It’s a storybook ending to a storybook 12 months for Jeremy Ausmus, who pulled an exacta off this weekend in Las Vegas. A day after he was honored for successful the PokerGO Tour’s 2024 Participant of the 12 months, he took down its $1 Million Championship invitational freeroll for $150,000 in prize cash and a $350,000 PPT passport.
“Storybook ending for me as I gained each the PGT POY and the PGT Championship,” Ausmus wrote on Twitter. “I can’t thank the PGT sufficient for every part. They proceed to have one of many best possible merchandise in poker (and workers) all whereas giving lots again to the gamers. I’m extremely lucky to have the ability to play within the studio all 12 months lengthy and I stay up for extra of it within the coming 12 months.”
He gained the participant of the 12 months by stacking money after money in PGT occasions beginning 11 days into January. He earned a whopping 908 factors greater than second-place finisher Daniel Negreanu, and his season complete money determine was $5.9 million. The PGT tour gave him $50,000 for ending on high.
That is how he did it:
Ends season with a win
As a result of he completed on high of the leaderboard, Ausmus began the $1 Million Championship freeroll with 350,000 chips — 250,000 greater than these sitting on the underside. Gamers who completed the highest 10 of POY factors began with a minimum of 290,000.
Ausmus put the cherry on high of his weekend by successful it.
“I really like the leaderboard, it actually evokes me to play lots,” Ausmus, 45, mentioned. “It’s form of like a online game. You simply need to get to the highest.”
The invitational was restricted to those that cracked the highest 40, plus 10 further gamers who gained “Dream Seats” into the tourney by varied PokerGO and PGT promotions.
However the last desk had been all execs. Right here’s the outcomes:
The PokerGO Tour begins the 2025 season with its Kickoff that runs Jan. 20-24.
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