The 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event final table plays down to a winner across Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week. For any one of the nine remaining players, those three days in August could prove to be life-changing as the $10M first-place prize and the prestige that comes with a Main Event victory are well within grasp.
Have you ever wondered how you would approach a spot of this magnitude?
Perhaps you've considered how you would tackle certain spots that often arise in tournament play on poker's biggest stage. Maybe you've imagined yourself making a hero-call to take down a big pot.
Well, here's your chance to find out if you've got what it takes to win it all. In the video above, Octopi Poker's Matt Hunt takes audiences through a simulated version of the Main Event final table.
As part of the experiment, the training site has made access to its Octopi Professional subscription level completely free for 24 hours – giving potential students a quick look behind the curtain.
If you've been thinking about signing up, now's the time to give the platform a try.
Navigating the sim
On the Octopi Poker platform, The Vault allows you to plug in details for a final table – seat draws, stack sizes, etc. – and then presents you with simulated situations that often arise in tournament play.
And that's exactly what Hunt does, using the actual stack sizes and seat draws for the Main Event final table.
With The Vault's help, Hunt takes a look at a number of potential scenarios that may crop up when play actually resumes next week.
Matt Hunt takes students through a simulated final table of the 2026 WSOP Main Event. If you're interested in learning more about The Vault and how it works or testing yourself in a simulated high-pressure environment, scroll up and click play on the video above.
