Jeremy Ausmus Takes Top Spot on 2024 PGT Leaderboard

The 2024 Super High Roller Series concluded at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Spa in North Cyprus, producing a new number one on the PGT leaderboard.

After cashing in three events, winning $1,635,000 in prize money, and amassing 661 PGT points, Jeremy Ausmus has overtaken Michael Rocco to claim the top spot on the PGT leaderboard.

Making the trip to North Cyprus to have an exclusive opportunity to earn PGT points, Ausmus began the Super High Roller Series with a sixth-place finish in Event #2: $25,750 No-Limit Hold'em (7-Max) for $62,000 and 37 PGT points. Two events later, Ausmus finished runner-up to Masashi Oya in Event #4: $51,500 No-Limit Hold'em (7-Max) for $373,000 in prize money and 224 PGT points.

As one of the 24 entrants in Super High Roller Bowl IX, he was guaranteed to take the top spot from Rocco once Ausmus reached the money-paying final four. Ausmus managed to ladder up one place after entering the final day as the short stack, and for his third-place finish, he earned $1,200,000 in prize money and 400 PGT points. 

"Going into the year, I feel like I am one of the favorites to win the PGT leaderboard. Without a doubt," Ausmus said about potentially finishing as the PGT Player of the Year. "I'm definitely one of the top guys. It would mean a lot. There's the extra $50,000, which is amazing. It's something that I think about going into the year and throughout the year. Partially made this trip for that. If this wasn't a PGT, I may not have come."

Ausmus is now 325 PGT points ahead of Rocco, 430 PGT points ahead of 2024 WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo, 447 PGT points ahead of Jesse Lonis, and 500 PGT points ahead of Daniel Negreanu in fifth place. Ausmus' place on top isn't safe as approximately 40 events remain in the 2024 PGT season, but he is essentially guaranteed a seat in the PGT Championship $1,000,000 Freeroll. He will likely be well-positioned starting stack-wise against the remainder of the field come the PGT Championship in early January. 

PGT Leaderboard Top 10 

These are the leaderboard standings as of Sunday, August 25, 2024. The complete and current PGT leaderboard is at pgt.com/leaderboard.

PGT Championship Qualification & Player of the Year Bonus

Players who finish the 2024 PGT season ranked in the top 40 of the PGT leaderboard and have cashed in three PGT events throughout the season will earn qualification for the season-ending PGT Championship $1,000,000 freeroll. The PGT Championship winner will take home $500,000 with additional payouts for the final table paid as a combination of cash and a PGT Passport. The player who finishes the 2024 PGT season with the most leaderboard points will be named PGT Player of the Year and be awarded a $50,000 PGT Passport.

What's Next On the PGT Schedule?

Upcoming on the PGT schedule is the 2024 Poker Masters from September 10 to 19. The series will be entirely No-Limit Hold'em tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $5,100 to $25,200. The player that accumulates the most PGT points throughout the series will be awarded the Poker Masters Purple Jacket and earn a $25,000 PGT Passport.

Pot-Limit Omaha will dominate October on the PGT schedule with the PGT PLO Series II and Super High Roller Bowl: $100k Pot-Limit Omaha making their return. The second PGT PLO Series of the year will run from October 14 to 22 and include nine scheduled events. Buy-ins range from $5,100 to $25,200, with three bounty tournaments. The Pot-Limit Omaha version of the Super High Roller Bowl will include a $100,500 buy-in with a single reentry option. Registration is also open until the start of Day 2.

Two new PGT series will debut in November, with one being a No-Limit Hold'em bounty series at the PokerGO Studio, while the other will be a Pot-Limit Omaha series at Champions Club in Houston, Texas. More information will be made available shortly.

For full PGT schedule information, check out pgt.com/schedule.

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