World Series Of Poker 2026 Main Event Final Table

The World Series of Poker 2026 Main Event Final Table is down to seven players after starting Aug. 3 with the final nine. Each player is guaranteed $1 million with the payouts below and a first place prize of $10 million plus a WSOP gold bracelet. I’ve been on site during the 2026 WSOP covering some of the events including the Main Event, at the bubble and start of the Final Table.

Odds and predictions for who wins the 2026 WSOP.Beyond the huge payouts and betting on the felt from the Horseshoe ballroom, leading online sportsbook BetOnline posted odds to win the Main Event along with select props, and you can see those in my WSOP Final Table coverage of the Main Event at Off Shore Gaming Association.

Poker fans can tune into ESPN starting at 9pm ET Aug. 4 and 10:30 pm ET Aug. 5 as players are eliminated with the World Series of Poker 2026 Main Event world champion crowned following heads-up play on Aug. 5.

World Series of Poker Main Event Turnout And Final Table Participants

From the record-breaking WSOP Main Event in 2023 with 10,043 entries to this year’s 2026 WSOP schedule and 9,208 entries for the Main Event, the WSOP now has feature tables and a stage setup at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas.

Following last year’s WSOP Main Event victory by poker Hall of Famer Michael Mizrachi, none of the gladiators or legends of poker made the 2026 WSOP Main Event Final Table. The $10,000 entry fee Main Event saw 1,387 players make the money (top 15%) and win at least $15,000. I cashed 4-of-7 events I played in at this year’s WSOP including a top 1% finish (46th of 4,600+ entries) in the $600 WSOP Deepstack. I also cashed in the only WSOP Circuit event in played in Las Vegas in mid-July. Now I’m back to chippin’-in poker coverage and other players good fortune to play, run good and cash big.

WSOP Final Table Players, Chips, Odds and Props

Here are the players and chip stacks along with odds to win, which are subject to change. Play resumes with 56 minutes remaining in Level 39 with blinds of 1,000,000/1,500,000 and a 1,500,000 big blind ante.

Seat Player Odds to Win Chip Total
9 Lucas Jumalon +200 194 million
7 Rami Hammoud +500 79 million
5 Jamie Shaevel +600 56 million
4 Greg Mueller +800 48.5 million
2 Michael Gagliano +800 46.5 million
3 Mario Boos +800 44 million
1 Lauri Saaskilahti +1600 37.5 million
6 Han Feng +1000 25 million
8 Evagoras Evagorou +2000 22.5 million

World Series of Poker 2026Day 1 of the Main Event Final Table on Aug. 3 saw Evagorou eliminated in 9th along with Boos in 8th.

Chip stacks starting Aug. 4:

  • Jumalon – 212 million
  • Feng – 106.5 million
  • Saaskilahti – 84.5 million
  • Hammond – 45.5 million
  • Gagliano – 42 million
  • Shaevel – 33 million
  • Mueller – 29.5 million

WSOP Main Event Final Table Payouts

Here is the prize payout for the final table.

  • 1st place: $10 million
  • 2nd place: $6 million
  • 3rd place: $3.75 million
  • 4th place: $2.75 million
  • 5th place: $2.25 million
  • 6th place: $1.75 million
  • 7th place: $1.5 million
  • 8th place: $1.25 million
  • 9th place: $1 million

Following the WSOP Main Event, the next big World Series of Poker event is in the Bahamas at Atlantis Resort in December. I covered the high-stakes WSOP Paradise Super Main Event in 2024 and was tableside when 17-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth busted on the bubble. Now a new player will reach poker glory at the 2026 WSOP Main Event, and you can follow all the poker action as players check, raise, build chips and bust on their way to bigger poker paydays.

You can bet on it.

Author: FairwayJay is a leading national sports betting analyst, writer, handicapper and sports betting insider providing insight and information you can bet on for nearly two decades from Las Vegas. He chips in additional sports betting coverage and reporting on industry news and events for leading media and sports betting sites and companies. Follow him on X (Twitter): @FairwayJay