2026 Poker Masters

Event #5: $10,500 NLH
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Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 Poker Masters
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠a♣
Prize
$229,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,500
Total Entries
85
Places Paid
13
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
7
Players Left
7
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Soverel Starts His Spin-Up

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

After being left with just 25,000, Sam Soverel was at risk against Keith Lehr.

Sam Soverel: Q♦J♦ All in
Keith Lehr: A♠9♥

It was a fair fight, and when the board ran out 4♠7♥Q♥10♠Q♣ Soverel made trip queens to chip up to 135,000.

A few hands later with the board showing 8♥3♠6♣ Soverel was all in once again with Lehr putting him at risk.

Sam Soverel: Q♠8♣ All in
Keith Lehr: A♣7♣

Soverel flopped best once again, and when the board ran out 10♦5♣ he secured another double up.

Wilson Takes a Monster Pot

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Brandon Wilson
Brandon Wilson

Action was picked up on the river, with Sam Soverel facing a 500,000 bet from Brandon Wilson with the board showing 10♦A♠6♠10♠9♥.

Soverel used several time extensions, before flicking in the call. Wilson announced "flush" and tabled 9♠8♠, leaving Soverel with just 25,000 chips.

Tags: Brandon WilsonSam Soverel

Current Chip Counts

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Level: 17

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Daniyal Gheba Eliminated in 13th Place ($21,250)

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Daniyal Gheba
Daniyal Gheba

After losing majority of his stack two hands prior, Daniyal Gheba was down to his last 40,000.

Gheba was under the gun and committed his last 40,000, before it folded to the small blind Nick Schulman who three-bet all in, which Brandon Wilson in the big blind quickly called for his stack of 465,000.

Daniyal Gheba: J♠8♥ All in
Brandon Wilson: A♠10♥ All in
Nick Schulman: K♥9♠

Schulman was looking for a double knockout, but the board ran out 3♠Q♣A♦J♥4♦ to give Wilson the pot and eliminate Gheba.

Tags: Brandon WilsonDaniyal GhebaNick Schulman

Livschitz Wins Blind on Blind

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

In a limped pot between the blinds, the flop came 6♣A♥J♠ and Victoria Livschitz in the big blind called a bet of 15,000 from Matthew Wantman.

After the 8♥ on the turn, Wantman check-called a bet of 50,000 from Livschitz.

Both players checked after the 2♣ on the river. Wantman tabled J♦7♠ but Livschitz had Wantman out kicked with K♥J♣ to take the pot.

Tags: Matthew WantmanVictoria Livschitz

French Spikes the River to Double

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action folded to the small blind Victoria Livschitz, who raised to put Robert French all in for his stack of 115,000, which he called.

Robert French: K♥J♥ All in
Victoria Livschitz: 10♥3♥

French was ahead with his king high, but Livschitz took the lead on the 3♦2♥5♥ flop, although French picked up the better flush draw.

The Q♠ on the turn changed nothing, but the 4♥ on the river gave French the better flush to secure the double up.

Tags: Robert FrenchVictoria Livschitz

Level: 16

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000