Adrian Mateos finished first on the Poker Masters leaderboard with 451 points, earning the Purple Jacket and a $25,000 PGT Passport. Jeremy Ausmus, his last challenger, went out in fourth place in the $51,000 finale. Sean Winter then beat Sam Laskowitz heads-up for $620,000. The source notes that none of the 10 events went to a repeat champion.
Andy Lee won the A$2,500 Victorian Poker Championship Main Event at Crown Melbourne on October 27. He beat 2005 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Hachem heads-up for A$350,000 from a 715-entry field. The source says this is Lee's second big title at Crown this year, after his win in the A$25,000 Challenge at the Aussie Millions in May.
Kyle Grupp won the $1,700 WSOP Circuit Turning Stone Main Event in Verona, New York. He beat Joel Cattelane heads-up for $246,362 and his first Circuit ring. The field had 996 entries. The source says the score is the biggest of Grupp's live career. He has cashed at the venue since 2021, and his previous best Main Event run there was fourth