Final 9 players of 2026 World Series of Poker set, will compete for $10 million first prize

The 2026 World Series of Poker is down to its final nine players who will compete for a first-place prize of $10 million.This year’s tournament started eight days ago with 9,208 players. Headlines were made in the sports world after Brazil was eliminated from the 2026 World Cup, with international star Neymar Jr. competing in the tournament. He did not make the final table.Welcome to the 2026 WSOP @neymarjr!The Brazilian soccer superstar has entered the $10,000 six-max after his country was eliminated from the FIFA World Cup roughly one week ago. pic.twitter.com/Mjb3a7i0uG— WSOP - World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 11, 2026The nine players still competing for the grand prize are Lucas Jumalon, Rami Hammoud, Jamie Shaevel, Greg Mueller, Michael Gagliano, Mario Boos, Lauri Saaskilahti, Han F