Nick Palma defeats Adrian Mateos to win his first PGT title at Poker Masters

Nick Palma won Event #2: $10K No-Limit Hold'em at the Poker Masters on the PokerGO Tour and took home $235,200 and his first PokerGO Tour title on 15 October 2026. The final table began with five players and ended in a heads-up showdown against Spanish player Adrian Mateos that lasted nearly two hours.

## Development of the Poker Masters final table

Action started with Adrian Mateos leading the chip counts and Nick Palma in second. Michael Berk and David Coleman sat third and fourth respectively, while Nick Seward arrived as the short stack.

The first elimination was Nick Seward. After losing chips in count, he ceded most of his stack to Mateos and was left with barely 5,000 in chips; on the next hand he went all‑in and could not recover, exiting the contest.

Soon after, David Coleman was eliminated in a blind‑versus‑blind confrontation with Michael Berk. Berk, who covered Coleman, found a hand that allowed a straightforward call; the flop gave Coleman a gutshot, but the turn and river failed to improve his hand and Coleman was out. In 2025, David Coleman had already earned the Poker Masters purple jacket with $657,000 in series winnings.

With three players remaining, Mateos became the short stack while Berk and Palma were nearly even. In a key hand between them, Palma completed a broadway straight on the river and Berk attempted an aggressive line: he turned his hand into a bluff with a large raise after Palma's river bet. Palma's subsequent jam left Berk short‑stacked and Berk was eliminated shortly after in another blind‑versus‑blind clash.

## The heads-up: Mateos vs. Palma — the fight for the title

The one‑on‑one between Adrian Mateos and Nick Palma decided the tournament. Palma, already ahead in chips at the start of heads‑up, showed a commanding presence at the table; Mateos appeared more contained and calculated. The heads‑up began with just over 100 big blinds in play, so a long battle was expected.

In the early stages Mateos recovered ground and even leveled the stacks, at one point taking the lead. Palma, however, ramped up the pace when he caught an identified bluff and punished it with a call that regained distance. In a highlighted hand with the board reading , Mateos made an overbet with only a queen high to try to steal the pot; Palma called holding .

Mateos continued fighting and scored a significant double when Palma went all‑in from the button with , and Mateos found and completed the comeback on that key hand. After that hand both were left with similar stacks and Mateos used the momentum to take a temporary lead.

Mateos's lead proved short‑lived. In another pivotal hand, after a limp from Palma, Mateos shoved all in with and ran into Palma's . The board provided no help and Palma regained control, stretching to the largest heads‑up advantage.

In the final hand both players showed an ace as a value card. Palma had the weaker kicker but, on the river, completed a straight that closed the match and delivered him the title.

"It was an extensive, hard‑fought heads‑up battle," said the broadcast chronicle, which highlighted the toughness of the duel between the two finalists.

## Impact and concrete figures of the Poker Masters

• Event: Event #2: $10K No-Limit Hold'em, Poker Masters, PokerGO Tour.

• Final table date: 15 October 2026.

• Winner: Nick Palma (New York native).

• First-place prize: $235,200.

• Final table: Adrian Mateos (Spain), Nick Palma (United States), Michael Berk, David Coleman, Nick Seward.

• David Coleman: winner of the Poker Masters purple jacket in 2025 with $657,000 in series winnings.

## What this result means for Palma and for the Poker Masters

The title represents Nick Palma's first triumph on the PokerGO Tour and a significant score within the Poker Masters series. The heads‑up showcased a duel between contrasting styles: Palma's louder, more aggressive game against Mateos's more measured approach. The final broadcast was available for viewing and tournament footage was provided by Antonio Abrego/PokerGO Tour.

## Where to watch the replay and find additional coverage

The full final table broadcast was available on the series platform; readers interested in the schedule and upcoming stops on the circuit can consult the [events](/events) section to follow the Poker Masters programming and other PokerGO Tour dates.