Jeremy Ausmus used one other robust World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) efficiency to drag away from the competitors within the PokerGO Tour Participant of the 12 months race.
The six-time bracelet winner added one other notch on his poker resume, one which simply may assist him quickly attain the Poker Corridor of Fame. Daniel Negreanu was his closest competitor within the PGT Participant of the 12 months race. But it surely wasn’t all that shut.
Ausmus Has a Large 12 months of Poker
Ausmus racked up 2,966 PGT factors all through 2024. Negreanu was a distant second place at 2,054 factors. Seth Davies (1,855), Jesse Lonis (1,843), and Michael Rocco (1,835) spherical out the highest 5. David Coleman, who was lately introduced because the 2024 GPI Participant of the 12 months, completed in tenth place (1,637).
PGT Participant of the 12 months Leaderboard
Negreanu gained a bracelet final summer season, ending an 11-year drought. He ran sizzling previous to the beginning of the WSOP in PokerGO Tour occasions, ending within the prime three of 5 excessive rollers earlier than the 2024 WSOP started, which included two wins.
However Ausmus outperformed everybody. The high-stakes poker legend tied Phil Hellmuth’s 2021 document with seven remaining desk appearances in a single WSOP. He did not win a bracelet and that value him the WSOP Participant of the 12 months award to Scott Seiver, however he crushed it all year long, not simply in the course of the summer season.
Ausmus cashed for a career-best $6.7 million in all reside tournaments final yr, in line with The Hendon Mob, 90% of which got here in PGT occasions. He did not win a match in 2024 till October when he took down a $15k PGT PLO occasion. However he reached 17 remaining tables that counted within the PokerGO Tour Participant of the 12 months standings.
The PokerGO Tour season formally ends on Saturday with the PGT Championship $1 million freeroll invitational. First place pays $500,000, and no shock that Ausmus was among the many largest stacks on Day 1 on the time of publishing.
Ausmus can start his quest to defend his Participant of the 12 months title on Jan. 20 in Las Vegas on the PokerGO Studio when the PGT Kickoff Sequence begins.
The most recent PGT champion could have an fascinating case this summer season when the Poker Corridor of Fame voting takes place. Seiver and Nick Schulman each turn into eligible at age 40 this yr, and lots of imagine a type of two shall be inducted. But when the 45-year-old Ausmus dominates the primary half of 2025, the first-ballot hopefuls may need to attend one other yr.
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