Rami Hammoud's Real Name: Rami Hammoud

Quick answer: Rami Hammoud's name is Rami Hammoud. No online screen name is publicly documented by a reputable source. Canadian player, 2026 WSOP Main Event sixth-place finisher from Montreal. On the PokerGO Tour (PGT) 2026 leaderboard (updated Nov 4, 2026), Rami Hammoud ranks #30 with 1,125 PGT points (0 wins, 1 cash, $1,750,000 PGT earnings).

Real name

Rami Hammoud plays under his own name. PokerNews and WSOP.com list him as a Canadian player from Montreal. We found no online screen name documented by PokerNews, Card Player, WSOP.com, Hendon Mob or the player himself.

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): #30 with 1,125 PGT points (0 wins, 1 cash, $1,750,000 PGT earnings). Championship eligibility on the PGT page: requirements pending. PGT leaderboard
• Finished 6th in the 2026 WSOP Main Event for $1,750,000 after starting the final table 2nd in chips with 79,000,000. Card Player lists 1,125 PGT points for the finish.
• Won the C$1,150 Main Event at Playground's March Million festival in March 2023 for C$166,000 ($123,386), per PokerNews.
• Cashed 13 times at the 2024 WSOP, counting online events, with a best of 5th in the $500 Salute to Warriors. He added 10 more cashes in 2025.

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

According to PokerNews, Hammoud's live results go back to November 2012 and come mostly from Canadian events. He had no cashes at the 2026 WSOP before the Main Event. Day 6 was his breakout: he grew from 2,630,000 to 17,400,000 chips, including a pot where he turned a straight against eventual champion Lucas Jumalon.

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.