diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/pokergo.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/pokergo.py
index e22348053..72cbce0a0 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/pokergo.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/pokergo.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     ExtractorError,
     try_get,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 
 
 class PokerGoBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             'width': image.get('width'),
             'height': image.get('height'),
         } for image in data_json.get('images') or [] if image.get('url')]
-        series_json = next(dct for dct in data_json.get('show_tags') or [] if dct.get('video_id') == video_id) or {}
+        series_json = traverse_obj(data_json, ('show_tags', lambda _, v: v['video_id'] == video_id, any)) or {}
 
         return {
             '_type': 'url_transparent',