Clip: PokerNews Podcast #1016, starting at the used segment. The same clip is also posted as a YouTube Short and a Facebook Reel.
Quick answer: On PokerNews Podcast #1016, Lucas Jumalon describes the start of his 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event run. He says he and his dad were "on like almost a six-figure downswing," and that he told his father, "I don't think I'm like cut out for it." On Day 1 he was "down to 10 big blinds," his dad had busted the same flight and texted that he was leaving, and Lucas got all in with ace-king against ace-nine, saw "9 in 9 in the window," and hit "a River King." "That like kind of starts starts the run," he says. WSOP.com and PokerNews record that he won the 2026 $10,000 Main Event, out of 9,208 entries, for $10,000,000, defeating Lauri Saaskilahti heads-up. Those official results are not spoken in the Short.
The official YouTube title, for an upload dated November 12, 2026, is He Won $10 MILLION at 22… Here's What He Bought! | PokerNews Podcast #1016. The hosts are Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz. This article uses only the Day 1 story in the Short, then labels those official results separately. RealNameOf's Jumalon bio notes that WSOP.com, PokerNews, and Card Player list him as Lucas Jumalon of Spokane, Washington, and that no other public name is documented. That biography is not mentioned in the clip.
"I don't think I'm like cut out for it"
Jumalon starts with the downswing, not the bracelet. "The main comes around," he says, "and you know like we're on like almost a six-figure downswing at this point."
He had, he says, "this conversation with my dad where I was like I don't know if I can do this. Like I I just don't I don't think I'm like cut out for it." The Short does not name his father, and it does not say how the six-figure figure was counted. This article does not fill those in.
10 big blinds, and a text from outside
The concrete low point is Day 1 of the Main Event. "I was down to 10 big blinds on day one," he says, "and my dad had just busted the same flight of the day one of the main."
His father texted "something to the effect of uh I'm leaving. I'll meet you outside as I am all in on day one." Jumalon presents that wording as an approximation, and this article keeps it that way.
Ace-king, a nine, and a river king
The hand, as he tells it, is straightforward. "I'm all in Ace King to Ace 9, right? 9 in 9 in the window and then a River King."
He texted his dad back. The thought, he says, was that his father had just jinxed him out of the tournament. The update was simpler: "I'm still in the tournament."
"And so that like kind of starts starts the run." The used clip ends there. He does not, in this segment, walk through later days, the final table, or the prize. Those facts come from official results, not from the Short.
WSOP.com's event results list him first in Event #82, the 2026 $10,000 Main Event, which drew 9,208 entries and ended August 5, 2026, with a $10,000,000 first prize and $6,000,000 to runner-up Lauri Saaskilahti. A WSOP news report dated August 6, 2026 identifies Jumalon as a 22-year-old from Spokane, Washington, and says the event was held at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. PokerNews reports the same finish and prize, and puts his age at the finish at 22 years, four months and 27 days, second only to Joe Cada.
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FAQ
What did Lucas Jumalon win, officially?
WSOP.com and PokerNews list him as the winner of the 2026 WSOP $10,000 Main Event, from a field of 9,208, for $10,000,000. He defeated Lauri Saaskilahti heads-up. That result is not stated in the Short.
What does he say about the downswing?
He says that by the time the Main Event came around, "we're on like almost a six-figure downswing," and that he told his dad he did not know if he could do it and did not think he was "cut out for it."
What happened on Day 1, in his account?
He was down to 10 big blinds. His dad had busted the same flight and texted that he was leaving. Jumalon got all in with ace-king against ace-nine, saw a nine "in the window," and hit a king on the river.
Does he name his father in the clip?
No. He only says "my dad."