Jeremy Ausmus leads the field ahead of Brock Wilson and Dylan Linde in the third $10k event of the Poker Masters in Las Vegas.
A total of 52 players entered the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em (Event #3) at the 2026 Poker Masters at the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Las Vegas. There were also 26 re-entries, bringing the total prize pool to $780,000.
Cherish Andrews, Joao Simao, Nick Palma, Erik Seidel, Sam Soverel, Andrew Lichtenberger, Jeremy Becker and Joe McKeehen were among those who busted before reaching the money. Adrian Mateos became the bubble boy for the second time in the series.
After having his pocket aces cracked in the first tournament, the Spanish poker pro lost with 
this time against Michael Rossitto, who made two pair with 
on the board 
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Six players bagged chips, with each guaranteed $39,000. Jeremy Ausmus leads with 2.70 million chips, ahead of Brock Wilson (1.75 million) and Dylan Linde (1.64 million). The winner will take home $218,400.
- Seat 1: Joey Weissman, 1,525,000
- Seat 2: Daniyal Gheba, 835,000
- Seat 3: Brock Wilson, 1,750,000
- Seat 4: Shannon Shorr, 1,305,000
- Seat 5: Dylan Linde, 1,640,000
- Seat 6: Jeremy Ausmus, 2,695,000
- 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 #3
Buy-In: $10,000
Entries: 78
Prize Money: $780,000
ITM: 12
Payouts
1st: , $218,400
2nd: , $140,400
3rd: , $101,400
4th: , $74,100
5th: , $54,600
6th: , $39,000
7th: Michael Rossitto, $31,200
8th: Myles Mullaly, $31,200
9th: Filipp Khavin, $23,400
10th: Jesse Lonis, $23,400
11th: Nicholas Seward, $23,400
12th: Darren Rabinowitz, $19,500
Poker Masters 2026: Nick Palma denies Adrian Mateos the title