In the $10k NLH at the Poker Masters in Las Vegas, five players are through to the final. Adrian Mateos leads the field.
Yesterday, Day 1 of the $10,000 NLH (Event #2) at the Poker Masters 2026 was played at the PokerGO Studio (ARIA Las Vegas). Fifty‑six starters took part, and with re‑entries included, $840,000 in prize money was played for.
Twelve players made the money. Michael Berk hit the board 
with 
for a set, cracking the aces of Justin Zaki. Shortly afterwards, Landon Tice lost a kicker duel with 
against Victoria Livschitz with 
and bowed out as bubble boy.
Adrian Mateos, who was eliminated as bubble boy yesterday with cracked aces, bagged the most chips at the end of the day. The Spaniard leads with 3.23 million chips, ahead of Nick Palma (2.48 million). The remaining players have $58,600 secured. $235,200 awaits the winner.
- Seat 1: David Coleman, 1,610,000
- Seat 2: Nicholas Seward, 1,185,000
- Seat 3: Michael Berk, 2,000,000
- Seat 4: Adrian Mateos, 3,230,000
- Seat 5: Nicholas Palma, 2,475,000
- Blinds: 20,000/40,000; BB Ante: 40,000
Poker Masters 2026
Date: October 12 to 23
Location: PokerGO Studio at ARIA Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Events: 10
Buy-Ins: $10,000 to $50,000
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Event #2
Buy-In: $10,000
Entries: 84
Prize Money: $840,000
ITM: 12
Payouts
1st: , $235,200
2nd: , $151,200
3rd: , $109,200
4th: , $79,800
5th: , $58,600
6th: Christopher Par, $42,000
7th: Sam Laskowitz, $33,600
8th: Jesse Lonis, $33,600
9th: Matthew Wantman, $25,200
10th: Myles Mullaly, $25,200
11th: Victoria Livschitz, $25,200
12th: Sam Soverel, $21,000
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