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.
Jeremy Ausmus is the 2024 PokerGo Tour’s Participant of the 12 months. (Picture: PGT)
“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:
DateEventPlaceWinningsPGT PointsJan. 11PGT Kickoff Occasion #1: $5,100 NL Maintain’em4th$40,05080Jan. 12PGT Kickoff Occasion #2: $5,100 NL Maintain’em10th$13,50027Jan. 27PokerGO Cup Occasion #3: $10,100 NL Maintain’em9th$25,50026Jan. 29PokerGO Cup Occasion #4: $10,100 NL Maintain’em5th$56,70057Jan. 31PokerGO Cup Occasion #6: $15,100 NL Maintain’em7th$37,80038March 1PGT Blended Video games Occasion #3: $10,200 H.O.R.S.E.2nd$126,000126March 6PGT Blended Video games Occasion #3: $10,200 Large Guess Mix2nd$88,80089Apr. 12U.S. Poker Open Occasion #5: $10,100 NL Maintain’em13th$23,00023Apr. 24PGT Texas Poker Open $3,300 Foremost Event11th$33,00033Apr. 30PGT Texas Poker Open $5,100 PLO Excessive Roller15th$10,50011June 14WSOP $50,000 NL Maintain’em Excessive Roller26th$101,72461June 18WSOP $100,000 NL Maintain’em Excessive Roller2nd$1,892,260450June 21WSOP $250,000 NL Maintain’em Tremendous Excessive Roller7th$754,052226June 23WSOP $50,000 Poker Gamers Championship6th$200,896121June 28WSOP $10,000 NL 2-7 Single Draw Championship4th$130,794131Aug. 18Super Excessive Curler Bowl Sequence $25,750 NL Maintain’em6th$62,00037Aug. 20Super Excessive Curler Bowl Sequence $51,500 NL Maintain’em2nd$373,000224Aug. 23$300,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler Bowl3rd$1,200,000400Sept. 12Poker Masters Occasion #3: $10,100 NL Maintain’em2nd$155,100155Sept. 14Poker Masters Occasion #5: $10,100 NL Maintain’em11th$22,50023Sept. 18Poker Masters Occasion #8: $25,200 NL Maintain’em10th$51,00031Oct. 15PGT PLO Sequence II Occasion #2: $5,100 PLO Progressive Bounty14th$9,54013Oct. 17PGT PLO Sequence II Occasion #4: $10,100 PLO12th$25,00025Oct. 19PGT PLO Sequence II Occasion #6: $10,100 PLO4th$93,60094Oct. 20PGT PLO Sequence II Occasion #7: $15,100 PLO1st$288,000288Jan. 6PGT Final Probability Occasion #4: $10,100 NL Maintain’em2nd$176,700177 $5,991,0162,966 PGT FactorsJeremy Ausmus’ 2024 PGT Outcomes
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:
PlacePlayerCountryPrizePrize MoneyPGT Passport1stJeremy AusmusUnited States$500,000$150,000$350,0002ndNick SchulmanUnited States$200,000$60,000$140,0003rdCalvin AndersonUnited States$120,000$40,000$80,0004thDylan WeismanUnited States$80,000$30,000$50,0005thChris HunichenUnited States$60,000$20,000$40,0006thJim CollopyUnited States$40,000$10,000$30,000Remaining six of PGT $1 Million Championship
The PokerGO Tour begins the 2025 season with its Kickoff that runs Jan. 20-24.
Bob Pajich
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