Weissman wins fifth PGT title as Poker Masters Purple Jacket race heats up

Joey Weissman won Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em on Thursday, claiming his fifth PokerGO Tour (PGT) title and his second cash of the 2026 Poker Masters. The victory awarded Weissman a boost to 241 points on the Poker Masters leaderboard, moving him into second place behind Myles Mullaly.

Event #3 final table: immediate result and key facts

Jeremy Ausmus began the final table with the chip lead, followed by Brock Wilson in second. Dylan Linde and Joey Weissman were third and fourth in chips, while Shannon Shorr and Daniyal Gheba started as short stacks. Ausmus was the first elimination, finishing sixth after losing a blind-versus-blind all-in to Weissman that left his stack distributed mainly to Weissman and Gheba.

Daniyal Gheba then eliminated Dylan Linde and Brock Wilson to assume a commanding chip lead entering three-handed play. After roughly forty-five minutes of shifting stacks, Weissman seized control and eliminated Gheba and Shorr to complete the title run.

How the closing hands unfolded

The knockout hand that ended Ausmus' run came when Ausmus shoved from the small blind and Weissman called from the big blind. Ausmus' flush outs failed to come, and he exited in sixth place. Gheba's next two eliminations were:

• Eliminating Dylan Linde in a set-versus-runout confrontation where Linde failed to hit his two-outer.

• Taking down Brock Wilson's short stack after a hand where Gheba's made hand held on the runout.

When three-handed play began, Gheba held a large advantage, but that advantage evaporated within a few hands. After a sizeable pot won from Shannon Shorr narrowed the gap, a blind-versus-blind hand swung control to Weissman. Weissman limped the small blind with and Gheba raised with . Weissman 3-bet, Gheba shoved and was left drawing dead on the turn. Weissman then eliminated Shorr in third place when Shorr moved all-in blind versus blind holding and ran into Weissman's . The board offered no assistance and Shorr departed in third.

Heads-up lasted only a few hands. Weissman held almost all chips and closed the match on the first hand of heads-up play when he shoved with and Gheba called with for about 12 big blinds. The board came with three deuces and a jack before the river produced a full house for Weissman, ending the match and securing the title.

Poker Masters Purple Jacket leaderboard after Event #3

The Poker Masters leaderboard standings for the top five after Event #3 are:

1. Myles Mullaly — 1 win, 3 cashes, $274,800 earnings, 274 points

2. Joey Weissman — 1 win, 2 cashes, $241,800 earnings, 241 points

3. Nick Palma — 1 win, 1 cash, $235,200 earnings, 235 points

4. Daniyal Gheba — 0 wins, 2 cashes, $195,000 earnings, 195 points

5. Adrian Mateos — 0 wins, 1 cash, $151,200 earnings, 151 points

Nick Palma reached 235 points after winning Event #2 — his first-ever PGT title. Gheba and Adrian Mateos moved into the top five with runner-up finishes and single cashes respectively.

What Weissman's win means for the Poker Masters Purple Jacket race

Weissman's fifth PGT title is also his second cash of this Poker Masters series, and his 241 points leave him directly behind Myles Mullaly in the fight for the Poker Masters Purple Jacket. Nick Palma sits close behind on 235 points, so the top of the leaderboard is tightly packed. There remain multiple events and substantial points available across the Poker Masters schedule, so the Purple Jacket race is still undecided.

Tournament context and practical notes for observers

The event in question was Event #3 on the PokerGO Tour Poker Masters schedule. Winners and final-table finishers accrued both prize money and leaderboard points that determine the Purple Jacket winner. The replay of the Event #3 final table is available from PokerGO Tour footage; viewers can watch the full final-table action to see the hands described above.

For readers tracking event coverage, this result is part of the ongoing Poker Masters series and contributes to the season-long PGT leaderboard that awards the Purple Jacket to the overall points leader at series' end. Players who reach final tables at Poker Masters events collect points proportionate to finishes and prize money, and those points decide the seasonal ranking.

Quick reference: eliminations and hand specifics

• 6th: Jeremy Ausmus — eliminated when his all-in from the small blind lost to Weissman.

• 5th: Dylan Linde — eliminated by Daniyal Gheba after committing with a worse hand and failing to hit a two-outer on the runout.

• 4th: Brock Wilson — eliminated by Gheba when his short stack was taken down on the runout.

• 3rd: Shannon Shorr — eliminated in blind-versus-blind confrontation by Weissman holding ace-high versus Shorr's smaller hand.

• 2nd: Daniyal Gheba — lost heads-up after calling Weissman's shove with and seeing Weissman river a full house.

• 1st: Joey Weissman — won Event #3, his fifth career PGT title and second cash of the 2026 Poker Masters, moving to 241 points.

Where this sits in the 2026 Poker Masters schedule

This win follows Nick Palma's Event #2 victory and Myles Mullaly's earlier success that placed him atop the leaderboard with 274 points. With several events remaining on the Poker Masters calendar, players at the top will have further opportunities to increase their point totals. Observers focusing on leaderboard movement should monitor upcoming events for shifts in the top five.

If you want to review the final table action yourself, the PokerGO Tour replay hosts the full Event #3 coverage. For schedule and other event pages see the events section and for tournament reporting consult the news archive.