The second $15k NLH event of the 2026 Poker Masters in Las Vegas heads into the final with five players remaining. Vitalijs Zavorotnijs leads ahead of Justin Vaysman.
A total of 39 players entered the $15,000 No-Limit Hold’em (Event #8) at the 2026 Poker Masters. An additional 17 re-entries brought the prize pool to $840,000. Eight players made the money. Jamie Dwan was the bubble boy, busting with 
against Nick Palma’s 
(board: 
).
Jeremy Ausmus was unable to defend his title from Event #7 and was the next player to hit the rail. Five players bagged chips. Vitalijs Zavorotnijs (2.98 million) leads ahead of Justin Vaysman (1.57 million) and Sam Soverel (1.49 million). The winner will collect $277,200 in prize money.
- Seat 1: Vitalijs Zavorotnijs, 2,980,000
- Seat 2: Keith Lehr, 1,315,000
- Seat 3: Justin Vaysman, 1,565,000
- Seat 4: Sam Soverel, 1,485,000
- Seat 5: Nicholas Seward, 1,055,000
- 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 #8
Buy-In: $15,000
Entries: 56
Prize Money: $840,000
ITM: 8
Payouts
1st: , $277,200
2nd: , $176,400
3rd: , $117,600
4th: , $84,000
5th: , $67,200
6th: Nicholas Palma, $50,400
7th: Daniyal Gheba, $33,600
8th: Jeremy Ausmus, $33,600
Ausmus Defeats Oganyan at the Poker Masters to Claim $278,400