His tenth PGT title and $278,400 in prize money. Jeremy Ausmus battled his way to victory in the $15k NLH at the Poker Masters in Las Vegas.
Five players returned to the PokerGO Studio for Day 2 of the $15,000 No-Limit Hold’em (Event #7). Cherish Andrews ($65,250) was the first to hit the rail. The American lost a preflop race with 
against Jeremy Ausmus’s pocket nines in the second blind level of the day.
Adrian Mateos was chasing his second title of the series but had to settle for fourth place. The Spaniard moved all-in with 
against Ausmus, who eliminated another opponent with pocket nines.
Ausmus ($278,400) battled his way to heads-up play. The turning point came when Aram Oganyan ($174,000) lost a massive pot with three of a kind against a straight. The tournament was then decided with 
against 
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Poker Masters 2026
Date: October 12 to 23
Location: PokerGO Studio at ARIA Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Events: 10
Buy-Ins: $10,000 to $50,000
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Event #7
Buy-In: $15,000
Entries: 58
Prize Money: $870,000
ITM: 9
Payouts
1st: Jeremy Ausmus, $278,400
2nd: Aram Oganyan, $174,000
3rd: Joe McKeehen, $121,800
4th: Adrian Mateos, $87,000
5th: Cherish Andrews, $65,250
6th: Joey Weissman, $47,850
7th: Daniel Negreanu, $34,800
8th: Nicholas Palma, $34,800
9th: Myles Mullaly, $26,100
Mateos Chases Oganyan at the Poker Masters – Negreanu Falls Just Short of the Final