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Craig Mason Triumphs at World Poker Tour Venetian Main Event
Craig Mason won the 2026 World Poker Tour Venetian Main Event, earning $358,800 as the champion. This victory is the second-largest payday of his career, trailing only the $1.2 million he secured with a runner-up finish in the 2018 Caribbean Poker Party main event.
Mason earned 1,680 Card Player Player of the Year points as the champion, now sitting inside the top 150 in the overall POY standings presented by CoinPoker. This was the first WPT main event on US soil to utilize slide dealing, with a $2 million guarantee surpassed by $346,000 thanks to the healthy turnout.
The top 64 finishers made the money, with notables like Jesse Lonis, Joe McKeehen, Shannon Shorr, Phil Hellmuth Jr., Andrew Ostapchenko, Sam Soverel, Cherish Andrews, and Keith Lehr running deep. The final day began with six remaining and bracelet winner Nick Pupillo in the lead. Mason was the second-shortest stack to start. Craig Mason eliminated Nick Yunis in fifth place ($117,000), Nick Pupillo in fourth place ($155,000), and Daniyal Gheba in third place ($276,000). Craig Mason defeated Matt Affleck in the final hand of the tournament.
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