On August 3, the WSOP Main Event final table will begin and the nine players who made the cut will play down to a winner. Across three days of action, a new world champion will be found and a top prize of $10,000,000 will be awarded, along with the WSOP bracelet that every player wants to win. But who are the final nine players, and who has the best chance of victory?

Let’s take a look at the challengers hoping to walk away from Las Vegas on August 5 as the new world champion.

Lucas Jumalon – United States

Starting on a massive 194,000,000 chips – the equivalent of 129 big blinds, the American player Luca Jumalon has given himself the best chance possible of making the first WSOP bracelet he wins the biggest one of them all. Jumalon had all the momentum on the run-up to the final table, swinging the axe in the same manner that Michael Mizrachi did at the final table of 2025. Can the U.S. player hold on to the lead and go wire-to-wire to win $10m? He’s favorite to do so with that stack.

Rami Hammoud – Canada

Another player with a massive stack to wield is Rami Hammoud. The Canadian, who will start the final table with 79,000,000 chips, took out several big names, including the indefatigable Shaun Deeb, preventing the nine-time WSOP bracelet winner from virtually locking up the WSOP Player of the Year race. Could Hammoud be the ultimate ‘spoiler’ at the final table. He certainly looks good for the title.

Jamie Shaevel – United States

Completing the North American trio at the top is Jamie Shaevel. Winning just over $451,000 in his poker career before the final table, Jamie is already guaranteed to treble his lifetime winnings even if he bombs out in ninth place. Given the fact that he’ll kick off with 56,000,000 chips, that seems very unlikely. Fearless in his approach but patient in his style, Shaevel’s adaptable stance could well win the day.

Greg Mueller – Canada

Also sitting pretty on 48,500,000 chips, Canada’s Greg Mueller is looking to make his 23 years in the game count. A three-time winner of WSOP events already, Mueller’s ‘Greg-arious’          personality means that he’ll likely be the most dominant voice at the final table and while he comes into play fourth in chips, 32 big blinds is plenty for Mueller to work with and he has years of experience to call upon in those marginal moments.

Michael Gagliano – United States

Just a min-raise behind Mueller is Michael ‘Gags’ Gagliano. The elite pro’s pick for glory, Gagliano has one big blinds less than Mueller on 46,500,000 chips and has won four WSOP titles in a decorated professional career. While Lucas Jumalon has only been playing ranking poker events for three years, Gags has been at it on a professional basis for almost two decades and he is ranked as the most likely player to take the title outside the top two according to Polymarket bettors.

Mario Boos – France

By comparison, the French player Mario Boos is the outsider with nothing to lose. Sitting on 44,000,000 chips (29BB), Boos will be getting plenty of cheers from his home country fans on the rail. With only $240,000 in previous tournament winnings, you might expect some timid play from Boos, but quite the opposite is likely in our opinion, with the French player happy to push with pocket tens close to the final table bubble, a move that guaranteed him his seat in the final.

Lauri Saaskilahti – Finland

The Finnish player Lauri Saaskilahti is already the best WSOP Main Event finisher that his country has ever produced, so expect a ‘wheels up’ performance from this shorter stacked player too. Having a respectable stack of 37,500,000 chips (25BB), Saaskilahti had a swingy last day before the final but has made it and will be determined to bring yet more pride to one of poker’s most historic countries.

Han Feng – United States

When Han Feng takes to the stage in the Paris casino ballroom, he’ll do so with just 25,000,000 chips, the equivalent of 17 big blinds. Feng is backed by just 7% of bettors on Polymarket as a guide but could well survive the first few levels and having previously been right up there in the chipcounts, will be dangerous if he doubles up early.

Evagoras Evagorou – Cyprus

The shortest stack of the final nine still has 15 big blinds to play with and no-one will do so with more heart than Main Event debutant Evagoras Evagorou. The first Cypriot ever to reach the final table of the World Championship sits on 22,500,000 chips with the dream of becoming the first champion in a very long time to take the title at their very first attempt.

With a massive $10,000,000 up top and a minimum prize of $1,000,000 in ninth place, the WSOP Main Event is going to be a classic when it plays out between August 3^rd –  5^th. Who’ll win? We can’t wait to find out!