Phil Hellmuth has multiple World Series of Poker (WSOP) records. But there’s one that he now shares with Jeremy Ausmus, a six-time bracelet winner (maybe seven-time soon?).
Ausmus, a Poker Hall of Fame nominee, has reached the final table of Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed). In doing so, he not only has moved into first place in the WSOP Player of the Year race, but has also made history.
Tying One of the Most Impressive Poker Records Ever
In 2021, Hellmuth, whose 17 bracelets is the most all time, set the record for the most official final table appearances in a single series in Las Vegas with seven. The “Poker Brat” accomplished that without reaching any no-limit hold’em final tables.
That record still stands, but as of Saturday evening, Ausmus has caught up with him with his seventh final table appearance of the summer. Unlike Hellmuth in 2021, Ausmus hasn’t won a bracelet in 2024 … yet. But he’ll have a seventh opportunity to close one out in the $3k H.O.R.S.E. event.
Final Table Appearances at 2024 WSOP for Jeremy Ausmus
Without a doubt, if Ausmus doesn’t take down a tournament this summer, his 2024 run will go down as the greatest series ever without a bracelet. And it just might be considered one of the best ever, regardless.
Ausmus has made four final tables in no-limit hold’em events, two in mixed games, and one in no-limit 2-7 lowball draw. He’s run deep in a wide range of buy-ins, from $1,500 all the way up to the $250,000 Super High Roller, and the list includes the second most prestigious tournament in poker — the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.
WSOP Player of the Year Implications
Ausmus’ performance at the 2024 WSOP has been record-setting. As a result, he has as good of a shot as anyone at winning Player of the Year.
But he’ll have to unseat Scott Seiver, who has sat at the top of the POY leaderboard for quite a while thanks to winning three bracelets in 2024.
Despite the triple bracelet series, Seiver is in quite an entertaining battle with Ausmus for Player of the Year. Entering Saturday’s action, Seiver had 3,793 points, while Ausmus had 3,510. Chance Kornuth was in third place at 3,314, but it appears this is a two-player race with only a few events remaining.
The top of the leaderboard is going to change significantly when the $3k H.O.R.S.E. event concludes. Ausmus is guaranteed at least 273.36 points, enough to overtake Seiver, kind of (more on this in a bit). But he has potential to get as many as 994.03 points with a bracelet win.
Seiver’s Player of the Year points are also about to spike as he will compete at a hybrid online-live final table on Sunday, a $10,000 buy-in tournament that began on WSOP Online. If he were to go on and take that event down, he’d become the first player to win four bracelets in the same year, one year before he becomes Poker Hall of Fame eligible at age 40.
Ausmus entered Day 3 in the H.O.R.S.E. event sixth in chips out of 17 remaining players. As the day carried on, he’d fade back a bit. Just before the final table, he doubled up Adrienne Carter in seven card stud and had fallen back to the second shortest stack with nine players left, only leading Carter.
Carter would inevitably bow out in ninth place, making it official that Ausmus had tied the record. At the time of publishing, David “ODB” Baker was in the chip lead. First place will pay $206,321. Be sure to follow PokerNews live reporting coverage of the $3k H.O.R.S.E. final table.
