Jeremy Ausmus’ poker career has taken different forms since he moved to Las Vegas in 2005. In the early years, it was almost exclusively about cash games, with the occasional big tournament score mixed in along the way. The first summer Ausmus put in significant volume of any kind in tournaments was in 2012, cashing eight times at the 2012 World Series of Poker.
That eighth cash was a course-altering result in the 2012 WSOP main event. On poker’s biggest stage, Ausmus finished in fifth place for $2,154,616. Ausmus captured his first bracelet at WSOP Europe in October 2013, and currently sits at six bracelet wins for his career. He earned 2024 PokerGO Tour Player of the Year honors, won a Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju title in 2025, and has accumulated over $29.6 million in lifetime recorded earnings.
Ausmus has an impeccable résumé and tremendous respect from his peers. He’s been a nominee for the Poker Hall of Fame on two occasions, in 2023 and 2025. Ausmus hasn’t done much to shock the poker world beyond his impressive performances at the table, but in his mid-40s, he’s done something that’s surprised a lot of people and drawn a lot of eyeballs.
Jeremy Ausmus became a poker vlogger.
Getting Into Vlogging
“I spend a lot of time on YouTube watching various content creators, not necessarily just poker,” said 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 consistently drives dialogue in the poker community. As to why now was the moment for Ausmus to join this space, it largely boils down to a kind of self-promotion that had never previously been a priority in his career.
“I’ve put off kind of growing my brand or working on something like that for forever,” said 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 found a strong niche by giving players access to a space they wouldn’t otherwise get to see, inside the PokerGO Studio. Beyond breaking down key hands and situations and giving insights into his internal processes against tough competition, there are also candid moments with other players.
Ausmus’ camera captures the vibes and interactions involving some of the best tournament poker players in the world, beyond the final table cameras that often force a far more serious approach.
“PokerGO treats me really, really well in allowing me to film in there, and with the hole cards,” said 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 about the poker world on the vlog or on social media. He’s weighed in on the new WSOP POY system, player patch deals, comparisons between poker and mainstream sports, and more. His candor seems to ring true with his growing audience because they’ve been all too happy to tell Ausmus what they think about his vlogs when they’re released.
Thanks so much everyone that helped with this! pic.twitter.com/pkRlCD9VpQ
— Jeremy Ausmus (@jeremyausmus) June 5, 2026
It’s exactly the kind of insight that Ausmus is after as he tries to grow his channel.
“People have been overwhelmingly supportive of the vlog,” said 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 process has also broken Ausmus out of some long-held routines, helping him to challenge himself to try new things.
“I’ve had to come a long way and get comfortable with things changing,” said 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 difference for Ausmus this summer was missing a chunk of the first week of the WSOP. He already traveled to fewer events than many others in the high roller tournament community, but over the last few years in particular, Ausmus has been locked in for the duration of the series.
This summer, however, started with a flight to the other side 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,” said 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 less than a month before Ausmus played at the delayed 2012 WSOP main event final table, is now 13 years old. Ausmus’ older daughter, Calia, is 15. Maintaining a home base in Las Vegas allows for a lot of time at home with his kids, and prioritizing them over a few extra tournaments on a 100-event schedule seemed an easy choice.
“Creating these memories is a top priority for me and my family,” said Ausmus. “I didn’t travel a ton last year, or the year before. I only take a couple of trips a year, and this year I have slowed even more on that. Some of that is that I’m vlogging, too.
“I always prioritize the WSOP, and I still will,” said 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 in the 2026 WSOP Stud Championship
Ausmus hit the ground running, finishing in fourth place in the WSOP $10,000 stud championship as he chased his milestone seventh bracelet. He is also still in with 11 players remaining in the $10,000 dealers choice championship, which plays to a winner on June 9. As he films more content and continues to play tournament poker at the highest stakes available, Ausmus hasn’t lost sight of how fortunate he is to play poker for a living.
Through the cash games and all of the tournaments, he knows all too well how many careers have fallen by the wayside.
“Poker is really, really hard,” Ausmus said in his most recent 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 in large part to his vlog and the cache he’s built, as well as the obvious allure of his results, Ausmus recently signed on as a CoinPoker ambassador. As part of his welcoming promotion, he’s helping to give away a $15,000 package that includes entry into the 2026 WSOP main event.
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,” said Ausmus.
Players who sign up for CoinPoker using Ausmus’ code (his last name) and play one real-money hand in a tournament or cash game are eligible for the giveaway. Entries are open through June 15, and the winner will be drawn on June 16.
It’s another shift in Ausmus’ life in poker, sharing more about his pursuit of over 20 years in poker than he ever imagined. And though he’s giving away hard-won knowledge and insights, Ausmus is getting plenty back from the exchange, too.
“I just think I’m in a unique space to share my story and show these characters that I’ve come across,” said 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 photo credits: World Series of Poker / Lennart Hennig, Miguel Cortes.
