On the night of Wednesday (5) in Las Vegas (USA), the American Lucas Jumalon won the most coveted title in world poker. He was crowned champion of the US$ 10,000 Main Event of the WSOP (World Series of Poker), capping a solid and flawless campaign at the final table.
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After a 20-day break, the nine finalists returned on Monday (3) to compete in the much-dreamed decision, which lasted three days. In the end, it was Lucas Jumalon, who had started as chip leader, who managed to overcome the entire field of 9,208 entries to earn US$ 10 million, the biggest bracelet of the series and eternal glory in the discipline.
The last day of the final table already resumed the action in heads-up. And although it started with about 200 big blinds in play, the duel did not last more than two hours, with Jumalon leading at all times against the Finnish Lauri Saaskilahti. For the runner-up, the recreational player pocketed US$ 6 million.
Check out the final standings of the WSOP Main Event:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Lucas Jumalon | USA | US$ 10,000,000 |
| 2 | Lauri Saaskilahti | Finland | US$ 6,000,000 |
| 3 | Greg Mueller | Canada | US$ 3,750,000 |
| 4 | Michael Gagliano | USA | US$ 2,750,000 |
| 5 | Han Feng | USA | US$ 2,250,000 |
| 6 | Rami Hammoud | Canada | US$ 1,750,000 |
| 7 | Jamie Shaevel | USA | US$ 1,500,000 |
| 8 | Mario Boos | France | US$ 1,250,000 |
| 9 | Evagoras Evagorou | Cyprus | US$ 1,000,000 |
Lucas Jumalon arrived at the final table with more than 100 big blinds, and only in a few moments dropped below that mark. He led the decision from start to finish, never being overtaken. On the first day, when there was little action, the player chose well when to pressure opponents so as not to let his stack dry out.
On the second day, when eliminations happened quickly, Jumalon was responsible for some of them and, even seeing Saaskilahti grow in the contest, kept the reins. Finally, in heads-up, he even saw the stacks almost tied after a double by the Finn, but soon after, he won a big pot, needing only a few more hands to confirm the victory.
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This big pot, in fact, sparked debate in the world poker community. This is because Saaskilahti’s call was not seen as a good play by many. With J3 of diamonds, he risked a large part of his stack by calling Jumalon’s bet on the river with the board AK4J6 with four spades. The American revealed a flush with Q5o with the Q of spades.
In the final hand, Saaskilahti was already short and shoved pre-flop with A7o. Jumalon called with K6o, and the flop immediately put him ahead by showing J86. The pair improved to a set on the turn 6, already leaving the Finn drawing dead. The 4 on the river was mere formality, and Jumalon celebrated with his fans on the rail.
The birth of a young prodigy?
Born in Spokane, in the American state of Washington, Lucas Jumalon is only 22 years and 4 months old. This victory made him the second youngest WSOP Main Event champion in history, behind only Joe Cada. This is because, in 2009, Cada was crowned champion at 21 years and 11 months.
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