Aulds Adjusts Mindset After Amazing 2025
Earlier this week at Jamul Casino Resort, Scott Aulds picked up right where he left off last time in San Diego with a win in the $300 PokerNews PowerStack event.
The victory marked his fifth career RGPS ring, and continued a long streak of strong play that saw the local general contractor earn a total of 12 tournament victories in 2025.
"I mean, what more could you ask for?" Aulds told PokerNews looking back on his success in the past year. "It was solid all the way through the year, I didn't have any really bad downswings. It was all uphill."
That success, coupled with a few successful results to begin the new year, has shifted Aulds' mindset and goals in poker for 2026.
"I was chasing trophies last year. So this year I'm chasing the money."
"I was chasing trophies and I wanted to see how well I could do in the mid-stakes, and just I started out so well. I wanted to finish strong and call it good, and then move on to the next stage - and chasing money is the next stage. That's my plan for this year."
Work allows Aulds to make time for poker, letting him chase his dreams on the felt. "It's a good balance because the company runs itself, and I just manage it and it gives me freedom to go out and I can work remotely when I need to."
One thing left on Aulds' poker wish list is a spot in the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas.
"I have a budget every year for Vegas, and I think I've been talking about just playing the Main Event. So I'm going to find my own way into the Main Event, and see how I do because I haven't played the Main Event yet. You know, of course, that's everybody's dream as well. So I'll get that off my bucket list."
