Aram Oganyan leads the $15k NLH at the Poker Masters in Las Vegas. Adrian Mateos is chasing his second title of the series, while Daniel Negreanu finished in seventh place.
The first of two $15,000 events kicked off yesterday as part of the 2026 Poker Masters. A total of 38 players took their seats at the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Las Vegas. Including re-entries, the prize pool reached $870,000.
The money bubble burst in the 15th blind level. Adrian Mateos was involved once again but managed to avoid a fifth bubble-boy finish. Brock Wilson moved all-in on the flop of 
with 
against the Spaniard’s 
. Mateos hit the river 
to send Wilson to the rails.
Daniel Negreanu (7th/$34,800) was one of the last player eliminated on the day. The GGPoker brand ambassador was short-stacked with 
against Cherish Andrews’ 
and her flopped set 
all-in. Negreanu failed to improve and was eliminated.
Five players bagged chips at the end of the day. Aram Oganyan leads the way with 2.37 million chips heading into the final day. Adrian Mateos (2.12 million) and Cherish Andrews (1.82 million) are close behind. The winner will collect $278,400, and Mateos could reach his third heads-up stage of the series as he bids for his second title.
- Seat 1: Jeremy Ausmus, 1,550,000
- Seat 2: Cherish Andrews, 1,275,000
- Seat 3: Adrian Mateos, 2,325,000
- Seat 4: Aram Oganyan, 2,595,000
- Seat 5: Joe McKeehen, 940,000
- 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 #7
Buy-In: $15,000
Entries: 58
Prize Money: $870,000
ITM: 9
Payouts
1st: , $278,400
2nd: , $174,000
3rd: , $121,800
4th: , $87,000
5th: , $65,250
6th: Joey Weissman, $47,850
7th: Daniel Negreanu, $34,800
8th: Nicholas Palma, $34,800
9th: Myles Mullaly, $26,100
