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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nLucas Jumalon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Chip Count: 194M \u00b7 1st of 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Age:<\/strong> 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n Residence: <\/strong>Washington State, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n Live Tournament Winnings Before the Final Table:<\/strong> $180,188<\/p>\n\n\n\n Previous Largest Cash:<\/strong> $22,945 \u2014 1st place in a $400 Daily Deepstack in 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n WSOP Experience:<\/strong> Cashes in 2025 and 2026, along with some WSOP Circuit experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n At just 22 years old, Lucas Jumalon is the youngest player at the final table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Washington State native graduated from Grand Canyon University with a degree in business administration and data analytics before establishing himself on the tournament poker scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His live tournament results date back roughly three years, with $180,188 in recorded cashes before reaching this final table. His previous biggest score was $22,945 for winning a $400 Daily Deepstack in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jumalon also recorded WSOP cashes in both 2025 and 2026, along with experience on the WSOP Circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now he enters the biggest final table of his life with something much more important than experience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A massive chip lead. It seems obvious that he is in contention for the title of Main Event Champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Level 37 \u2014 Blinds 500,000\/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jumalon raised to 2,000,000 on the button before Malcolm Trayner three-bet to 9,000,000 from the big blind. Jumalon called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trayner continued for 4,000,000 on the 4\u2663A\u2666<\/mark>J\u2666<\/mark> flop, and Jumalon called after flopping a set with J\u2665<\/mark>J\u2663.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After Trayner checked the 8\u2660 turn, Jumalon bet 8,500,000 and was called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The river brought the 4\u2665<\/mark>, giving Jumalon a full house. Trayner checked again, and Jumalon put out a massive 35,000,000 bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trayner eventually called with Q\u2666<\/mark>Q\u2665<\/mark>, sending a pot worth more than 50 million chips to Jumalon as his rail erupted in celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What this hand shows:<\/strong> Jumalon is capable of extracting maximum value from a big hand. He simply flats with his set on the flop, bets only about one-third pot on the turn, and then puts out a near pot-sized bet on the river.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n His Day 8 play showed that he is able to leverage a large stack by keeping the pressure on. As by far the largest stack going into August 9, look for more of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His instincts seem beyond his age and experience, showing aggression when it\u2019s needed, restraint when it\u2019s called for, and the ability to make a light call if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He is calm during play and doesn\u2019t seem to rattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His degree in data analytics means he is also likely comfortable with the mathematical aspects of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His calm demeanor during hands drops a bit when celebrating with his very boisterous rail after big winning hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Will the presence of this rail unconsciously boost hero play?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perhaps this entourage will be distracting off the felt leading up to and during the final table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At 22, he is the youngest player at the table by far, and that youth and relative inexperience in big tournaments could become a factor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chip Count: 79M \u00b7 2nd of 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Age: <\/strong>36<\/p>\n\n\n\n Original Residence: <\/strong>Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n Live Tournament Winnings Before the Final Table: <\/strong>$512,438<\/p>\n\n\n\n Previous Largest Cash: <\/strong>$126,386 \u2014 1st place in the 2023 Playground March Million in Montreal<\/p>\n\n\n\n WSOP Experience: <\/strong>Multiple cashes in 2024 and 2025, including two deep runs in 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rami Hammoud is a 36-year-old Canadian amateur with more than a decade of live tournament experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Away from poker, he works in analytics and was serving as an analytics manager for Voldex Games, although he was preparing to start a new job in late July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before reaching this final table, Hammoud had recorded $512,438 in live tournament winnings dating back to 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His biggest previous score came in 2023, when he won the Playground March Million in Montreal for $126,386. He also won a $250 event at Playground in 2015 for $38,140 and has accumulated numerous other cashes there over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hammoud has also made several deep WSOP runs. He finished 12th in the $300 Gladiators of Poker event in 2024, 5th in the $500 Salute to Warriors that same year, and 35th in the $1,650 Mystery Millions at WSOP Paradise in 2023. He recorded numerous WSOP cashes in 2024 and 2025, although no other cashes in 2026 before this Main Event run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Level 36 \u2014 Blinds 400,000\/800,000 with an 800,000 ante<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shaun Deeb raised to 1,600,000 under the gun and Hossein Ensan called from middle position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Antonio Galiana picked up K\u2665<\/mark>K\u2663 and three-bet to 5,600,000 from the cutoff. Hammoud then four-bet to 12,500,000 on the button with Q\u2665<\/mark>Q\u2666<\/mark>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deeb and Ensan quickly folded, but Galiana moved all in for 46,100,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hammoud tanked for more than a minute before making the fold, correctly getting away from his pocket queens against Galiana\u2019s pocket kings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What this hand shows: <\/strong>Hammoud is capable of making a major laydown when the situation demands it. Here, he correctly folded pocket queens to a five-bet shove from an opponent holding pocket kings.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hammoud has many years of experience and is no stranger to final tables, having won some large tournaments in Canada despite being an amateur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He looks unafraid to mix it up with a range of hands and be aggressive. However, he is also capable of making a big laydown when necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His professional background in analytics suggests he is comfortable with the mathematical side of the game, and he seems grounded in poker theory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He is also friendly with other strong players and appears to leverage those relationships for hand insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hammoud has been playing for years, but is still, in essence, an amateur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He is also in the midst of a job change, which could limit his preparation time or focus leading up to the final table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While his instincts and mathematical foundation generally appear solid, he may be overaggressive at times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also lacks WSOP final table experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBACKGROUND<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
KEY HAND \u2014 EXTRACTING MAXIMUM VALUE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
STRENGTHS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
WEAKNESSES<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nRami Hammoud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
BACKGROUND<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
KEY HAND \u2014 A HUGE LAYDOWN WITH POCKET QUEENS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
STRENGTHS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
WEAKNESSES<\/h4>\n\n\n\n