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2022 World Series of Poker

Event #50: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Jours 3
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Résultats
Gagnant
Main Gagnante
q10
Prix
$4,563,700
Event Info
Buy-in
$250,000
Prize Pool
$13,944,000
Entrants
56
Info Niveau
Niveau
24
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Info Joueurs - Jour 3
Joueurs Survivants
1

Event #50: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em

Jour 3 terminé

Alex Foxen Goes Wire-to-Wire in $250K Super High Roller on Way to Maiden Bracelet ($4,563,700)

Niveau 24 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

The 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #50: $250,000 Super High Roller, the biggest buy-in of the summer, began with 56 entrants, and on Saturday the final eight returned to play down to a winner and their piece of a $13,944,000 prize pool. Alex Foxen began as the chip leader, and it took him just five hours to go wire-to-wire on his way to his first gold bracelet, and the $4,563,700 top prize, a new career-high.

“It really means a lot to me. It’s kind of been a monkey on the back. I’ve always wanted a bracelet. I’ve had some close spots and always been disappointed … this feels like a really special one to get my first in,” said Foxen, who was just one of three players at the final table without a bracelet. “To me, what means the most is consistent performance at the highest stakes. This is one of those, so it feels really good.”

Prior to the win, Foxen had just shy of $22 million in lifetime earnings, including a prior career-best $2,160,000 for finishing second in the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl.

It wasn’t the first piece of WSOP hardware for Foxen, a former football tight end for Boston College. That’s because way back in 2012 he shipped a WSOP Circuit ring at Harrah’s New Orleans, albeit for a much more modest $22,421.

Speaking of rings, Foxen married his wife, three-time bracelet winner Kristen Bicknell, earlier this year and was quick to credit her as a major factor in his success.

“I’m extremely lucky I have an incredible wife and incredible support. It’s something that can’t be overstated honestly, the amount it helps to have someone at home that to the utmost extent understands what I’m going through on a day-to-day basis and is there to talk hands all the time, and just to help me through the difficult times too, because. I’m definitely not immune to tilt and emotion. Having someone like Krissy, I can’t express how lucky I am."

2022 WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Alex FoxenUSA$4,563,700
2Brandon StevenUSA$2,820,581
3Chris HunichenUSA$1,931,718
4Adrian MateosSpain$1,367,206
5Sam SoverelUSA$1,001,142
6Martin KabrhelCzech Republic$759,362
7Phil IveyUSA$597,381
8Dan ZackUSA$488,095
9Henrik HecklenDenmark$414,815

Final Table Action

After Henrik Hecklen bowed out in ninth place Friday night, the remaining eight players returned on Saturday to battle it out on the PokerGO live broadcast. Current 2022 WSOP Player of the Year points leader Dan Zack was the first to go after getting it in with ace-queen against the pocket tens of Foxen. Zack flopped a queen but running cards gave Foxen a winning backdoor straight.

Fan-favorite Phil Ivey was the next to go after shoving his short stack from middle position with queen-jack only to run into the ace-queen of Brandon Steven one spot over. The better hand held and Ivey had to settle for seventh place and $597,381 in prize money.

Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey had to settle for seventh place.

Martin Kabrhel was then left short after losing a flip with ace-queen against the pocket eights of Sam Soverel. The two-time bracelet winner managed a double but then got his short stack all in preflop with king-deuce suited only to run into Steven’s pocket jacks. The fishhooks held and Kabrhel was out in sixth place.

Upon coming back from a break, Soverel limped the small blind and snap-called off when Steven shoved the big blind with ace-seven. Soverel had two black kings in the hole but got unlucky when an ace appeared on the flop to end his tournament in fifth place for $1,001,142, the second seven-figure score of his career.

Defending champ Adrian Mateos was the next to go when his king-ten failed to get there against the ace-six of Chris “Big Huni” Hunichen. The elimination of Mateos also ensured there would be a first-time bracelet winner in the tournament.

Not long after, Foxen used his big chip lead to apply pressure by moving in from the small blind on Hunichen, who was in the big. “Alright, let’s go,” Hunichen said before calling off with ace-seven only to see it go down in flames when Foxen’s queen-three paired the flop and turned into two pair.

That allowed Foxen to take a 9:1 chip lead into heads-up play against Steven, and it didn’t take long for things to come to a head when the former flopped top pair and the latter bottom two pair. Steven got it in good but Foxen was not to be denied as he rivered a bigger two pair to seal the deal.

“I never lost the chip lead, I started chipping up right away. I found a few good spots, made a couple of good hands, won a big flip, and yeah, it was about as smooth as it could be,” Foxen said after the victory. “I haven’t even looked at the schedule, I try not to look at what’s next until I’m out of the tournament I’m in, but I think I’ll probably wait until tomorrow to get into anything. Probably just go have a celebratory dinner and be ready to go tomorrow.”

