Sean Winter has won the $50k Championship at the Poker Masters in Las Vegas for $620,000. Sam Laskowitz finished runner-up.
The 2026 Poker Masters has come to an end. The series concluded with the $50,000 NLH Championship. Seven players returned to the PokerGO Studio for the final day, but only five would finish in the money.
During the opening blind level, Marius Gierse sent Dan Smith to the rail with 
against 
. At the start of the third blind level, Sean Winter scored a crucial double-up with 
against Gierse’s 
, taking the chip lead. Shortly afterwards, Chris Brewer ran his 
into Jeremy Ausmus’s pocket aces and became the bubble boy.
Gierse was eliminated during the fourth blind level of the day. The Austrian had slipped down the chip counts and, despite managing one double-up, was eventually eliminated with 
against Sam Laskowitz’s pocket queens.
Holding ace-king, Sean Winter hit the board 
against Jeremy Ausmus’s 
. Ausmus finished fourth for $170,500, but this was not enough to secure the overall title. That honour went to Adrian Mateos.
Heads-up play followed shortly afterwards. By the turn of 
, Sean Winter’s 
and Igor Yaroshevskyy’s were all-in. Yaroshevskyy missed the river 
and collected $248,000 for third place.
- Sean Winter: 4,455,000
- Sam Laskowitz: 1,745,000
- Blinds: 30,000/60,000; BB ante: 60,000
The heads-up duel was settled after just over an hour. Sam Laskowitz briefly drew level but was unable to pull ahead. In the final hand, Winter moved all-in with 
on the turn of 
. Laskowitz ($387,500) called with 
, but the river 
changed nothing, securing Winter the title and $620,000.
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 #10
Buy-In: $50,000
Entries: 31
Prize Money: $1,550,000
ITM: 5
Payouts
1st: Sean Winter, $620,000
2nd: Sam Laskowitz, $387,500
3rd: Igor Yaroshevskyy, $248,000
4th: Jeremy Ausmus, $170,500
5th: Marius Gierse, $124,000
