The final table of the US$ 10,000 Main Event of the WSOP (World Series of Poker) began this Monday (3) in Las Vegas (USA). With US$ 10 million at stake for the champion, Lucas Jumalon started as the chip leader and maintained that position throughout the first day of the final.
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Day 1 of the WSOP Main Event final table was marked by tough play. With players risking little and only a few big pots, the round had only two eliminations, unlike the initial plan, which expected three knockouts to end the round.
At the end of the action, Lucas Jumalon bagged 212,000,000 chips. At the current level, the stack corresponds to 85 big blinds, a value lower than the 120 he started the FT with, but still a comfortable lead. In second place is Han Feng, who spent much of the round as the short stack but managed a positive run to reach 106,500,000.
Check the current chip count:
| Name | Country | Chips |
| Lucas Jumalon | USA | 212,000,000 |
| Han Feng | USA | 106,500,000 |
| Lauri Saaskilahti | Finland | 84,500,000 |
| Rami Hammoud | Canada | 45,500,000 |
| Michael Gagliano | USA | 42,000,000 |
| Jamie Shaevel | USA | 33,000,000 |
| Greg Mueller | Canada | 29,500,000 |
After about three hours of the final table, Cypriot Evagoras Evagorou was the first to leave the competition. He saw Jamie Shaevel make an initial raise and, with JJ, 3-bet all in with 11.5 bbs. The American called and revealed AQo, taking the lead right on the A97 rainbow flop. The turn 5 and river 4 did not save the European.
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It took more than two and a half hours for the next elimination to happen. Frenchman Mario Boos said goodbye to the dream, shoving 6.6 bbs pre-flop with 88 and facing Lauri Saaskilahti’s K9o. Similar to the first elimination, the scenario changed on the flop, with A92 giving the bigger pair to the Finn. Finally, the turn T and river T confirmed the knockout.
Thus, Evagorou and Boos pocketed US$ 1 million and US$ 1.25 million, respectively. The WSOP Main Event final table will return this Tuesday (4) at 9 PM (Brasília time), with a minimum payout of US$ 1.5 million and blinds of 1,000,000/2,500,000 bb ante 2,500,000, with seven minutes remaining in the level.
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See the current standings of the WSOP Main Event final table:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
| 1 | ??? | ??? | US$ 10,000,000 |
| 2 | ??? | ??? | US$ 6,000,000 |
| 3 | ??? | ??? | US$ 3,750,000 |
| 4 | ??? | ??? | US$ 2,750,000 |
| 5 | ??? | ??? | US$ 2,250,000 |
| 6 | ??? | ??? | US$ 1,750,000 |
| 7 | ??? | ??? | US$ 1,500,000 |
| 8 | Mario Boos | France | US$ 1,250,000 |
| 9 | Evagoras Evagorou | Cyprus | US$ 1,000,000 |
