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Keith Lehr takes Poker Masters Event #8 for $277,200 to add to two WSOP bracelets

American Keith Lehr has won Event #8 at the 2026 Poker Masters, adding a third major title to his two World Series of Poker bracelets.

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Keith Lehr · Event #8 · $277,200

Keith Lehr won Event #8 at the 2026 Poker Masters and collected a first prize of $277,200. His victory was announced on Wednesday 21 October 2026.

Lehr’s win came on the same announcement day as Event #7 of the series, which went to Jeremy Ausmus for $278,400.

Winter and Mateos close out the series

The closing results of the series followed three days later, on Saturday 24 October. Sean Winter won the Final event and took home a first prize of $620,000.

On the same day, Spain’s Adrian Mateos was named the winner of the Purple Jacket, the award reserved for the overall winner of the series. The title also came with a $25,000 PGT Passport bonus.

This year’s Poker Masters was presented by GLP, the sponsor named in the PokerGO Tour’s result announcements.

Who is Keith Lehr?

Lehr, whose full name is Charles Keith Lehr, Jr., is an American player who comes from Bossier City, Louisiana, the city of his birth.

Before his Event #8 success at the Poker Masters, he had already collected a pair of bracelets at the World Series of Poker. His win in Event #8 now places a Poker Masters title alongside those two bracelets on his record.

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