Event #5 of the Poker Masters at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas was finally Adrian Mateos’s to win. He came out on top in the $10,000 NLH Event #5 and took home $229,500.
Adrian Mateos had been eliminated on the bubble three times in the first four events. In Event #5, however, he entered the final table as the chip leader among the last seven players. Everyone had already secured $34,000, and the winner could look forward to $229,500. Matthew Wantman was very short-stacked. Keith Lehr eliminated him immediately with 
against 
. But the chips didn’t last long, because right after that, Keith Lehr reraised Nick Schulman all-in with 
. Adrian Mateos, however, jumped in and went all-in with 
; Nick Schulman folded, and the board 
didn’t change anything, leaving five players remaining.
Martin Zamani lost all his chips to Jeremy Becker in two hands; the last of them went into the pot with 
. Becker held 
, the board came up blank, and Zamani finished in 5th place.
With four players remaining, Adrian Mateos was the clear chip leader for some time, keeping the others at bay. Nick Schulman then took the chips from Robert French with 
against French’s :Ac. 
; the board was 
. Immediately afterward, on a board of 
, Adrian Mateos put Jeremy Becker all-in. He thought for a while, then called all-in with 
—and was shown 
for three of a kind.
This left Adrian Mateos as the massive chip leader in the heads-up match against Nick Schulman. Although Nick Schulman won the first pot, in the second hand Adrian Mateos went all-in on the turn with 
against Nick. Nick thought for a moment, then called all-in with 
all-in, and Adrian showed 
Of Nick Schulman’s many outs, none came through with the on the river, so Nick Schulman finished as runner-up, while Adrian Mateos celebrated his victory.
Poker Masters 2026
Date: October 12–23
Location: PokerGO Studio at ARIA Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Events: 10
Buy-Ins: $10,000 to $50,000
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Event #5
Buy-In: $10,000
Entries: 85
Prize Pool: $850,000
Paid Places: 13
Payouts
| Rank | Name | Country | Prize Money |
| 1 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | $229,500 |
| 2 | Nick Schulman | United States | $148,750 |
| 3 | Jeremy Becker | United States | $106,250 |
| 4 | Robert French | United States | $76,500 |
| 5 | Martin Zamani | United States | $59,500 |
| 6 | Keith Lehr | United States | $42,500 |
| 7 | Matthew Wantman | United States | $34,000 |
| 8 | Victoria Livschitz | United States | $34,000 |
| 9 | Brandon Wilson | United States | $25,500 |
| 10 | Justin Zaki | United States | $25,500 |
| 11 | Sam Soverel | United States | $25,500 |
| 12 | Sean Perry | United States | $21,250 |
| 13 | Daniyal Gheba | United States | $21,250 |
Poker Masters 2026: Rehabilitation for Adrian Mateos — Chip Lead in Event #5