After a 20-day break, the World Series of Poker Main Event is set to resume on Monday.
Nine players are still standing in the $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em World Championship from a field of 9,208 and will battle it out at Horseshoe Las Vegas for the $10 million first prize. All the remaining players are guaranteed $1 million.
The final table will be televised Monday on ESPN2 starting at 6 p.m. before ESPN picks up coverage for the final two days.
Here is a closer look at each of the players at the final table:
Lauri Saaskilahti (Seat 1)
Chip count: 37.5 million
Age: 39
Resides: Barcelona
Occupation: Head of sales for packaging company
Career earnings: $138,453
Notes: The first player from Finland to make the Main Event final table, Saaskilahti won a critical hand on Day 7 when he was all-in for his tournament life and spiked an ace on the river to survive. Saaskilahti’s best result came in last year’s European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event when he finished 14th for $83,116.
Michael Gagliano (Seat 2)
Chip count: 46.5 million
Age: 41
Resides: Rockaway, New Jersey
Occupation: Professional poker player
Career earnings: $2,296,144
Notes: A longtime tournament grinder and coach known as “Gags” in poker circles, Gagliano is one of the most experienced players at the final table. He owns four WSOP bracelets, which are awarded for tournament victories, and also won a WSOP Circuit event in 2023. Gagliano graduated from Rutgers with a degree in geology.
Mario Boos (Seat 3)
Chip count: 44 million
Age: 32
Resides: Volgelsheim, France
Occupation: Professional poker player
Career earnings: $239,888
Notes: Prior to this run, most of Boos’ results were in low-stakes tournaments across Europe. His largest score came in the 2025 Italian Poker Sport Main Event when he finished sixth for $54,659. Boos has been near the chip lead since Day 5 and is seeking to become the first French player to win the Main Event.
Greg Mueller (Seat 4)
Chip count: 48.5 million
Age: 55
Resides: White Rock, British Columbia
Occupation: Professional poker player
Career earnings: $3,540,270
Notes: A former professional hockey player in Germany, Mueller has been a fixture on the live tournament scene for more than two decades. Nicknamed “FBT” (Full-Blown Tilt), he has three WSOP bracelets, but fell out of love with poker in recent years. Mueller won several key hands late on Day 8 to make the final table.
Jamie Shaevel (Seat 5)
Chip count: 56 million
Age: 39
Resides: Santa Monica, California
Occupation: LED lighting company owner
Career earnings: $451,177
Notes: Don’t be fooled by the fact he rarely plays tournaments. Shaevel has made the money in the Main Event eight times and is a cash-game regular at Commerce Casino near Los Angeles. The father of two was one of the short stacks late on Day 8 before a late surge put him third in chips entering the final table.
Han Feng (Seat 6)
Chip count: 25 million
Age: 27
Resides: San Antonio
Occupation: Professional poker player
Career earnings: $1,993,830
Notes: Feng was named Global Poker Index’s Mid-Major Player of the Year in 2024. He has two WSOP Circuit rings, which are awarded for tournament wins, including the 2024 WSOP Circuit Tulsa Main Event. Feng was down to five big blinds late on Day 8 but stayed patient and managed to climb the leaderboard.
Rami Hammoud (Seat 7)
Chip count: 79 million
Age: 36
Resides: Montreal
Occupation: Analytics manager
Career earnings: $512,438
Notes: Despite being a recreational player, Hammoud is no stranger to success at the tables. He finished fifth in the WSOP Salute to Warriors event in 2024 and also won the Playground Poker Club Main Event in 2023 for over $123,000, his biggest score prior to the Main Event. He enters the final table second in chips.
Evagoras Evagorou (Seat 8)
Chip count: 22.5 million
Age: 48
Resides: Nicosia, Cyprus
Occupation: Optician
Career earnings: $253,488
Notes: Evagorou is the least experienced player remaining with most of his tournament results coming in his home country. He cashed in three other WSOP events this summer, including a 15th-place finish in the No-limit Hold’em Deepstack Championship. Evagorou returns to the final table as the short stack.
Lucas Jumalon (Seat 9)
Chip count: 194 million
Age: 22
Resides: Spokane, Washington
Occupation: Professional poker player
Career earnings: $180,888
Notes: The recent graduate of Grand Canyon University is looking to become the second-youngest Main Event champion in history. Jumalon won a WSOP Daily Deepstack event last summer among his 49 prior cashes. He won a massive pot against 10th-place finisher Malcolm Trayner to vault into the chip lead with 13 players left.
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