Jeremy Ausmus Tops Record Field of 391 In Triton Poker Jeju $25,000 Event

Jeremy Ausmus topped the biggest subject in Triton Poker historical past, outlasting a report 391 entries within the 2025 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series $25,000 no-limit maintain’em eight max occasion to earn his first trident trophy and the highest prize of $1,892,000.

This was the third-largest profession rating for Ausmus, a six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner from the United States. The 45-year-old Las Vegas resident now has extra than $26.6 million in recorded earnings throughout 374 in-the-money finishes.

This big triumph additionally got here with 2,100 Card Player Player of the Year factors. This was the third POY-qualified remaining desk of the 12 months for Ausmus, who additionally took down the $1 million PGT Championship invitational to cap off his PokerGO Tour season-long factors race win for 2024. With 2,870 POY factors, Ausmus now sits in first place within the 2025 race, which is sponsored by Global Poker.

Ausmus’ might have simply been eradicated when there have been nonetheless 23 gamers remaining, as he picked up pocket kings in opposition to the pocket aces of Aliaksandr Shylko. He introduced a increase that was too small to depend. As a outcome, he was required to kick the hand off with a limp. Shylko raised, then flat-called Ausmus’ three-bet. The confusion very effectively might have saved Ausmus from getting his whole stack in preflop. Shylko ended up making quads and successful the sizable pot, however might need been capable of eradicate Ausmus had issues performed out somewhat in another way preflop.

Wow! ACES vs. KINGS! It must be throughout for Jeremy Ausmus, however a misclick preflop might give him an opportunity to flee together with his life! pic.twitter.com/xFIyDeC3dy

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Shylko ended up effervescent the official remaining desk. The 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship winner earned $178,000 because the ninth-place finisher.

A 3-way all-in noticed two gamers eradicated in the identical hand. Three-time Triton Poker champion Matthias Eibinger was all-in with pocket nines going through the pocket aces of Quan Zhou and A-Ok suited of Shunjiro Kita. Heading into the river Kita a lot of outs, with a royal flush draw and a pair of kings. The remaining card was a brick, although, and Zhou’s pocket aces held to slim the sector to 6. Eibinger earned $222,000 because the eighth-place finisher, whereas Kita secured $314,000 for his first money in a Triton occasion.

Paulius Vaitiekunas was the subsequent to fall. He misplaced the bulk of his stack with QJ going through the AOk of Alexander ‘Wolfgang Poker’ Seibt. The greatest hand-held up and Vaitiekunas was left on fumes. He managed a double up, however was quickly all-in once more with 5-4 trailing the pocket jacks of Zhou, who improved to a king-high straight by the river to ship Vaitiekunas dwelling with $417,000. The Lithuanian bracelet winner now has greater than $4.6 million in recorded scores to his identify.

The subsequent large conflict noticed Sim Kok Wai increase from the small blind with AA. Maksim Vaskresenski three-bet shoved with Q9 from the large blind for six large blinds. Wai snap referred to as and the board introduced 4 diamonds to provide him the nut flush for the win. Vaskresenski left with $532,000, which was good for the second-highest payout of his profession.

Seibt’s cinderella run on this occasion got here to an finish when his A8 was unable to greatest the Q9 of Ausmus who min-raised from the button for two,400,000 and referred to as the 4,800,000 shove from Seibt out of the small blind. The board got here down 954QJ and Ausmus made two pair to eradicate Seibt in fourth place. The common poker vlogger, who now has nearly 1.6 million YouTube subscribers, earned $680,000 because the fourth-place finisher. This was his largest match rating by far, together with his earlier high payday being the $62,000 he earned for a Twenty second-place displaying within the occasion that instantly preceded this one in Jeju. He now has greater than $840,000 in lifetime cashes.

Wai acquired the final of his stack in with OkOk, limping from the small blind then calling a shove from Quan Zhou out of the large blind. Zhou had made the all-in for ten large blinds efficient with 53. The 1064107 runout noticed Zhou river a seven-high straight to attain the knockout in brutal vogue. Wai was awarded $855,000 for his third-place displaying.

Heads-up play started with Zhou holding roughly a 3:2 chip lead over Ausmus. The lead had modified fingers forward of the ultimate deal of the match, although. Zhou shoved from the button with 33 for 31,700,000. Ausmus referred to as out of the large blind with A9, having the 20 large blind wager lined. The flop got here down A95 to show the coin flip into an enormous benefit for Ausmus. The Ok flip left Zhou in want of one of the 2 remaining threes within the deck on the river. Instead, the two rolled off to crown Ausmus because the champion. Zhou earned $1,193,000 because the runner-up, a brand new high rating for the Chinese match crusher. He now has greater than $11.7 million in profession earnings.

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