Adrian Mateos adds to Purple Jacket lead as Jeremy Ausmus wins 10th PGT title

The last of the two $15K tournaments on the schedule will play down to a winner Wednesday, followed by a single $25K event and the $50K Poker Masters Championship series closer. If any player in the top five, or even beyond, were to put up big results from here on out, they could snatch the highly-coveted piece of outerwear at the eleventh hour. 

Poker Masters Purple Jacket Leaderboard

1. Adrian Mateos: 451 PGT Points
2. Nick Palma: 367 PGT Points
3. Joey Weissman: 338 PGT Points
4. Myles Mullaly: 295 PGT Points
5. Jeremy Ausmus: 294 PGT Points

Andrews out first

When Tuesday's final table came together, only five players remained.

Aram Oganyan held the chip lead, with Mateos lurking close behind. Jeremy Ausmus started proceedings third in the counts, with Cherish Andrews and Joe McKeehen rounding out the field in fourth and fifth.

Andrews was the first player eliminated at the final table. With the shortest stack in play, she picked up while facing an open from Ausmus and opted to put in a re-raise. When the action folded back around to him, Ausmus decided to move all-in with his and Andrews called it off. 

It was a relatively fair fight, but the runout favored Ausmus and Andrews' run came to an end in a fifth-place finish. 

Jeremy Ausmus won his 10th PGT title on Tuesday, adding to his already-impressive tour resume.

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Mateos gets his points

Mateos was the next out. After slipping down in the counts throughout an extended period of four-handed play, Mateos ran an ill-timed bluff  in a blind versus blind clash against Oganyan to lose the bulk of his chips. 

Soon after, with a stack of just over five big blinds, he picked up and sent most of his chips across the betting line – leaving 100K behind. Oganyan moved all-in over the top with from the button and action folded to Ausmus who had a tough spot with . As the covering stack, he had a shot at a double knockout if the runout went his way. 

After a bit of mental math, he made the call – but he didn't get that shot at two eliminations. Mateos, seeing an opportunity to ladder up should Oganyan's hand lose to Ausmus', elected to fold his hand and hope for carnage between the others. 

Unfortunately for Mateos, the runout changed nothing for either player and Oganyan secured a full double. The very next hand he was forced all-in from the big blind and couldn't overcome Ausmus' . 

The three-handed battle between Ausmus, Oganyan, and McKeehen was a short-lived affair. The third hand off the deck brought about McKeehen's demise as he ran into Ausmus' and couldn't find the requisite two-outer to stay alive. 

Ausmus closes out 10th title

When heads-up play began, Ausmus held a decent chip lead and managed to increase that advantage in the early goings. Oganyan wasn't going away quietly, however, as he clawed his way back to level the stacks and then take the chip lead – but he couldn't hold on to it. 

Aram Oganyan had a shot at a first PGT title, but came up short during heads-up play against Jeremy Ausmus.

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In a limped pot, Oganyan's smashed the flop as Ausmus found an open-ended straight draw with his . In the face of a check from his opponent, Ausmus fired a small bet and then called Oganyan's ensuing raise. The turn changed nothing for either player and Oganyan dialed up a big bet. Ausmus hung around to see the river – gin for him as he made a straight. 

With his three-of-a-kind, Oganyan opted to over-bet jam for Ausmus remaining chips. While he didn't love the spot, Ausmus was never folding and he made the call – taking a commanding chip lead in the process. 

Despite a double-up soon after to earn a bit of breathing room, Oganyan couldn't continue the spin and Ausmus took the rest of his chips in short order. 

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