Day 1 of Event #4 at the Poker Masters in Las Vegas ended with five players remaining. Vitalijs Zavorotnijs leads the field.
The fourth of six $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em events was held at the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Las Vegas. A total of 50 entries generated a prize pool of $800,000, with 12 players set to make the money. Adrian Mateos was eliminated on the money bubble, earning the Spaniard this unwanted distinction for the third time after also bubbling Events #1 and #3.
The six-time bracelet winner lost with 
against Chris Hunichen’s pocket nines. Erik Seidel was the last player to bust on the day. The Poker Hall of Fame member lost with 
against Jamie Dwan’s 
and collected $40,000 for sixth place.
With 3.53 million chips, Vitalijs Zavorotnijs (photo) holds the chip lead. Clemen Deng (2.63 million) and Jamie Dwan (2.38 million) follow. Nick Palma and Andrew Lichtenberger enter the final day as the short stacks. The winner will take home $224,000.
- Seat 1: Nicholas Palma, 850,000
- Seat 2: Clemen Deng, 2,615,000
- Seat 3: Andrew Lichtenberger, 620,000
- Seat 4: Vitalijs Zavorotnijs, 3,530,000
- Seat 5: Jamie Dwan, 2,370,000
- Blinds: 25,000/50,000; BB Ante: 50,000
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 #4
Buy-In: $10,000
Entries: 80
Prize Money: $800,000
ITM: 12
Payouts
1st: , $224,000
2nd: , $144,000
3rd: , $104,000
4th: , $76,000
5th: , $56,000
6th: Erik Seidel, $40,000
7th: Sam Laskowitz, $32,000
8th: Jeremy Ausmus, $32,000
9th: Joey Weissman, $24,000
10th: Chris Hunichen, $24,000
11th: Neil Warren, $24,000
12th: John Krpan, $20,000
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