Joey Weissman won the $10k NLH at the Poker Masters in Las Vegas. The American collected $218,400 in prize money.
Six players returned to determine the winner of the $10,000 NLH (Event #3) at the 2026 Poker Masters. Jeremy Ausmus entered the final table as chip leader but lost several pots during the first blind level.
In the second blind level, the high roller moved all-in with 
against Joey Weissman’s 
but failed to improve on the board 
, finishing in sixth place for $39,000.
Joey Weissman battled his way to heads-up play. The turning point came when he won a massive pot with pocket queens against Daniyal Gheba’s pocket sevens. Weissman then eliminated Shannon Shorr (3rd/$101,400) with 
against 
.
In the following hand, Daniyal Gheba (2nd/$140,400) moved all-in with 
against Weissman’s 
. The board ran out 
, giving Weissman a full house and securing him the title.
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: Joey Weissman, $218,400
2nd: Daniyal Gheba, $140,400
3rd: Shannon Shorr, $101,400
4th: Brock Wilson, $74,100
5th: Dylan Linde, $54,600
6th: Jeremy Ausmus, $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
Ausmus Leads as Mateos Becomes Bubble Boy Again at the Poker Masters