (@Gags30poker)

I really can't thank everyone enough for the support. I'm still combing through all my messages, so apologies if I missed any, but my goodness I cannot express how awesome it is to see such an outpouring of support.This was a tremendous amount of fun and what a group of not…

Patrick Leonard reviews Lucas Jumalon's final table performance. Pads might be a bit biased as he's also Jumalon's coach, but the 77 hand checks out.

Two celebrations – which one do you like? Heads-up play starts tomorrow on ESPN at 10.30pm ET. 

Lucas Jumalon. Lucas Jumalon.
Lauri Saaskilahti. Lauri Saaskilahti.
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