22-Year-Old American Wins World Series of Poker After Software Predicted His Victory

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American poker player Lucas Jumalon won the WSOP Main Event, becoming the second-youngest champion in the tournament’s history, the World Series of Poker announced. Before the final table began, poker training platform Advanced Poker Training had identified Jumalon as the most likely winner.

The WSOP Main Event began in Las Vegas on July 2 and attracted 9,208 players. The final table was held from August 3 to 5.

Jumalon defeated Finland’s Lauri Saaskilahti heads-up to claim the championship bracelet and the $10 million top prize. The American was 22 at the time of his victory, making him the second-youngest WSOP Main Event champion after Joe Cada, who won the title in 2009 at the age of 21.

Runner-up Saaskilahti was 40, while Canada’s Greg Mueller, who finished third, was 55.

Ahead of the final table, Advanced Poker Training ran one million computer simulations featuring the nine remaining players. Jumalon won 40.4% of the simulated tournaments, or approximately 404,000. Canada’s Rami Hammoud ranked second with 13.2%, followed by American Jamie Shavel with 11.3%.

As no other player won nearly as often in the simulations, the platform named Jumalon the clear favorite to take the title. However, the model’s next two favorites did not make the top five: Hammoud finished sixth, while Shavel placed seventh.

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