Just two days after taking down the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl XI for $1,125,000, Brandon Wilson is back looking for another big score in the PokerGO Studio.
The 2026 Poker Masters series kicks off today inside PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas with Event #1: $10,500 NLH.
The event is the first of six $10ks on the schedule before the buy-in increases for Event #7: $15,700 NLH. There will be further buy-in increases with Event #9: $26,000 NLH and Event #10: $51,000 NLH, which will close out the festival.
2026 Poker Masters Schedule
Date
Event
Buy-In
Oct 12-13, 2026
Event #1: $10,500 NLH
Buy-in: $10,500
Oct 13-14, 2026
Event #2: $10,500 NLH
Buy-in: $10,500
Oct 14-15, 2026
Event #3: $10,500 NLH
Buy-in: $10,500
Oct 15-16, 2026
Event #4: $10,500 NLH
Buy-in: $10,500
Oct 16-17, 2026
Event #5: $10,500 NLH
Buy-in: $10,500
Oct 17-19, 2026
Event #6: $10,500 NLH
Buy-in: $10,500
Oct 19-20, 2026
Event #7: $15,700 NLH
Buy-in: $15,700
Oct 20-21, 2026
Event #8: $15,700 NLH
Buy-in: $15,700
Oct 21-22, 2026
Event #9: $26,000 NLH
Buy-in: $26,000
Oct 22-23, 2026
Event #10: $51,000 NLH
Buy-in: $51,000
Event #1, a two-day event, will kick off at noon local time with blinds of 500/1,000/1,000. Levels will be 30 minutes long through Level 12 and then will increase to 40 minutes.
All events are scheduled to play down to six-handed final tables on Day 1 and then to winners on Day 2.
One of the premier festivals on the PokerGO Tour (PGT) schedule, Poker Masters has a long list of accomplished champions. The winners at last year's festival included Andrew Moreno, Alex Foxen, Darren Elias, Chino Rheem, and overall series winner David Coleman.
Brandon Wilson, who won last year's $25,000 finale for $464,000, is coming in hot after winning the $100,000 Super High Roller Bowl XI this weekend for $1.1 million.
Brandon Wilson
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