Sean Winter Wins the Poker Masters Final

The final tournament of the 2026 Poker Masters series was played at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. In the $51,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em final, Sean Winter took the $620,000 first-place prize. The tournament drew 31 players, and the total prize pool reached $1,550,000. Prizes were paid only to the top five players.

Winter started the final day in third place at the final table and beat Sam Laskowitz heads-up. With this win, he earned his second PokerGO Tour championship of the year. Laskowitz finished second for $387,500, the highest live tournament payout of his career.

Winter said he regained his form after skipping one tournament. His points this season rose to 2,223, making him the first player to pass 2,000 points. During the year he cashed 17 times in PGT qualifying events, and his total earnings reached $4,391,000. With these numbers, he appears to be the clear favorite for the PGT Player of the Year award.

The real excitement in the race was over the purple jacket. Adrian Mateos did not cash in his last three tournaments but stayed in the lead. Jeremy Ausmus was eliminated in fourth place, and this result did not dethrone Mateos. Mateos finished first in the series with 451 points and also took the $25,000 PGT Passport prize.