Zavorotnijs and Vaysman are gunning for their second title during the Poker Masters 2026 series at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. Event #8: $15,700 NLH hosted 56 entries, creating a prize pool of $840,000. The payouts are divided among the top 8 players, with Brit Jamie Dwan being the unfortunate 'bubble boy' of the tournament.
The final day sees the last 5 players battling it out, each guaranteed a payout of at least $67,200. The champion will walk away with the top prize of $277,200 and valuable points in the race for the Purple Jacket.
Leading the pack is Vitalijs Zavorotnijs, who has already conquered Event #4 this year and enters the final with a significant lead. In second place is American Justin Vaysman, who recently pulled off an incredible comeback from 0.25 BB to win Event #6.
Completing the line-up are 17-time PGT champion Sam Soverel and two WSOP bracelet holders Keith Lehr and Nicholas Seward.
Current Standings of Event #8: $15,700 No-Limit Hold'em Poker Masters 2026
|
Position |
Player |
Country |
Stack |
|
1. |
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs |
Latvia |
2,980,000 |
|
2. |
Justin Vaysman |
USA |
1,565,000 |
|
3. |
Sam Soverel |
USA |
1,485,000 |
|
4. |
Keith Lehr |
USA |
1,315,000 |
|
5. |
Nicholas Seward |
USA |
1,055,000 |
Prize Table:
|
Position |
Prize |
|
1st Place |
$277,200 |
|
2nd Place |
$176,400 |
|
3rd Place |
$117,600 |
|
4th Place |
$84,000 |
|
5th Place |
$67,200 |
Sources: PGT, YouTube
