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Joey Weissman Continues Fall Heater With Event #3: $10,500 NLH Victory for $218,400
Just days after winning his second World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in an online event, longtime poker pro Joey Weissman took his talents to the live felt and won Event #3: $10,500 NLH at the 2026 Poker Masters to win $218,400 and his fifth PokerGO Tour (PGT) title.
The American pro from New York defeated Daniyal Gheba, who started the day at the bottom of the counts before taking the chip lead and dominating the final table that also included Shannon Shorr, Dylan Linde, Brock Wilson and start-of-day chip leader Jeremy Ausmus.
But it was Weissman who claimed the title in the event that drew 78 runners for a prize pool of $780,000 as he continued his Fall heater.
"It's really sweet to kind of feel like I'm going kind of wire to wire winning an event online," Weissman told PokerNews in a winner's interview. "Variance comes in waves and you got to be ready to take advantage of it when it comes. And I ran super, super hot. I don't think I lost it all in today. And that's just kind of what it takes."
Event #3: $10,500 NLH Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Weissman | United States | $218,400 |
| 2 | Daniyal Gheba | United States | $140,400 |
| 3 | Shannon Shorr | United States | $101,400 |
| 4 | Brock Wilson | United States | $74,100 |
| 5 | Dylan Linde | United States | $54,600 |
| 6 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $39,000 |
"My Favorite Place to Play in the World"
This wasn't Weissman's first go around the PokerGO Studio.
In addition to his four previous PokerGO titles, Weissman took down the 2022 $3,500 BetMGM Poker Championship under the bright Studio lights, which he called "my favorite place to play in the world."
"I like to think there's something about being excited to come in here and play with my friends every day and just really enjoying the experience," Weissman said. "Maybe that positive energy ... translate(s) in some way."
The final table was even more special as he made it alongside fellow longtime American pros like Ausmus and Shorr, who, like Weissman, won an online bracelet this month.
"We we were actually kind of laughing about how none of us I had not played heads up, actually, with any of them over the course of my whole career, which is a little bit bizarre," he said. "I just love playing with them. They're super tough competitors, really tough players."
Weissman will have to wait to get heads-up against Ausmus or Shorr as the event came down to him versus Gheba.
Day 2 Action
Ausmus was in prime shape to win his tenth PokerGO title, but the start of day chip leader couldn't get anything going. The downswing began when he doubled up Gheba, whose king-queen turned into a flush against Ausmus' ace-nine.
He'd lose another decent pot to Gheba to be left short before jamming the small blind into Weissman's big blind, who woke up with ace-queen to be far ahead Ausmus' ten nine. And just like that, Ausmus went from chip leader to out in under two hours.
Linde, another high-stakes veteran, was next to go a button versus big blind cooler that saw his pocket queens crushed by the Cowboys of Gheba.
Gheba would also eliminate fourth-place finisher Wilson, looking for third major PokerGO Tour series title, but things hit a snag for Gheba when he doubled Weissman, who trapped with queens against Gheba's sevens.
That double into the chip lead was all Weissman needed to close out as he promptly eliminated Shorr and Gheba in back-to-back hands.
Gheba didn't win the event, but he earned valuable leaderboard points at his second final table of the series after finishing fifth in the opening event for $54,600.
That wraps up PokerNews' coverage of Event #3, but our live reporting continues on today with Day 1 of Event #4: $10,500 NLH. Check out the live reporting hub for other highlights.
*Photos courtesy of PokerGO