Jeremy Ausmus Claims Tenth PGT Title in 2026 Poker Masters Event #7 Victory

Jeremy Ausmus defeated a field of 58 entries to win Event #7: $15,700 No-Limit Hold’em at the 2026 Poker Masters. The six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner earned the $278,400 first-place prize and his tenth career PokerGO Tour title after outlasting Aram Oganyan heads-up inside the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The tournament generated an $870,000 prize pool.

Ausmus entered the final day third in chips among the last five players. The final table also featured Adrian Mateos, Joe McKeehen, and Cherish Andrews. Stacks were relatively even at the start, which shaped the approach to play.

Final Table Progression

Ausmus scored the first elimination, holding pocket nines against the ace-queen of Andrews to send her out in fifth place for $65,250. Adrian Mateos fell next in fourth place for $87,000 after running into Ausmus’s pocket nines. Joe McKeehen, the 2015 WSOP Main Event champion, exited in third place for $121,800 after Ausmus picked up pocket kings against his pocket nines and he couldn’t improve.

Heads-up play swung back and forth until Ausmus rivered a straight with seven-five against Oganyan’s trip fours and called the river shove. Ausmus then closed out the match when his queen-seven held against Oganyan’s jack-five. According to reporting by PokerNews, the sequence delivered Ausmus his latest PGT title.

Outlook After the Series

Ausmus has documented his tournament journey through vlogging for nearly a year. He noted mixed results on camera but said capturing wins improves the content. “Sometimes I just get my face kicked in and do a vlog of just me losing a whole bunch,” Ausmus joked. “So it’s nice to bring the wins, the losses, everything.”

He credited the PokerGO Studio environment and player camaraderie as key attractions. Ausmus indicated he plans to stay in Las Vegas this December rather than travel to the Bahamas, targeting events at Wynn Las Vegas and additional PGT tournaments. The win adds another high-profile result at a venue that continues to draw established high-stakes regulars.

Reporting: PokerNews

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