Foxen Leads $250,000 Super High Roller Final Table in Hunt for First Bracelet
It's a case of those with a bracelet against those without a bracelet as we head into the final day of Event #50: $250,000 Super High Roller on Saturday.
Three of the last eight players are without bracelets, and what a way it would be to get on the board by winning the biggest buy-in event of the summer. However, it will be a tough task against the remaining five who have a combined 20 WSOP bracelets between them.
$250,000 Super High Roller Final Table Chip Counts
| Final Table | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Zack | United States | 4,375,000 | 15 |
| 2 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | 17,800,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Phil Ivey | United States | 7,300,000 | 24 |
| 4 | Brandon Steven | United States | 7,850,000 | 26 |
| 5 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 6,950,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Alex Foxen | United States | 24,150,000 | 81 |
| 7 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 12,375,000 | 41 |
| 8 | Sam Soverel | United States | 3,200,000 | 11 |
Leading the way is Alex Foxen, who doubled on the direct money bubble and then burst it to soar up the counts, and he held on to that lead until the end of the day. Foxen is still without a bracelet, as is Chris Hunichen and Brandon Steven who also bagged at the end of Day 2.
The final table is rounded out by multiple bracelet winners Phil Ivey, Dan Zack and Adrian Mateos, with former bracelet winner Sam Soverel the short stack.
Remaining Payouts
| PLACE | PAYOUT (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $ 4,563,700 |
| 2 | $ 2,820,581 |
| 3 | $ 1,931,718 |
| 4 | $ 1,367,206 |
| 5 | $ 1,001,142 |
| 6 | $ 759,362 |
| 7 | $ 597,381 |
| 8 | $ 488,095 |
Day 2 Recap
Four new entrants joined the field at the start of Day 2 — Brandon Steven, Stanley Tang, Cary Katz and Michael Moncek — with Moncek lasting less than 15 minutes before busting.
That was longer than Bryn Kenney lasted, running into the pocket queens of Daniel Negreanu in one of the first hands of the day.
Negreanu himself would go on to bust, getting it in good with pocket tens against the queen-ten suited of David Peters, only for his opponent to make a runner-runner flush. It would be a fiery exit, with Negreanu throwing his vlogging equipment at a wall after the river card was dealt, before leaving the tournament area.
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Spaniard Adrian Mateos had started the day out as the chip leader, but it was none other than Phil Ivey who moved up the counts during the early stages to lead at the first break.
Meanwhile, Martin Kabrhel was his usual self; equal parts entertaining and tilting as he sparred with almost everyone at the table over the course of the day.
As the field dwindled, it was current WSOP Player of the Year leader Dan Zack who took over as chip leader with two tables remaining. Just nine places were paid, and with Tang and Katz both busting at the hands of Zack, strengthening his position at the top of the counts.
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After the eliminations of Seth Davies, $100,000 High Roller champion Aleksejs Ponakovs and Jason Koon, the tournament was on the direct money bubble with plenty of healthy stacks pointing to a lengthy bubble period.
Alex Foxen could have found himself on the receiving end of one of the ugliest bubble eliminations after getting pocket aces in against the ace-king of Zack, but held to take the chip lead before Nick Petrangelo bust in tenth, losing a flip against Foxen.
This saw Foxen take the chip lead into the final table, with Henrik Hecklen becoming the first elimination in the money before the players bagged for the night.
The final table will resume on Saturday, June 25 at 3 p.m. with a PokerGO stream scheduled to start at 4 p.m.