Vitalijs Zavorotnijs Wins Poker Masters Event 4

Latvian poker player Vitalijs Zavorotnijs won the fourth 10,000 dollar buy-in event of the Poker Masters 2026 schedule, held at the PokerGO studio. The Riga player earned his second PGT title with this win and took the first place prize of 224,000 dollars.

This was the fifth largest prize of Zavorotnijs' career. His total live tournament earnings now exceed 3.6 million dollars. His largest prize came from winning the main event of the 2019 World Poker Tour Barcelona, worth 678,000 dollars.

The event drew 80 players and created a prize pool of 800,000 dollars. On the final day, Clemen Deng eliminated Andrew Lichtenberger with a set and a full house after holding pocket aces. Jamie Dwan exited in fourth place and Nicholas Palma in third. At the start of heads-up play, Deng held a chip lead of 3 to 2 over Zavorotnijs. Zavorotnijs took the lead on the final hand and won.

With this result, Zavorotnijs has reached two titles and six final tables in 2026. He also earned significant points in the Card Player Player of the Year standings.