Sean Winter closed the 2026 Poker Masters with a $620,000 victory in Event #10, the $51,000 No-Limit Hold'em finale at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The tournament attracted 31 entries and generated a $1.55 million prize pool.
Winter defeated Sam Laskowitz heads-up after entering the duel with the larger stack. Laskowitz briefly erased the deficit, but Winter regained control and finished the contest when his two pair held against top pair. The runner-up collected $387,500, while Igor Yaroshevskyy earned $248,000 in third, according to the official PokerGO Tour recap.
The finale also settled the season's Purple Jacket race. Jeremy Ausmus needed a top-two finish to move ahead of Adrian Mateos, but his challenge ended in fourth place. That result left Mateos at the top of the series standings with 451 points from one victory and three cashes.
PokerNews reported that Ausmus' pocket fives were ahead of Winter's ace-king until an ace arrived on the turn. Winter's win also lifted him to 2,223 points at the head of the wider 2026 PokerGO Tour standings.
