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Level 2
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Justin Vaysman opened to 3,500 from the button and called when Sean Perry made it 15,000 from the small blind.
Perry took down the pot with a bet of 15,000 on the 10♦9♦10♠ flop.
2026 Poker Masters
Event #8: $15,700 NLH
Day: 1
Event Info
2026 Poker Masters
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$15,700
Prize Pool
$840,000
Total Entries
56
Places Paid
8
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
56
Players Left
5
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Level 2
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Keith Lehr opened to 3,500 from the button. Tony Gregg and Cherish Andrews called from the blinds.
It checked to Lehr on the A♣9♠7♥ flop, and only Andrews called. Andrews then check-folded to a bet of 15,500 on the 9♥ turn.
Level 2
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Brandon Wilson raised from under the gun before Brian Batt made it 7,000. The action folded to Nicholas Seward in the big blind, and he four-bet to 24,000. Only Batt called.
Seward jammed for 129,000 on the J♠10♥4♠ flop, and Batt called as the slightly bigger stack.
Nicholas Seward: A♣A♠
Brian Batt: Q♠Q♦
Seward was ahead with aces and ended up with aces full after the J♥A♦ runout.
Two hands later, Batt called a raise in the big blind from Justin Vaysman.
On the J♥5♣2♠ flop, Batt jammed for around 15,000 and was quickly called.
Brian Batt: 9♠5♥
Justin Vaysman: J♣9♣
It was top pair against middle pair, and Batt's stack was collected after the 7♥ turn and 8♠ river. Batt quickly reentered.
On the neighboring table, Sam Laskowitz was all-in on the river on the J♦9♠A♦K♣J♠ board. Andrew Lichtenberger called the bet, and Laksowitz dragged in the pot after tabling K♥J♥ for jacks full of kings.
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
There was 18,000 in the pot on the 5♠7♥6♥A♠Q♥ board, in the blind on blind battle between Chino Rheem and Sam Laskowitz.
Rheem fired out 10,000 from the small blind, but went deep into the tank when Laskowitz made it 50,000 from the big blind.
"I've got good cards," bemoaned Rheemed as he chucked in a timebank.
Three more time banks followed, and Rheem flicked in the call.
Laskowitz had 4♦4♥ for a pair of fours, but Rheem had A♣Q♣ for aces up.
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
The stakes remain high at the 2026 Poker Masters, with Event #8: $15,700 NLH getting underway inside the PokerGO Studio at noon local time in Las Vegas.
The second and final $15,700 event of the series comes as the race for the coveted Purple Jacket begins to heat up. Seven events are now in the books or have reached their final table, with just three tournaments remaining before the player of the series is crowned.
Adrian Mateos has been the standout performer so far, having reached three final tables, including a victory in Event #5 and a runner-up finish in Event #2. He's also among the final five in Event #7, putting himself in an excellent position to extend his lead at the top of the Purple Jacket standings.
Event #7 will crown its champion later today, with Aram Oganyan returning as the chip leader ahead of Mateos, Jeremy Ausmus, Cherish Andrews, and Joe McKeehen.
Players in Event #8 will receive 150,000 starting chips, with blinds beginning at 500/1,000 and a 1,000 big blind ante. Two reentries are permitted, and late registration remains open until the start of Level 9.
Levels will last 30 minutes through Level 8 before increasing to 40 minutes, with breaks every four levels initially and every three levels thereafter.
After today's action, the buy-ins will rise again for Event #9: $26,000 NLH, before the series concludes with Event #10: $51,000 NLH.
The field will play down to the final table today, with the remaining players returning tomorrow to compete for the title.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates throughout the day as we follow the action from the PokerGO Studio.
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Event #8: $15,700 NLH
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