Jeremy Ausmus Wins 10th PGT Title in Poker Masters Event #7
Ausmus collected $278,400 after overturning Aram Oganyan’s chip lead in the $15,700 no-limit hold’em event.
- Jeremy Ausmus beat Aram Oganyan heads-up to win $278,400 in Poker Masters Event #7.
- The win was Ausmus’ 10th PokerGO Tour title and came from a 58-entry field.
- Ausmus eliminated Cherish Andrews, Adrian Mateos and Joe McKeehen on his way to heads-up play.
- He moved into fifth place in the Purple Jacket standings with 294 points.
- Three events, ending with the $51,000 Poker Masters finale, remained in the series.
Jeremy Ausmus won the $15,700 no-limit hold’em Event #7 at the 2026 Poker Masters, beating Aram Oganyan heads-up for $278,400 and his 10th PokerGO Tour title. The victory came from a 58-entry field at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas that generated an $870,000 prize pool.
Oganyan earned $174,000 as runner-up. Ausmus began the five-handed final day third in chips, behind Oganyan and Adrian Mateos, according to PokerNews, but eliminated all four of his final opponents himself.
Ausmus knocked out Cherish Andrews in fifth with pocket nines against ace-queen, then sent Mateos out in fourth and Joe McKeehen out in third. McKeehen’s pocket nines could not improve against Ausmus’ pocket kings, leaving Ausmus to face Oganyan.
A decisive heads-up hand saw Ausmus call Oganyan’s river shove with a straight against trip fours, giving him a commanding lead. He sealed the title when queen-seven held against Oganyan’s jack-five.
Daniel Negreanu finished seventh for $34,800, and Joey Weissman placed sixth for $47,850. Andrews collected $65,250, Mateos earned $87,000 and McKeehen took home $121,800. Brock Wilson was the Event #7 money bubble in 10th place after Mateos eliminated him.
The win gave Ausmus 223 PokerGO Tour points and moved him to fifth in the Purple Jacket race with 294 points. Mateos remained in front after his fourth-place finish, while Weissman, Nick Palma and Myles Mullaly also remained ahead of Ausmus and each cashed in Event #7. As we reported Oct. 17, Mateos had taken the Purple Jacket lead by winning Event #5.
Ausmus had recorded three cashes and two final tables through the series’ first seven events. The 47-year-old’s career earnings also moved beyond $31 million, while his 10 PGT titles put him into the tour’s double-digit title club. Sam Soverel leads that group with 17 titles.
Three Poker Masters events remained after Event #7, with buy-ins of $15,700, $26,000 and $51,000. The $51,000 series finale is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 23.
