Brunson triples up then busts in sickening WSOP Main Event handBrunson triples up then busts in sickening WSOP Main Event hand

Clack clicks, Ensan claps. Thomas Clack is out in 18th place after a clash against Hossein Ensan. 

Clack had aces and fives, but Ensan had aces and sevens. So it goes. 

Meanwhile, just before that, Ensan was paid out for a nut flush to jump up the leaderboard to the second-biggest stack. 

Hossein Ensan - 66.6M

Final two tables. Their chips (in millions):

  1. Daniel Savas - 28.5
  2. Thomas Clack - 20.3
  3. Shaun Deeb - 14.6
  4. Brock Wilson - 18.8
  5. Hossein Ensan - 34.9
  6. Michael Gagliano - 19.1
  7. Romain Lewis - 11.3
  8. Rami Hammoud - 56.6
  9. Greg Mueller - 17.4
  1. Jamie Shaevel - 16.8
  2. Luke Jumalon - 59.2
  3. Han Feng - 19.8
  4. Lauri Saaskilahti - 22.8
  5. Malcolm Trayner - 73.8
  6. Mario Boos - 25
  7. Tolga Karakaya - 32.5
  8. Antonio Galiana - 33.19.    
  9. Evagoras Evagorou - 48.5

Givens gone for good. Will Givens has come and gone as he pleased at the 2026 Main Event. 

Now he will leave for good after taking his shot with and around 3.6M. 

Unfortunately, Luke Jumalon had . The runout had outs,  but Givens left in 19th place. 

Will Givens. Will Givens

Aces no good. Todd Brunson had against the of Malcolm Trayner. 

The chips went in on the turn after Trayner called a big shove, but a on the river ended Brunson's run in 20th place. 

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Givens on the ropes. Luke Jumalon just got it in with against Will Givens and his

A in the window was followed by another on the flop, and Givens was left with just two million. 

Luke Jumalon - 56 million

Dylan Smith out. It was a 7.4 shot with against Luke Jumalon's , but a flushy runout of send Smith to the rail in 21st place. 

Brunson is so back. Todd was all in against Brock Wilson and Malcolm Trayner with a chance to triple up. 

  • Brunson:
  • Wilson:
  • Trayner:

It ran out and the river ace did it. Wilson ended up right back where he started. 

Trayner - 47 million

Brunson - 24 million

Wilson - 15 million

We're on the air. The ESPN telecast is now live with Joe Stapleton, David Williams, and Maria Ho on the call. 

Cards are in the air on TV, and Will Givens isn't here yet. Lock in. 

Day 8 of the 2026 WSOP Main Event is underway: We're in for some thrilling action as we find out who will make the final table in August. Join us for all the big moments direct from the floor at Paris Las Vegas. All updates will be in line with the ESPN+ stream, which starts at 12pm. 

 

Kevin Mathers (@Kevmath)

Main Event Final Table POY points below. Deeb has about 355 right now, not noted in his score. https://t.co/Hzhv3TQnGP

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