2026 Poker Masters

Event #2: $10,500 NLH
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Day: 1
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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
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Brinkenhoff Busts; Shorr Takes Chip Lead

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Brinkenhoff shoved for his last 50,000 from under the gun and Justin Vaysman called from the cutoff.

Michael Brinkenhoff: Q♣J♥All in
Justin Vaysman: 10♥10♠

It was a flip, and Vaysman held out after his tens remained best on the 8♦7♣4♦A♥3♦ runout.

As that hand took place, there was another all-in on a nearby table.

There was around 140,000 in the pot on the 4♦A♦A♠J♦6♣ board.

Christopher Par checked from the big blind, and Shorr moved all-in for around 160,000. Par was the bigger stack, and used some time extensions before flicking in a calling chip.

Shorr tabled K♦9♦ for the nut-flush, and Par flashed his 5♦2♦ before it went into the muck.

Tags: Christopher ParJustin VaysmanMichael Brinkenhoff

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Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Berk Finds a Double

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Brinkenhoff raised from the cutoff and Michael Berk defended the big blind.

Berk checked the Q♥9♠5♣ flop and Brinkenhoff continued for 10,000. Berk shoved for 36,500 and was called.

Michael Berk: Q♣2♠All in
Michael Brinkenhoff: 10♥9♥

Berk flopped top pair and then sealed the checkmark on the Q♠ turn ahead of the 4♦ river.

Tags: Michael BerkMichael Brinkenhoff

Lonis Folds Out Lichtenberger

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jesse Lonis opened to 9,000 from the hijack and Andrew Lichtenberger called from the small blind.

The K♣K♠10♠ flop checked through to the 3♠ turn. Lichtenberger check-called for 8,000 but check-folded when Lonis sized up to 28,000 on the K♦ river.

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerJesse Lonis

Level: 6

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Seidel Four-Bets

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ariel Mantel opened to 6,000 from under the gun and was called by Paul Jager from the cutoff. Ping Liu three-bet to 22,000 from the button and then Erik Seidel four-bet to 60,000 from the big blind. The remaining players all folded and Seidel took in the pot.

Tags: Ariel MantelErik SeidelPaul JagerPing Liu

Katz Caught Speeding Then Runs into Queens

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

There was around 90,000 in the pot on the K♥4♣5♣3♣9♣ board. Cary Katz had a bet of 40,000 out in front of him, from under the gun. Nicholas Seward was on the button, and deep in the tank. The latter eventually called.

Katz was bluffing, tabling 6♦4♦ for a pair of fours, while Seward had K♣Q♣ for the king-high flush.

On the next deal, Joao Simao raised and quickly called when Katz jammed for around 65,000 from the big blind.

Cary Katz: 8♥8♠All in
Joao Simao: Q♦Q♥

Katz couldn't find his two outer, and was eliminated after the A♣K♠7♦9♠6♠ runout.

Tags: Cary KatzJoao SimaoNicholas Seward

Small One for Weissman

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Michael Brinkenhoff opened to 7,000 from the hijack before Joey Weissman three-bet to 21,000 from the cutoff. It folded back to Brinkenhoff, and he called.

Brinkenhoff check-folded to a bet of 12,500 on the K♣8♠6♦ flop.

Tags: Joey WeissmanMichael Brinkenhoff

Three-Bet Pot for Shorr

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 6,000 from under the gun and called when Shannon Shorr made it 17,000 from the hijack.

The A♥K♥4♦ flop checked through to the 4♥ turn. Shorr called a bet of 12,000, and then did the same for 18,000 on the J♥ river.

Lichtenberger tabled Q♣J♣ for a pair of jacks, but it was no good against Shorr's K♣4♣, which turned two pair.

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerShannon Shorr

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

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