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Winning $10 million in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event gives you plenty of options when it comes to treating yourself. For 22-year-old world champion Lucas Jumalon, that meant finally getting his hands on a car he'd been dreaming about for years.
Appearing on episode #1016 of the PokerNews Podcast, Jumalon caught up with the crew about life since his summer triumph, revealing that his biggest purchase so far has been a new set of wheels.
"My splashy purchase, I bought like a 2023 Corvette," Jumalon said. "It's baby blue, it's pretty fast.
"I had always looked at them and thought, those are cool, maybe one day I can buy one," he explained. After buying the Corvette, he stumbled across a screenshot he'd saved back in 2021 of the exact same car, right down to the color. "I must have just manifested that one."
Jumalon's first big purchase was a little more extravagant than that of 2024 WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo, who treated himself to a 10-pound box of jelly beans and a new set of golf clubs after his own $10 million victory. Still, Jumalon has hardly been throwing his winnings around, and three months on from his Main Event triumph, the excitement is still sinking in.
"It's still a whirlwind. It's really hard coming down from that euphoria and high feeling, but life's been good."
Jumalon Opens Up About WSOP Academy Ambassador Role
The Corvette isn't the only thing keeping Jumalon busy since his Main Event victory. Last month, he was named a global ambassador for the WSOP Academy, with his new role taking him to WSOP Circuit stops around the world.
The tour began on November 13 at Dusk Till Dawn Casino in Nottingham, where Jumalon will host a special meet-up game for WSOP Academy users. One player from each stop will win a seat into that festival's WSOP Circuit Main Event, while Jumalon will eventually select one of those winners to mentor ahead of the 2027 WSOP Main Event.
Speaking on the PokerNews Podcast, Jumalon admitted that having these opportunities come his way was something he never expected, particularly as not every world champion goes on to secure ambassador deals.
"To be one of the people that was picked [as an ambassador], I think it's pretty cool and an honor of mine."
"I'm hoping to make somebody's dream, and hopefully they can make a run at that thing," Jumalon said. "If they won that, that might be cooler for me, coaching them to get that far than me winning."
Jumalon also explained why he believes spending time at smaller Circuit events could do more for poker than simply competing in high-roller tournaments.
"If somebody comes and fires a $400 ring event, and they only play in home games, and they get to say they played with me," he said, before explaining that he's always happy to stop for pictures with fans.
"That's a cool experience. It makes them want to come back. I think it's really important."
It's an attitude that echoes Daniel Negreanu's comments about Jumalon. Negreanu, who just welcomed his first child with wife Amanda, predicted that the young champion would embrace his new position in poker rather than simply collect his winnings and disappear from the scene.
Jumalon has already turned down the opportunity to play in a high-stakes cash game with Negreanu, preferring to stick to games he's comfortable with rather than jump straight into the deep end.
Jumalon Continues to Cash After WSOP Main Event Win
That doesn't mean Jumalon been sitting on the sidelines since since becoming world champion. He's making regular appearances on the WSOP Circuit in both the United States and Canada.
Jumalon's recorded seven WSOP Circuit cashes since September, including a 14th-place finish in the $1,700 WSOP Circuit Austin Main Event for $22,430 and a 12th-place finish in the $3,250 Big Tex High Roller for another $8,090.
He also travelled north of the border for the WSOP International Circuit stop in Calgary, where he recorded three cashes, including an eighth-place finish in a mystery bounty event.
His most recent recorded result came at the WSOP Circuit Lake Tahoe in late October, where he finished 49th in the $400 Monster Stack.
| Date | Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | WSOPC Lake Tahoe $400 Monster Stack | 49th | $1,053 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | WSOPC Calgary C$420 Freezeout | 22nd | $743 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | WSOPC Calgary C$2,050 Main Event | 94th | $3,554 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | WSOPC Calgary C$414 Mystery Bounty | 8th | $1,783 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | WSOPC Austin $1,700 Main Event | 14th | $22,430 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | WSOPC Austin $3,250 Big Tex High Roller | 12th | $8,090 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | WSOPC Austin $600 Mini Main | 59th | $2,775 |
