Overview
- The Main Event reached its final table on Tuesday when play at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas ended with nine players remaining and each locking up at least $1 million.
- Lucas Jumalon built a towering chip lead during late Day 8 and finished with roughly 194,000,000 chips to sit in pole position for the August final table.
- Malcolm Trayner, who led going into the penultimate day, was eliminated in 10th after losing a massive hand to Jumalon, and Todd Brunson was sent out in 20th following a dramatic pair of river cards.
- Earlier eliminations on Day 8 included former champion Hossein Ensan in 13th and Shaun Deeb in 15th, and the WSOP’s Day 7 introduction of a shot clock sped decisions and helped compress the field into the final 21 and then nine.
- The Main Event began with more than 9,000 entrants and an estimated $85.6 million prize pool, the final table will be televised on ESPN in August, and the pause gives remaining players time to prepare while guaranteeing large payouts for survivors.