Two completed international results lead this week’s news, while Australian players have a practical schedule update from the opening week of Sydney Champs. Here are the verified developments from 2–8 November 2026, with event dates separated from report dates and all prize currencies identified.
Joe McKeehen finishes PGT Sprint with a US$174,900 win
Event: 4 November 2026; PGT report: 5 November
Joe McKeehen won the final event of the 2026 PGT Sprint at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas, collecting US$174,900 and 175 PGT points. The US$10,500 No-Limit Hold’em tournament drew 53 entries and produced a US$530,000 prize pool. Daniyal Gheba finished second for US$111,300, with Darren Elias third for US$74,200.
Gheba began heads-up with more than twice McKeehen’s chips after eliminating three consecutive opponents, but McKeehen recovered to claim his first PGT title of the season. Nine players received payouts: Patrick Leonard and Martin Zamani were eliminated on the same bubble hand at separate tables and shared the minimum payout, receiving US$10,600 each.
Why it matters
The finale illustrates how tournament procedure can affect payouts: simultaneous bubble eliminations produced a split minimum cash. McKeehen’s comeback is a result, not evidence that any particular heads-up decision was optimal.
Sources
- PGT — Event #7 resultsSource dated 5 November 2026 · Checked 9 November 2026
- PGT — Sprint event indexUndated official page · Checked 9 November 2026
Gabi Livshitz wins the Aix-en-Provence High Roller
Event: 3–4 November 2026; result reported 5 November
Gabi Livshitz took the EUR 2,200 PokerStars Open Aix-en-Provence High Roller title on 4 November, earning EUR 50,440. The tournament attracted 102 entries including re-entries and generated a EUR 195,840 prize pool, with 15 places paid.
Livshitz beat Adil Kassou after a heads-up contest lasting about 90 minutes; Kassou received EUR 32,300. Timothée Rey finished third for EUR 22,250. The final table also included Simon Wiciak and Jason Wheeler, who placed fourth and sixth respectively.
Why it matters
This was a completed High Roller result, separate from the festival’s Main Event. For readers comparing tournament fields, the 102-entry total includes re-entries and should not be read as 102 unique players.
Sources
- PokerStars — Aix-en-Provence festival reportSource dated 6 November 2026 · Checked 9 November 2026
- PokerNews — High Roller resultsSource dated 5 November 2026 · Checked 9 November 2026
Sydney Champs moves Ultrastack to 11 November
Festival began: 5 November 2026; schedule update: 7 November
Australian Poker Tour’s Sydney Champs opened its 5–15 November festival at Revesby Workers Club with a schedule change that matters for the week ahead. In an update dated 7 November, the organiser moved Linktech Ultrastack from Sunday 8 November to Wednesday 11 November and said the Dazzla 350 would no longer take place.
The change appeared alongside the festival’s opening-week coverage and Hachem Deepstack starting flights. It is an amendment to an underway series, rather than a newly announced festival; players should check the organiser’s current schedule before travelling.
Why it matters
An event-name or date change can invalidate a player’s original itinerary. The organiser’s explicit amendment takes precedence over an older daily listing that still includes Ultrastack on 8 November.
Sources
- Australian Poker Tour — Sydney Champs news feedUndated official page · Checked 9 November 2026
About this roundup
AI-assisted research and original summaries, attributed to the sources above. We prioritise official results and clearly distinguish announcements from outcomes. This is a snapshot at publication; live schedules and rolling reports may change.