The opening two events of the 2026 PGT Poker Masters series is in the can, and with Myles Mullaly and Nick Palma both winning their first PokerGO Tour events, the series looks wide open to pick a winner in Las Vegas. We’ve got the latest from Sin City as some of the best high rollers in the world won money and PokerStake players readied themselves for the next tournament on the schedule.

Myles Mullaly Wins Event #1 for $218,400

In the opening event of the series, 78 entries including legends of the felt such as Erik Seidel took part in the $10,000-entry action. There was drama on the bubble as Spanish poker legend Adrian Mateos lost out for nothing, putting the remaining dozen players into the money.

Among them, Jesse Lonis (12^th for $19,500), Michael Berk (9^th for $23,400) and Justin Vaysman (6^th for $39,000) all got close, but after the exit of Michael Rossitto in fourth place for $74,100, a trio of Americans battled in the podium places. Sam Laskowitz was the unfortunate player to miss out on the heads-up, as Mullaly took a lead into the final duel.

When Justin Zaki check-shoved on a board showing , Mullaly called with and while he was outpipped for the flush draw and behind to Zaki’s pair of threes, Mullaly struck gold on the river, claiming victory and a top prize of $218,400, while Zaki won $140,000 as runner-up.

“A lot of things just went my way today, and it feels good,” said Mullaly after capturing his first PGT crown. “This is a cool place to win it. A lot of tough players, I’m just happy I got it done today.”

Supported by plenty on the rail, Mullaly credited his family and friends for keeping him on track for the win.

“It’s awesome to have people rooting for you,” he said. “Everyone’s super friendly, everyone’s always super talkative. It’s very easy to make friends here, and it’s nice having that support when you’re in a big spot.”

PokerGO Tour Poker Masters $10,000 NLHE Event #1 Final Table Results:
Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Myles Mullaly	United States	$218,400
2nd	Justin Zaki	United States	$140,400
3rd	Sam Laskowitz	United States	$101,400
4th	Michael Rossitto	Italy	$74,100
5th	Daniyal Gheba	United States	$54,600
6th	Justin Vaysman	United States	$39,000
7th	Craig Mason	United States	$31,200
8th	Joao Simao	Brazil	$31,200

Nick Palma Wins Event #2 for $235,200

Controversial? Maybe? Outspoken? No doubt. But Nick Palma is also now a PokerGO winner, after securing his first title by beating a player he called “one of the best in the world” following his victory in Event #2. The second event of the series saw 84 total entries and paid out a dozen players as the first event had.

Among those to cash were PokerGO favorite Sam Soverel (12^th for $21,000), Victoria ‘Trekker’ Livschitz (11^th for $25,200) and the Event #1 winner Myles Mullaly (10^th for $25,200), who confirmed his lead at the top of the series leaderboard with his deep run. On the bubble of the seven-handed final table, Jesse Lonis (8^th for $33,600) booked his second cash in two events, while Sam Laskowitz repeated that trick, coming seventh for $33,600 too.

Nick Seward bowed out in fifth place for $58,600 before long-time PokerStake seller David Coleman got his chips into the middle with . Michael Berk was his conqueror with as an ace-high board gave Coleman a sweat for a Broadway straight but ultimately left him on the outside looking in.

After Berk himself departed in third place, Adrian Mateos gained a few more chips by taking him out. Nick Palma was still in the lead going into the heads-up battle, with 6.4m chips playing Mateos’ 4m. The Spanish poker legend ground his way back into the battle and even took a marginal lead but got it in bad with ace-seven against Palma’s ace-jack to win the event. A jack came to confirm Palma’s huge double-up instead, and the New Yorker gained a 7:1 chip lead. A short time later, Mateos got it in good to double with ace-nine against Palma’s ace-six, but a board of gave Palma a seven-high straight and the highest-profile win of his career. After victory, he was ebullient about his chances of this win leading to more success.

“I want to be the best ever, or try to be,” he said. “There [are] many great and talented people, but I know if I put the work in, and I just turned 37, I’m still young. If I keep doing this for 10 or 15 years, I don’t know if I’ll be the best, but I’m going to work my best to be the best.”

Palma’s run to the win – his first on the PokerGO Tour – was an example in his eyes of his work ethic. Palma now has his sights set on the series win.

“If you work really hard, you could literally do anything in this life. I know it’s a cliché saying, but it’s actually true. I’ve had my eyes on this jacket for the last few months. I’ve been looking forward to this series, and I plan on winning another tournament, getting another top two or three, and I plan on wearing the jacket.”

PokerGO Tour Poker Masters $10,000 NLHE Event #2 Final Table Results:
Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Nicholas Palma	United States	$235,200
2nd	Adrian Mateos	Spain	$151,200
3rd	Michael Berk	United States	$109,200
4th	David Coleman	United States	$79,800
5th	Nicholas Seward	United States	$58,600
6th	Christofer Par	United States	$42,000
7th	Sam Laskowitz	United States	$33,600

Who Can You Stake in Forthcoming Events?

There are numerous top poker players playing in the remaining Poker Masters events, and several of them are available to back on PokerStake. Brock Wilson is one of them and is having one of the best years of his career. Winning consistently at the highest stakes, he is joined in the sellers stable by his partner and fellow PGT tournament crusher Cherish Andrews.

A player who is selling to all the remaining events is Dylan Linde. With a wealth of experience in exactly these types of events, Dylan is joined by other PokerStake legends Justin Saliba, Victoria Livschitz, Jeremy Ausmus, and Brandon Wilson in the ranks of players selling to forthcoming events.

Want to buy some action in the rest of the Poker Masters series? Check out the full list of events that our players are selling to on our official staking page.