That does it for PokerNews’ coverage of Event #50: $250,000 Super High Roller, but our live reporting team is still on-site offering updates from several other tournaments. Click here to learn what events you can follow right now!

Alex Foxen
Alex & Kristen Foxen.

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Brandon Steven Eliminated in 2nd Place ($2,820,581)

Niveau 24 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Brandon Steven
Brandon Steven

Alex Foxen limped in with {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Brandon Steven checked his option with {5-Spades}{2-Hearts}. Both players caught a piece of the {q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop, with bottom two pair for Steven and top pair for Foxen.

Steven checked, Foxen bet 600,000, Steven check-raised to 2,400,000, Foxen three-bet shoved all in and Steven quickly called it off for 8,250,000 total.

The {k-Hearts} rolled off on the turn, giving Foxen all the hearts, kings, queens, and tens as outs going into the river.

The {10-Clubs} landed on the river and the crowd roared. With the ten, Foxen improved to a better two pair to secure his maiden WSOP bracelet. Steven's efforts to win his first came up just short, but the entrepreneur nearly doubled his lifetime poker winnings with his second-place finish worth $2,820,581.

Congratulations to Alex Foxen, winner of Event #50: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em for $4,563,700!

Alex Foxen
Brandon Steven is eliminated in 2nd place.
Joueur Jetons Progression
Brandon Steven us
Brandon Steven
Eliminé

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Heads-Up

Niveau 24 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Alex Foxen and Brandon Steven are on a short break before commencing with their heads-up.

Foxen Chips HU
Foxen's chips

Chris Hunichen Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,931,718)

Niveau 24 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Chris Hunichen
Chris Hunichen

Alex Foxen shoved all in from the small blind, more than enough to cover Chris Hunichen in the big blind.

"Alright, let's go," Hunichen said before calling it off for 9,250,000 total.

Alex Foxen: {q-Diamonds}{3-Spades}
Chris Hunichen: {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

Both players headed to their respective rails before the dealer revealed the first three cards.

There was an ace in the window for 'Big Huni', but a trey showed up as well on the {a-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop.

The {q-Clubs} on the turn caused an uproar on the center stage as Foxen improved to two pair. However, bad as the card may have been for Hunichen, he was drawing as live as he could with no fewer than sixteen outs heading into the river.

Despite the many outs, the {j-Hearts} river was a brick and Hunichen was gone in 3rd place. The $1,931,718 payout was a career-best and the third seven-figure score of Hunichen's stellar career.

Chris Hunichen Bustout
Chris Hunichen is eliminated in 3rd place
Joueur Jetons Progression
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
76,050,000 15,450,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Brandon Steven us
Brandon Steven
9,150,000 -4,250,000
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
Eliminé

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Niveau: 24

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

Foxen Drags A Monster Off Steven

Niveau 23 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

In a three-bet pot between Brandon Steven ({a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}) on the button and Alex Foxen ({9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}) in the small blind, the flop came down {10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. Foxen continued for 2,850,000 and Steven came along with the call.

The {10-Diamonds} on the turn opened up a flush draw for both players. Foxen fired a second barrel worth 4,800,000 but Steven wasn't going anywhere and called again.

The pot was already up to over 20 million when the {9-Spades} landed on the river, giving Foxen a pair and the checkmark. He checked and Steven bluffed at it for 7,700,000.

Foxen went deep in the tank, staring at the board while occasionally glancing over at Steven. He used up several of his timebank cards before finally calling it off.

"Good call," Steven said in defeat. Foxen's instincts were right as he dragged the nearly 30 million pot to open up a monster lead.

Joueur Jetons Progression
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
60,600,000 18,000,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Brandon Steven us
Brandon Steven
13,400,000 -18,600,000
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
10,000,000 2,100,000

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Small One for Steven

Niveau 23 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Alex Foxen raised to 1,100,000 on the button with {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Brandon Steven defended {9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} in the big blind. The flop came {9-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} and both players checked.

The turn brought the {5-Spades} and Steven checked a second time. Foxen bet 750,000 with his gutshot and over and Steven called top pair.

The river was the {4-Hearts} and both players checked. "Nine," Steven said.

"I swear to God, I thought I had five-seven," Steven said to Foxen after the hand.

Joueur Jetons Progression
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
41,700,000 -900,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Brandon Steven us
Brandon Steven
31,250,000 -750,000

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Hunichen Pays Off Foxen's Overbet

Niveau 23 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Alex Foxen limped the small blind in with {10-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Chris Hunichen checked his option with {j-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. The {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop and {8-Diamonds} turn got checked by both players.

On the {a-Diamonds} river, Foxen bet 2,000,000 into the 1.5 million pot and Hunichen paid off Foxen's straight with his jack.

Joueur Jetons Progression
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
42,600,000 1,500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
7,900,000 -3,000,000

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