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Alex Foxen Wins $250k WSOP High Roller While Ivey Makes 4th Final Table

Alex Foxen Wins $250k WSOP High Roller While Ivey Makes 4th Final Table
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  • Last updated on: August 19, 2024 · 5 minutes to read

The most expensive event of this year’s WSOP is in the books – the $250,000 High Roller finished this weekend and Alex Foxen, who dominated the final table and took down the event, won his first bracelet and more than $4.5 million in prize money. Phil Ivey made yet another final table in this event as he finished in 7th place.

The most expensive super high roller tournament of the WSOP attracted a total of 56 entries and they played for almost $14 million over 13 days.

Daniel Negreanu Loses it After Bad Beat

The first headliner of this tournament was Daniel Negreanu who fired two bullets in this event and busted during the second day against David Peters. Negreanu, who was vlogging the event was all-in with T-T against Peter’s Q-T-suited before the flop. Peters rivered a runner-runner-flush to send Negreanu packing and the Canadian lost his cool, throwing his vlogging equipment across the room.

PokerNews got this incident on video:

Daniel Negreanu, who is chasing his seventh bracelet and was WSOP Player Of The Year twice already, remains unlucky during this WSOP. So far he has not reached a single final table and is down almost $1m for this World Series of Poker.

Ivey Makes Yet Another Final Table

Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Meanwhile, Phil Ivey is crushing at the WSOP tables this year. After finishing 2nd in the $100k High Roller he finished 7th in this event and made his 4th final table this WSOP.

In the $250k High Roller Ivey was eliminated on day 3 when we shoved all-in with Q-J for 10 big blinds and was called by Brandon Seven with A-Q and didn’t get any help on the board. He took home almost $600k.´

Alex Foxen Dominated the Final Table

The tournament was headlined by Alex Foxen who began the third and final day as the clear chip leader. He managed to turn this lead into a seemingly easy victory. With six players left, Foxen already had almost half of the chips in play. Brandon Steven briefly came close to catching up, but in a pivotal hand Foxen won more than half of Steven’s stack:

Steven opened from the button and Foxen three-bet from the small blind. The flop came down 10 6 2 and Foxen continued for half pot and Steven called. The turn brought the 10 and again Foxen fired a half pot bet and again Steven called. The 9 on the river didn’t seem to change much and now Foxen checked. Subsequently, Steven quickly fired a barrel worth one third of the pot. Foxen needed some time but eventually called. He turned over 9 8 for a rivered pair. This pair was good enough as Steven was air-balling with A 10 .

After that hand, Foxen had a commanding lead against his two remaining opponents and shortly afterward he eliminated Chris Hunichen with Q-3 against A-7-suited with two pair against top pair. A few hands later Brandon Steven was all-in with 5-2 on a Q-5-2 flop against Alex Foxen who only had top pair with Q-T. But Foxen rivered a better two pair as turn and river fell K-T.

This win is Alex Foxen’s first bracelet and he was more than delighted: “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. To me, what means the most is the consistent performance at the highest stakes. This is one of those, so it feels really good.”

WSOP Event #50: $250k High Roller 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

2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Results

EventEntriesPrize PoolWinnerCountryPrize
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em832$349,440Katie KoppUnited States$65,168
Event #2: $100,000 High Roller Bounty46$3,000,500David PetersUnited States$1,166,810
Event #3: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em752$1,673,000Scott SeiverUnited States$320,059
Event #4: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed430$574,050Brad RubenUnited States$126,288
Event #5: $500 Housewarming20,080$8,433,600Henry AcainUnited States$701,215
Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship64$1,512,000Dan SmithUnited States$509,717
Event #7: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better1,086$1,449,810Amnon FilippiUnited States$252,718
Event #8: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em251$5,929,875Chad EveslageUnited States$1,415,610
Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud329$439,215Alex LivingstonCanada$103,282
Event #10: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship123$1,146,975Ben DieboldUnited States$299,488
Event #11: $600 NLH Deepstack5,715$2,916,650Raj VohraUnited States$335,886
Event #12: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em85$4,069,375Jake SchindlerUnited States$1,328,068
Event #13: $1,500 Limit Hold’em522$696,870Michael MoncekUnited States$145,856
Event #14: $1,500 6-Max NLH2,392$3,193,320Leo SomaFrance$456,889
Event #15: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship196$1,827,700Daniel ZackUnited States$440,757
Event #16: $3,000 No Limit Hold’em1,240$3,310,800Stefan LehnerAustria$558,616
Event #17: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball309$687,525Dominick SarleUnited States$164,243
Event #18: $1,000 NLH Freezeout2,663$2,370,070Bryan SchultzUnited States$330,057
Event #19: $25,000 PLO High Roller264$6,237,000Tong LiChina$1,467,739
Event #20: $1,500 2-7 Triple Draw350$467,250Denis NestrenkoRussia$108,250
Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack NLH6,501$8,678,835Mike JukichUnited States$966,577
Event #22: $10,000 Stud Championship95$885,875Adam FriedmanUnited States$248,254
Event #23: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold’em213$568,710Jeremy AusmusUnited States$142,147
Event #24: $1,000 FLIP & GO1,329$1,182,810Christopher ChatmanUnited States$187,770
Event #25: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack4,062$2,859,648Rajaee WazwazUnited States$358,346
Event #26: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship92$857,900Jonathan CohenUnited States$245,678
Event #27: $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold’em1,000$1,335,000Michael SimhaiUnited States$240,480
Event #28: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha106$5,074,750Robert CowenUK$1,393,816
Event #29: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw437$583,395Maxx ColemanUnited States$127,809
Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha1,891$1,682,990Daniel WeinmanUnited States$255,359
Event #31: $10,000 Triple Draw Championship118$1,100,350Brian HastingsUnited States$292,146
Event #32: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.773$1,031,955Steven AlbiniUnited States$196,089
Event #33: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em1,348$3,599,160Nino UllmannGermany$594,079
Event #34: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem1,774$2,368,290Justin PechieUnited States$365,899
Event #35: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event281$625,225Lok ChanHong Kong$144,338
Event #36: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo471$628,785Ali EslamiUnited States$135,260
Event #37: $1,500 Millionaire Maker7,961$10,627,935Yuliyan KolevBulgaria$1,125,189
Event #38: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Championship121$1,128,325Pedro BromfmanBrazil$294,616
Event #39: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha719$1,919,730Fabian BrandesGermany$371,358
Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship137$1,277,525Daniel ZackUnited States$324,174
Event #41: $1,000  Turbo Bounty NLH (freezeout)2,227$1,982,030Ramsey StovallUnited States$191,268
Event #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em62$5,998,500Aleksejs PonakovsLatvia$1,897,363
Event #43: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem4,786$2,010,120David PerryUnited States$241,729
Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship209$1,948,925Andrew YehUnited States$487,129
Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha1,437$1,918,395Philipp HuiUnited States$311,782
Event #46: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em920$4,243,500Jonathan PastoreFrance$771,765
Event #47: $1,000 SENIORS NLH Championship7,188$6,397,320
Event #48: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed695$927,825Menikos PanagiotouCyprus$180,783
Event #49: $2,000 No-Limit Holdem1,977$527,944Simeon SpasovBulgaria$527,944
Event #50: $250,000 Super High Roller NLH56$13,944,000Alex FoxenUnited States$4,563,700
Event #51: $400 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em13,565$4,476,450
Event #52: $2,500 Nine Game Mix 6-Handed456$1,014,600KT ParkUnited States$219,799
Event #53: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em; PLO788$3,634,650Joao Simao PeresBrazil$686,242
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