Jeremy Ausmus’ poker profession has taken completely different kinds since he moved to Las Vegas in 2005. In the early years, it was virtually solely about money video games, with the occasional huge match rating blended in alongside the way in which. The first summer season Ausmus put in important quantity of any variety in tournaments was in 2012, cashing eight instances on the 2012 World Series of Poker.
That eighth money was a course-altering end result within the 2012 WSOP major occasion. On poker’s greatest stage, Ausmus completed in fifth place for $2,154,616. Ausmus captured his first bracelet at WSOP Europe in October 2013, and at present sits at six bracelet wins for his profession. He earned 2024 PokerGO Tour Player of the Year honors, received a Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju title in 2025, and has collected over $29.6 million in lifetime recorded earnings.
Ausmus has an impeccable résumé and super respect from his friends. He’s been a nominee for the Poker Hall of Fame on two events, in 2023 and 2025. Ausmus hasn’t carried out a lot to shock the poker world past his spectacular performances on the desk, however in his mid-40s, he’s carried out one thing that’s shocked lots of people and drawn quite a lot of eyeballs.
Jeremy Ausmus grew to become a poker vlogger.
Getting Into Vlogging
“I spend a lot of time on YouTube watching various content creators, not necessarily just poker,” mentioned Ausmus. “But outside of poker, I just see everything quickly growing and how huge it is now. It’s a huge market. I think more people are watching YouTube than traditional TV these days, and it’s just trending more and more in that direction. My kids never watch TV.”
— Jeremy Ausmus (@jeremyausmus) June 5, 2026
Ausmus’ vlog, which launched in November 2025, has cleared 10,000 subscribers and persistently drives dialogue within the poker neighborhood. As to why now was the second for Ausmus to hitch this house, it largely boils right down to a sort of self-promotion that had by no means beforehand been a precedence in his profession.
“I’ve put off kind of growing my brand or working on something like that for forever,” mentioned Ausmus. “And if I want opportunities, with sponsorship deals, it’s not exclusively about being a great poker player anymore, as much as it is about having a following. There’s just a lot of value, even though I don’t really have immediate plans to monetize the vlog, aside from getting paid on YouTube. But I’m losing money at this point because I pay an editor. Right now, I’m just thinking long term, building a following.”
A Valuable Asset
In the early days of Ausmus’ vlog, he discovered a powerful area of interest by giving gamers entry to an area they wouldn’t in any other case get to see, contained in the PokerGO Studio. Beyond breaking down key palms and conditions and giving insights into his inside processes in opposition to robust competitors, there are additionally candid moments with different gamers.
Ausmus’ digital camera captures the vibes and interactions involving a number of the greatest match poker gamers on the earth, past the ultimate desk cameras that always power a much more critical strategy.
“PokerGO treats me really, really well in allowing me to film in there, and with the hole cards,” mentioned Ausmus. “Different places have different rules, and PokerGO allows me to do what I want to do there. And the players couldn’t be more supportive of it. They think it’s fun to be on it, a lot of them, and a lot of them watch the vlog. They like to be in it, and that’s kind of what I wanted to show: just how non-robotic those high-stakes players are.”
“[Some players] get this reputation of death… that they’re just robots, they don’t talk, there’s no personality, and that just couldn’t be further from the truth. That’s one thing in particular that I wanted to show with my videos from the studio. It’s just that there’s a lot of camaraderie, a lot of joking around, especially in the early levels. To be honest, it’s still there in the middle levels, even late levels outside of the final table; it’s all very relaxed and laid back.”
Instant Feedback
Ausmus isn’t shy about sharing his opinions in regards to the poker world on the vlog or on social media. He’s weighed in on the brand new WSOP POY system, participant patch offers, comparisons between poker and mainstream sports, and extra. His candor appears to ring true along with his rising viewers as a result of they’ve been all too glad to inform Ausmus what they consider his vlogs once they’re launched.
Thanks a lot everybody that helped with this! pic.twitter.com/pkRlCD9VpQ
— Jeremy Ausmus (@jeremyausmus) June 5, 2026
It’s precisely the sort of perception that Ausmus is after as he tries to develop his channel.
“People have been overwhelmingly supportive of the vlog,” mentioned Ausmus. “The hardcore poker people who found it first were really supportive. But I was more interested, actually, in the tough-love feedback. How I can improve it. I openly invite anyone to give me advice, and people have. So, it’s been a work in progress. It’s to a place, now, where I’m liking it more and more all the time. My editor’s always improving, and I’m getting better with my voiceovers and the camera work.”
