$412,500 and his first PGT trophy. Nick Seward has won the $25k NLH at the Poker Masters in Las Vegas, with Daniel Negreanu finishing as runner-up.
The 2026 Poker Masters at ARIA Las Vegas is nearing its conclusion. Last night, the final table of the $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em event took place, with seven players returning to battle it out for the title. The first elimination came during the opening blind level of the day.
In a blind-versus-blind confrontation, Nick Seward moved all-in with 
against Jesse Lonis ($50,000). Lonis called with 
, but the board ran out 
, giving Seward trips. Daniel Negreanu then sent Brandon Wilson ($75,000) to the rail, winning with top set against middle pair.
Negreanu and Seward eventually faced off heads-up, with the duel lasting more than two hours. Negreanu held the lead for much of the battle, but Seward turned the tables by making four of a kind. The decisive moment came when Seward won a big pot with a full house against a flush.
Negreanu ($262,500) was then left short-stacked and got his 
all-in against Seward’s . The board ran out 
, and Negreanu failed to improve, handing Seward 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 #9
Buy-In: $25,000
Entries: 50
Prize Money: $1,250,000
ITM: 8
Payouts
1th: Nick Seward, $412,500
2th: Daniel Negreanu, $262,500
3th: Daniyal Gheba, $175,000
4th: Matthew Wantman, $125,000
5th: Sean Perry, $100,000
6th: Brandon Wilson, $75,000
7th: Jesse Lonis, $50,000
8th: David Coleman, $50,000
Negreanu Leads $25k; Mateos Becomes Bubble Boy for the Fifth Time at the Poker Masters