Kristen Foxen Beats Poker Legend in PGT Kickoff $10 100 Finale
After Daniel Smiljkovic won the PGT (PokerGo Tour acronym) Championship that concluded the 2023 season, the PGT is now back in 2024! In fitting fashion, the live poker tournament series commenced the year with the PGT Kickoff that featured five events in total. Out of these five, the $10 100 No Limit Hold ‘Em event could be classified as the main event and it attracted 50 players.
When all was said and done, it was Kristen Foxen who was crowned the winner of the first PGT event of 2024, after beating poker legend Daniel Negreanu Heads Up.
The Aggressive Fox
The 50 players naturally converted a $500 000 prize pool which meant that the winner of the event would become $165 000 richer. When Foxen entered the six-handed final table she stood somewhere in the middle of the chip count. She didn’t have to wait long before Masashi Oya bid farewell in sixth, seeing the remaining players climbing the payout ladder.
At this time, Negreanu held the chiplead. Negreanu is by some considered to be the best poker player of all time and even though his 2023 poker season (which saw him losing over $2 000 000) wasn’t his best one, he got off to a good start in 2024 by winning $218 000 earlier in January. A chipleader Negreanu in top form is not anything you want to face on a final table.
Foxen wasn’t scared though and she continued building her stack, partly by eliminating her husband Alex Foxen in fifth. A short while thereafter, Negreanu finished off Aram Zobian in fourth place. Immediately after this, Foxen flopped a set and managed to hold against Samuel Laskowitz flush draw. This led to Laskowitz bidding farewell in third place.
Heads Up-play commenced and Foxen now held a somewhat significant chiplead thanks to her Laskowitz elimination. Her advantage only grew stronger after she displayed great aggression against Negreanu in three consecutive hands. Negreanu, however, isn’t known for giving up and he started to close the gap. Sadly for him, he soon made two losing river calls and Foxen must have felt she was close to the title at that point.
The Final Hand
Chips kept going Foxen’s way and soon, Negreanu decided to go all in with his remaining six big blinds. Foxen wasted little time calling with jack-six and she would have to beat king-nine in order to secure the win. She hit a jack on the flop and even though Negreanu turned a straight draw, he couldn’t get there.
Such, Foxen had beaten an absolute poker legend and collected $165 000 for her great achievement!
PGT Kickoff $10 100 – Final Table Payouts*
| Position | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Kristen Foxen | $165 000 |
| 2. | Daniel Negreanu | $105 000 |
| 3. |  Samuel Laskowitz | $70 000 |
| 4. | Aram Zobian | $50 000 |
| 5. | Alex Foxen | $40 000 |
| 6. |  Masashi Oya | $30 000 |
*Even though Eric Baldwin (7th place) and Dylan Linde (8th place) didn’t reach the final table, they were still in the money and collected $20 000 each.
The PGT 2024 season has officially started, fellow poker friends! The PokerGO Cup is what’s waiting next for the PGT. It will be played January 25th-February 3rd.
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