The course of has additionally damaged Ausmus out of some long-held routines, serving to him to problem himself to strive new issues.
“I’ve had to come a long way and get comfortable with things changing,” mentioned Ausmus. “I’ve always just been a poker player, and I didn’t have to worry about anything else. This works my brain in some different ways, and I think it’s just a good experience and process, and healthy to do something different after all these years.”
Striking The Right Balance
Another distinction for Ausmus this summer season was lacking a bit of the primary week of the WSOP. He already traveled to fewer occasions than many others within the excessive curler match neighborhood, however over the previous couple of years specifically, Ausmus has been locked in at some stage in the sequence.
This summer season, nonetheless, began with a flight to the opposite aspect of the world.
“We always take a family trip at the end of the summer, but the weather is better in Japan at the start of the season,” mentioned Ausmus. “So I thought it’d be fun for the kids to get out of school and just go on a trip right away, instead of waiting until the end of the summer. Just doing things a little bit differently this year.”
His daughter, Kai, who was born lower than a month earlier than Ausmus performed on the delayed 2012 WSOP major occasion ultimate desk, is now 13 years previous. Ausmus’ older daughter, Calia, is 15. Maintaining a house base in Las Vegas permits for lots of time at residence along with his children, and prioritizing them over a number of further tournaments on a 100-event schedule appeared a simple alternative.
“Creating these memories is a top priority for me and my family,” mentioned Ausmus. “I didn’t journey a ton final 12 months, or the 12 months earlier than. I solely take a few journeys a 12 months, and this 12 months I’ve slowed much more on that. Some of that’s that I’m vlogging, too.
“I always prioritize the WSOP, and I still will,” mentioned Ausmus. “But missing just a little bit of the start of it this year made sense. There are so many tournaments to play all year now.”
Right Back At It
Jeremy Ausmus within the 2026 WSOP Stud Championship
Ausmus hit the bottom operating, ending in fourth place within the WSOP $10,000 stud championship as he chased his milestone seventh bracelet. He can be nonetheless in with 11 gamers remaining within the $10,000 sellers alternative championship, which performs to a winner on June 9. As he movies extra content material and continues to play match poker on the highest stakes accessible, Ausmus hasn’t overlooked how lucky he’s to play poker for a residing.
Through the money video games and the entire tournaments, he is aware of all too effectively what number of careers have fallen by the wayside.
“Poker is really, really hard,” Ausmus mentioned in his most up-to-date vlog. “The amount of people that win long-term is very small. And to keep it together for the very long term, there are a lot of pitfalls [to avoid]. There’s sports betting. There’s casinos, because you’re always in a casino, [and all the] things like that. Partying. It hasn’t been easy. Somehow I’ve made this whole thing work out, thankfully. And things are pretty good these days in poker.”
Thanks largely to his vlog and the cache he’s constructed, in addition to the plain attract of his outcomes, Ausmus just lately signed on as a CoinPoker ambassador. As a part of his welcoming promotion, he’s serving to to present away a $15,000 package deal that features entry into the 2026 WSOP major occasion.
Sharing The Wealth
“This $15,000 package includes a $10,000 seat, plus money for travel and expenses. I want to meet with the winner and feature them on my vlog as well, and give them some advice before the main event,” mentioned Ausmus.
Players who sign up for CoinPoker using Ausmus’ code (his final identify) and play one real-money hand in a match or money recreation are eligible for the giveaway. Entries are open by June 15, and the winner will likely be drawn on June 16.
It’s one other shift in Ausmus’ life in poker, sharing extra about his pursuit of over 20 years in poker than he ever imagined. And although he’s freely giving hard-won information and insights, Ausmus is getting lots again from the trade, too.
“I just think I’m in a unique space to share my story and show these characters that I’ve come across,” mentioned Ausmus. “Looking back over my career now, 20-plus years, I wish I had a video diary of all of it. It would be so cool.”
“Just to have it for the last six or eight months, and watch something back like, ‘Oh, I remember this series. I remember this hand. There are so many old memories and experiences that fade away into the background, and so it’s really cool to capture them and have a space to share them with other people.”
2026 WSOP photograph credit: World Series of Poker / Lennart Hennig, Miguel Cortes.
