Jeremy Ausmus has solidified his reputation as one of the most successful high-stakes poker players, with nearly $24 million in live poker earnings and an illustrious career spanning more than a decade, Ausmus continues to dominate the poker world. 2024 was an incredible year for Ausmus and he won the 2024 PGT Player of the Year title for his run in the year. In this report, we will delve into the early life, poker career, net worth of the six-bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus.
Jeremy Ausmus’s Early Life and Poker Introduction
Born in 1979, Jeremy Ausmus grew up in Lamar, Colorado, a small town. From an early age, Ausmus got into Poker, a game that would change his future. He went on to earn a degree in economics from Colorado State University, where he began playing private cash games among his friends.
He worked in a wood shop as a cabinet maker while studying at the university, and earned $11 in an hour. After graduating, Ausmus began taking poker seriously, his dream was to play poker for a living, and he was earning close to $30 an hour playing poker. Ausmus stated in an interview with CardPlayer – “That’s about $60,000 a year. With an entry-level job in economics, I’m not sure I could’ve made the same amount of money. Keep in mind that this was all based on live cash games around Fort Collins, playing nothing but $1-$2 and $2-$5 games, so there was definitely room for growth. “
Jeremy Ausmus Transition From Cash Game To Tournaments
After making a bankroll of $6,500, Jeremy Ausmus shifted to Las Vegas, with a dream of becoming a professional poker player. He started his journey by playing Cash Games at different poker rooms in Las Vegas. He played $5/$10, $10/$20 cash games at Wynn Las Vegas and DoylesRoom.
He also began playing online cash games after the enforcement of UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act). He started playing online cash games on Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars, until Black Friday, which changed Ausmus’s life forever.
Jeremy Ausmus hit the live cash games again, becoming a regular poker player in Bellagio’s $10/$20 NLH cash games. That’s when he also began playing poker tournaments, but it wasn’t until 2012 that Ausmus fully transitioned into a Tournament player.
Jeremy Ausmus Poker Career Highlights
Jeremy Ausmus’ first live cash came in 2008, when he finished 7th in a mid stakes poker tournament for $3,674. Three years later, Ausmus ran deep in 42nd Annual WSOP $1,500 Seven Card Stud, finishing 9th to collect $8,800. During 2008 – 2011, Ausmus wasn’t very serious about poker tournaments with very few tournaments cashes.
However, Ausmus’ career defining moments came in 2012, when he final-tabled the $10k WSOP Main Event. The poker pro finished 5th in the 2012 $10,000 WSOP Main Event, earning a seven-figure score of $2,155,313. That same year, he scored his first live poker victory, winning the 2012 WPT $1k NLH Event for $78,572. In 2013, He went on to triumph in the Deepstack Extravaganza $2,500 Main Event for a whopping $121,853. He also came close to winning his first bracelet in 2013 WSOP Event #27: $3,000 Mixed Max, finishing 3rd for $132,748. He didn’t have to wait any longer for his first bracelet, as in the same year he went on to win the WSOP Europe $1,650 PLO, earning $95,054, and his first bracelet. A year later, he finished 2nd in 2014 WSOP Event #32: $10k 6-Max for a six-figure score of $414,104.
Jeremy Ausmus continued performing well in live poker tournaments and scored his next biggest live cash came in 2018, when he finished 2nd in $5,250 NLH Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship for a staggering $540,459. The same year, he went on to finish 3rd in WPT Maryland $5,300 NLH Main Event, adding $162,597 to his earnings.
In 2019, this Nevada pro went on to finish 4th in 50th WSOP Event #52: $10k PLO Championship for another six-figure score of $325,693. He followed it up with a runner-up finish in partypoker LIVE $10k MILLIONS Vegas for a staggering $650,000 payday.
In 2021, Ausmus claimed his second career WSOP bracelet winning the 2021 WSOP Event #3: $1,000 NLH Covid-19 Relief Charity for $48,687. He didn’t stop there and went on to claim another bracelet in the 2021 WSOP Event #84: $50k PLO High Roller for a seven-figure score of $1,188,918, bringing his bracelet tally to three and solidifying his dominance at WSOP felts.
In 2022, Ausmus finished 7th in WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open $3,500 Championships Event to collect $160,095. He followed the cash by winning his first PokerGo title in PokerGo Cup $15k NLH for another six-figure score of $263,250. It was this time, when Jeremy Ausmus became a regular at the PokerGo Tour. In June, 2022. He secured his fourth career bracelet, winning the 53rd WSOP Event #23: $3,000 NLH 6-Hand, pocketing $142,147.
That year he even went on to claim his first WSOP circuit ring, winning the WSOP Circuit Online Event #10: $525 NLH Main Event for $53,864. His hunger for WSOP titles didn’t stop, few weeks later he claimed his career fifth WSOP bracelet, by winning the WSOP Online Event #7: $465 NLH Online for $51,807. Interestingly, Ausmus followed the online victory with a win the 2022 PGT Masters Event #1: $10k NLH for a six-figure sum of $204,000.
In 2023, Jeremy Ausmus secured his first PokerStars trophy by emerging victorious in PCA 2023 Event #17: $2,200 NLH Deep Stack, adding $144,610 to his live earnings. He scored two final table finishes in the 2023 WSOP, finishing 5th in Event #29: $100k NLH HigH Roller for an massive $619,919 payday, and a 4th place finish in Event #35: $10k NLH Secret Bounty for a payday of $233,690. That same year, he earned his sixth bracelet which came online when he triumphed in WSOP Online Event #8: $3,200 NLH earning $360,036.
In 2024, Ausmus again battled for WSOP bracelet, and scored seven final table finishes with his most memorable run coming in the Event #47: $100k NLH High Roller, where he finished 2nd for a whopping $1.8 million payday. He then finished 7th in Event #55: $250k NLH Super High Roller, earning $754k. In August 2024, Ausmus earned another whopping seven-figure sum of $1.2 million for his 3rd place finish in Super High Roller Bowl Series $300k NLH.
Ausmus concluded 2024 with a 9th place finish in the 2024 WSOP Paradise Event #3: $100k PLO Super High Roller, pocketing $243,340.
Jeremy Ausmus had an extraordinary 2024 season, amassing a career-high $6.7 million in total live poker tournament earnings, with an impressive 90% of that amount coming from PokerGO Tour (PGT) events. Ausmus’ lifetime live tournament earnings now exceed $23.84 million, securing his place as the third-highest on Nevada’s All-Time Money List and solidifying his legacy as one of poker’s all-time greats.
For his amazing performance in the PokerGo events, Ausmus won the 2024 PGT Player of the Year Award, cementing him as one of the best PokerGo players. Ausmus started 2025 by winning the 2024 PGT $1 Million Invite Only Championship for a whopping $500k
Jeremy Ausmus Personal and Professional Life
Besides playing poker, Ausmus loves playing chess and guitar whenever he can during his free time. Ausmus is happily married to Adria, and the couple has two children–Calia and Kai. Ausmus also prefers playing tournaments in Las Vegas to focus on his family more.
Jeremy Ausmus’s Net Worth in 2025
With a career spanning over a decade, Jeremy Ausmus has accumulated a net worth of several millions from his career across cash games and tournaments. Ausmus has earned almost $24 million from live poker earnings, cementing him as one of the wealthiest high-stakes poker players in the poker community. Besides playing poker, Ausmus is a tournament coach in Run It Once, sharing his MTT strategy for mid stakes, high stakes, and much more.
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