Jamie Shaevel's Real Name: Jamie Shaevel

Quick answer: Jamie Shaevel's name is Jamie Shaevel. No online screen name is publicly documented by a reputable source. American player, California cash-game pro and 2026 WSOP Main Event seventh-place finisher. On the PokerGO Tour (PGT) 2026 leaderboard (updated Nov 4, 2026), Jamie Shaevel ranks #31 with 1,125 PGT points (0 wins, 1 cash, $1,500,000 PGT earnings).

Real name

Jamie Shaevel plays under his own name. PokerNews calls him a seasoned cash-game professional from California. We found no online screen name in reputable sources.

Screen names

We found no online poker screen name documented by PokerNews, Card Player, the PGT, The Hendon Mob, Wikipedia, WSOP.com, the GPI or the player. Until one is, this page lists none. Forum guesses aren't included.

Career highlights

• PGT standing (Nov 4, 2026): #31 with 1,125 PGT points (0 wins, 1 cash, $1,500,000 PGT earnings). Championship eligibility on the PGT page: requirements pending. PGT leaderboard
• Finished 7th in the 2026 WSOP Main Event for $1,500,000, worth 1,125 PGT points (Card Player).
• Before 2026 he had cashed the Main Event eight times (PokerNews). His best earlier finish was 100th in 2011 ($54,851); he also cashed in 2009, 2012, 2017, 2022 and 2024.
• Other logged cashes are rare, including 73rd in the 2013 WSOP $1,500 Millionaire Maker.

The 2026 WSOP Main Event drew 9,208 entries and a prize pool of $85,634,400. The final table, held back for a live ESPN broadcast and played August 3-5, finished: Lucas Jumalon (1st, $10,000,000), Lauri Saaskilahti (2nd, $6,000,000), Greg Mueller (3rd, $3,750,000), Michael Gagliano (4th, $2,750,000), Han Feng (5th, $2,250,000), Rami Hammoud (6th, $1,750,000), Jamie Shaevel (7th, $1,500,000), Mario Boos (8th, $1,250,000) and Evagoras Evagorou (9th, $1,000,000). Because the WSOP Main Event is a PGT-qualifying event, every final-table finish carried a large block of PGT points, which is why several Main Event finalists sit in the PGT top 40 off a single cash.

More to know

Shaevel told PokerNews the Main Event is "really the only tournament I generally play," because its slow, deep structure feels like a cash game in the early stages. He knocked out short stack Evagoras Evagorou on the first night of the final table.

About the PGT leaderboard: the PokerGO Tour ranks players on points from qualifying high-stakes events, including PokerGO Studio series and qualifying WSOP events. The top 40 at season's end qualify for the PGT $1,000,000 Championship freeroll, which The Hendon Mob's schedule lists for January 11-12, 2027 in Las Vegas. The PGT page also marks whether each player has met the championship's participation requirements. Rankings can still move before the season closes.