2026 Poker Masters

Event #2: $10,500 NLH
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Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 Poker Masters
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,500
Prize Pool
$840,000
Total Entries
84
Places Paid
12
Players Left
5
Average Chip Stack
2,100,000
Total Chips
10,500,000
Next Payout
Place 5
$58,600
Players Info - Day 1
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84
Players Left
5
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Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The 32 players are on their first 20-minute break of the day.

Pots for Saliba and Libschitz

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs raised from the cutoff and Justin Saliba called from the button. Zavorotnijs check-called for 4,000 on the A♣8♣3♣ flop, but check-folded to a bet of 13,000 on the 4♥ turn.

On the next table, Vitalijs Zavorotnijs raised from the small blind and Matthew Wantman called from the big blind. It checked through to the river for the board to read K♠J♠9♣4♠8♦. Livschitz bet 20,000, and after some thinking time, Wantman called. Livschitz tabled A♠8♠ for the nut-flush and Wantman mucked.

Elsewhere in the room, Patrick Par and Jeremy Becker were eliminated, with the latter running fours into aces,

Tags: Jeremy BeckerJustin SalibaMatthew WantmanPatrick ParVitalijs Zavorotnijs

Becker on a Short Stack

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Lonis Rebounds as Winter and Yaroshevskyy Exit

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jesse Lonis
Jesse Lonis

Action was caught on the 10♦8♥2♣ flop, where Jesse Lonis was at risk of elimination to Sean Winter.

Jesse Lonis: J♠J♦All in
Sean Winter: K♠10♠

Lonis' overpair was ahead, and he doubled up after the 7♣ turn and J♥ river, leaving Winter with 4,000.

On the next deal, Lonis made it 4,500 from the hijack. Christopher Par called from the button and Winter put in his last chips from the big blind.

Lonis continued for 4,000 on the 10♠5♦3♦ flop, folding out Par for the cards to go on their backs.

Sean Winter: XxXxAll in
Jesse Lonis: J♦6♦

Winter announced queen-nine, but had yet to table his cards while Lonis had just jack-high. The A♠5♥ completed the board, and then Winter turned over A♣J♥ to rebound to 15,000.

The hand after, Christopher Par opened to 7,000 from the hijack. Winter and Igor Yaroshevskyy called from the blinds. The 10♣6♠6♦ flop saw the action check to Par, and his bet of 20,000 took down the pot.

The action continued on Table 2 when Winter raised to 5,000 from the button. Yaroshevskyy shoved for around 30,000 from the small blind and then Lonis called from the big blind. Winter put in the rest of his stack.

Sean Winter: Xx6♦All in
Igor Yaroshevskyy: A♥XxAll in
Jesse Lonis: A♠J♦

Lonis was the only player to table both cards, and he found a pair on the J♣10♣8♠ flop. The 8♥ turn was followed by the A♣ river, giving Lonis two pair.

Winter had 10♦6♦ and was dead while Yaroshevskyy needed an ace or an eight, His second card was a three-sider, but it was the 7♣ and Lonis took in the pot.

Tags: Christopher ParIgor YaroshevskyyJesse LonisSean Winter

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

More Counts

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

More Counts

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Some Updated Counts

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Khavin and Lichtenberger Cruising Up the Counts

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Filipp Khavin
Filipp Khavin

Filipp Khavin continued his good start to the day, eliminating Landon Tice to take a strong chip lead, and then added to his stack taking in a multiway pot.

Nicholas Palma opened to 2,500 from under the gun. Justin Vaysman and Khavin called from the blinds. The K♣9♦7♣ flop checked through to the 8♠ turn. Vaysman checked, prompting Khavin to bet 9,000. Palma folded and Vaysman also mucked his hand.

On the next table over, Andrew Lichtenberger had his chips in the middle against Jesse Lonis.

There was around 45,000 in the pot on the 6♠5♦2♠Q♦K♦ board. Lichtenberger checked from under the gun, and Lonis bet 55,000 from the button. Lichtenberger jammed for 101,500, and after some time in the tank, Lonis called.

Lichtenberger tabled K♥K♠ for a rivered set of kings. Lonis had Q♣6♣ for two pair, and mucked his hand.

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerFilipp KhavinJesse LonisJustin VaysmanLandon TiceNicholas Palma