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Jumalon Holds 194 Million-Chip Record Stack at WSOP Final Table

7/14/2026

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Summary

Jumalon Dominates WSOP

Lucas Jumalon entered the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table on July 13, 2026 with a 194,000,000-chip stack the largest in the nine-player era.
The other eight finalists hold stacks from 79,000,000 to 22,500,000 chips.
All nine players are guaranteed at least $1 million and the champion will receive $10 million.
Jumalon won a 125-million-chip pot against Malcolm Trayner.
Jumalon eliminated Trayner for $750,000.

Summary

WSOP Resumes

The WSOP Main Event final table will take place August 3-5 at Paris Las Vegas after a pause.
The event has an $85.6 million prize pool, the fourth-largest, and pays $6 million to runner-up and $1 million to ninth place.
ESPN, Eurosport, TNT Sports and YouTube will air the final table live as WSOP CEO Ty Stewart called the tournament memorable while Caesars Entertainment SVP Jack Effel praised the new feature stage and coverage.

History

Historical Context

The World Series of Poker, launched in 1970 in Las Vegas, has featured a $10,000 buy-in Main Event since 1972 and was hosted at Binion’s Horseshoe through 2005. When amateur Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 Main Event—839 entrants and a $2.5 million prize—ESPN’s live broadcast reached about 30 million viewers, igniting a global poker boom.

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Jumalon Dominates WSOP

Lucas Jumalon entered the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table on July 13, 2026 with a 194,000,000-chip stack the largest in the nine-player era.
The other eight finalists hold stacks from 79,000,000 to 22,500,000 chips.
All nine players are guaranteed at least $1 million and the champion will receive $10 million.
Jumalon won a 125-million-chip pot against Malcolm Trayner.
Jumalon eliminated Trayner for $750,000.

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