Nicholas Seward Defeats Daniel Negreanu to Win Poker Masters Event

Nicholas Seward made a remarkable achievement by winning the 9th event of the 2026 Poker Masters. His victory was particularly sweet as he defeated Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu in a heads-up battle. The event had a $25,000 buy-in and a prize pool of $1,250,000. Seward's win earned him $412,500 and 420 Card Player Player of the Year points, moving him inside the top 50 in the overall POY standings.

Seward now has more than $5.4 million in lifetime cashes, with his top score being the $516,135 that came with his first bracelet in the 2024 WSOP $3,000 six-max event. His next-biggest windfall was the $418,700 that came with his victory in this year’s World Poker Tour Venetian main event. This triumph also came with plenty of ranking points. Seward sits in third place in the series-long standings with 397 points, trailing only Adrian Mateos (451 points) and Nicholas Palma (407 points) in the race for the purple jacket.

Negreanu, an eight-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, has nearly $35.1 million in career cashes. The final day began with Negreanu leading the final seven, while Seward sat in second chip position to start. Jesse Lonis was the first to fall, finishing in seventh place. Brandon Wilson was left on fumes after losing most of his stack with A-2 suited against the pocket jacks of Seward, earning $75,000 as the sixth-place finisher. Sean Perry was sent to the rail in fifth place, earning $100,000. Matthew Wantman was eliminated in fourth place, earning $125,000. Daniyal Gheba added another $175,000 to his tally with a third-place showing.