Poker Masters Championship: Day 1 coverage of the series-closing $50K No-Limit Hold'em is now live on the PokerGO YouTube channel – see below for the link.
Adrian Mateos, Nick Palma, and Nick Seward, the frontrunners in the race for the Purple Jacket, are all still in the field with 20/31 remaining at the time of reporting.
After a runner-up finish in Event #9 on Thursday, Daniel Negreanu chose not to partake in the Championship.
Keith Lehr wins Poker Masters Event #8 ($277,200). Lehr beat Event #4 winner Vitalijs Zavorotnijs heads-up to claim his first PGT title. The top two spots on the series leaderboard remain unchanged, with Adrian Mateos top and Nick Palma in second.
Day 1 coverage of Poker Masters $25K: The cards are in the air for the penultimate event of the series.
At the time of reporting, 19 players remain from a field of 50 entries. Among those still battling it out are Adrian Mateos and Nick Palma. The two are currently in first and second respectively in the race for the Poker Masters Purple Jacket and Event #9 could have huge implications in that regard.
Daniel Negreanu, Nick Schulman, and Jesse Lonis are all on the feature table at the moment, along with Super High Roller Bowl XI winner Brandon Wilson.
Final five set in Poker Masters Event #8. It was a brutal end for Nick Palma, who started the final table as chip leader but busted before the night was over. Action resumes at 4pm ET – watch the livestream on the PokerGO YouTube channel and recap Day 1 below.
Texas Mike gets good news. The popular WSOP bracelet winner, who has well-documented heart problems, revealed he was going for a "big checkup" on Tuesday. He returned to X later with some welcome news for poker fans.
Stapes joins the APT Championship commentary team. The APT Championship starts November 13, with 209 tournaments and the all-important $5M guaranteed APT Championship Main Event.
And things just got even brighter with the news that Joe Stapleton is joining the livestream commentary team.
On your marks, get set, poker! The 2026 Poker Masters is nearing the finish line, but there's no time to catch your breath at the PokerGO Studio. Next up is the PGT Sprint – seven single-day tournaments starting October 27.
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