Jeremy Ausmus wins the poker tournament kickoff event

On Sunday, September 18, Jeremy Osmos squared off against Nick Schulman with a header Online World Series of Poker bracelet on line. Just four days later, on Thursday, September 22nd, the same couple found themselves as the last two at the 2022 kick-off event poker masters High roller series at PokerGO studio in ARIA Resort and casino in Las Vegas.

Osmos emerged victorious in both events, winning for the fifth time for the first time WSOP . World Series of Poker bracelet, then his third PokerGO . Tour event title. His most recent win also came with prize money of $204,000. Ausmus defeated a field of 85 entries in the event to earn this payout, which was the largest of the $850,000 prize pool. year 2022 Poker Joe’s Cup Champion is now the favorite in the race for poker masters Purple Jacket awarded to the Point Leader at the end of the series along with the $50,000 tournament reward.

“I had my sights set on a gorgeous purple jacket,” Osmos wrote on Twitter after his victory, peppering his statement with the famous “eyes” emoji.

The 43-year-old poker pro earned 204 PGT Points as the champion of this event, enough to take him to 14th place in the leaderboard. He also got 480 card player Player of the year points when he was his fifth player POY– Run the qualifying title for this year. With 18 Table Matches and over $2.6 Million in POY His accumulated earnings so far, he now ranks second in 2022 POY Race arrangement, which is presented by Global Poker. The Osmos trails current leader Stephen Chidwick by 1,316 points.

This event took place over two days. The money bubble burst when Ausmus’ KJ hacked the Pocket Kings of the short-stacked Vikenty Shegal, guaranteeing the remaining 13 contenders at least $17,000 for their efforts. Several big names were cashed out but failed to make the second day, including four-time bracelet winner Ben Yu (13th place), world poker tour Champion Matthew Wantman (10th), and high-stakes Spaniard Sergio Aido (8), who won the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open main event over $900,000 earlier this year.

Osmos hit the final day as the chip leader among the last seven games, with nine-chamber winner Eric Seidel wearing a bracelet at his heels and Kari Katz in the short stack. Katz immediately found himself in jeopardy, calling the whole with a proper Q-8 from the big blind facing a small blind blow from Anthony Ho, who held 8-7. He flopped at eight and turned into two. River brought no help to Katz and he was sent home with $42,500. He now has over $34.9 million in lifetime tournament earnings to his name thanks to this latest result.

Bracelet winner Cole Ferraro was next to fall. Just a few orbits in the day he picked up eight pockets and got it all against Osmos, who was holding the kings of the pocket. The older pair stayed at their best across the river and Ferraro was eliminated in sixth place ($51,000).

Jackie Wang’s run in the event ended when Osmos pushed A-5 from his small blind and Wang canceled the last 12 of his big blind with a K-8. Aumus fumbled with a pair of aces and held on from there to narrow the field to four. Wang earned $68,000 as the fifth place finisher, the biggest payday on his resume in the tournament.

Four-handed play lasted over an hour, but in the end, he got his last eight big blinds all off the button with an A-6 and ran in a proper A-8 for Schulman in the big blind. Shulman called and was in a pre-flop dominant position. Flipping six highs gave Hu progress, but soon the tables were turned again. Eight in turn made Schulman a favorite in the 19:1 ratio with one card coming. The river was empty, sending him to the railroad with $85,000 for his fourth-place appearance.

The triple action started with all players sitting on at least 30 big blinds. The final trio of Seidel, Osmos and Schulman has 17 WSOP . World Series of Poker bracelets between them, with approximately $69.9 million in combined tournament earnings. Seidel commands the largest share of these two accolades, with nine bracelets and more than $42.6 million in past earnings to his name. He ended up adding $102,000 to that total when he paid three bets shy of 22 big blinds with the fitting KQ of the small canopy facing a minute increase on a button from Ausmus, who dialed a proper A-8. Seidel failed king to take the lead, but Ausmus brilliantly turned and stood up from there to bring Seidel home in third.

Less than a week removed from the $365 No-Limit Hold’em bracelet head-to-head match during WSOP . World Series of Poker Connected, Osmos and Schulman squared again for the title. Osmos held 6,825,000 versus Schulman’s 380,000 when the cards were back in the air after a short break after Seidel’s elimination. The pair continued to battle for 75 minutes. Schulman outlasted the lead by one point, winning a BOT by consecutive trips against his opponent’s aces and triples. Ausmus was able to grapple his way forward, rebuilding nearly 2:1 by the time the last hand was dealt.

Ausmus limp from the button with 77. Shulman looked at A3 in the big canopy. He moved everything for 24 big blinds and Osmos made a quick call. The board ran out o979y To give Osmos seven sevens full of nines to secure the vase and the title. Shulman, three-time bracelet winner and WPT Champion, he earned $144,500 as the runner-up. The result increased his career earnings to over $14.5 million.

Check out the final hand vai a Tweet from PokerGO:

Jeremy Ausmus Win Poker Masters – Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em.

for his victory, Tweet embed He puts himself in pole position to pick up the Purple Jacket at 204 PGT points and you get $204,000 as well.

Replay the event: pic.twitter.com/k55eXBghnW

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Here is a look at the payments and rating points awarded in the final table:

Image credits: PokerGO / Antonio Abrego.