Keith Lehr Wins the Final Poker Masters Tournament

Keith Lehr, 62, from Bossier City, Louisiana, won the 8th tournament of the 2026 Poker Masters series. Coming out on top in a 56-player field, Lehr received a $277,200 prize. It was his second PokerGO Tour title. He won his first in 2018 at the same festival, in a pot limit Omaha tournament.

Lehr, a two-time WSOP bracelet winner, has passed $6.3 million in career earnings. He has 117 recorded cashes. With this win, Lehr collected 360 Card Player Player of the Year points and 222 PGT points. With a total of 265 points, he moved up to eighth place in the standings.

The top eight players were paid in the tournament, and a total of $840,000 was distributed. On the second day, Zavorotnijs started as the chip leader, while Lehr was fourth. Sam Soverel finished fifth ($67,200) and Nicholas Seward fourth ($84,000). Justin Vaysman was eliminated in third place with $117,600.

The heads-up match began with Zavorotnijs holding 5,445,000 chips against Lehr's 2,995,000. Lehr took the lead by beating pocket fours with pocket kings. In the key hand, Zavorotnijs, holding A J, made the highest straight and went all in for 2,220,000 chips. Lehr, holding K Q with the top two pair, called. When the last card was a queen, Lehr made a full house and won the hand and the title. Zavorotnijs finished second with $176,400.