American poker pro Alex Foxen, the husband of the popular poker pro Kristen Foxen, is the latest big winner at the ongoing Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Monte Carlo. After being five years away from the Triton Series, he made a blistering return to the series in Monte Carlo, overcoming a star-studded field of 147 entries Event #5 – $50K NLH 8 and winning more than $1.4 million and his first Triton title.
“It defintiely feels great,” Foxen said. “There’s no high stakes series like this one.” He added: “Missing it was definitely a little painful.The tournament went really smooth for me. I was really fortunate for a lot of the time.”
This marked his third live title of 2024, following his wins in the WSOPC ONLINE Circuit Main Event for $ 57,760 in February, and the High Roller (Event #31) at the 2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open for $ 426,075 in January. The latest win took his live tournament earning to a whopping $35,108,116.
Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Event #5 – $50K NLH 8 Quick Recap
The tournament ran over the course of two days from November 4-5 and generated $7,350,000 in prize pool, which was finally distributed among the top 23 finishers. Some big names to finish in the money were India’s high roller sensation Santhosh Suvarna (20th for $93,000), who will be compete in the WSOP Paradise 2024 ahead, the New Triton POY winner Danny Tang from Hong Kong (18th for $93,000), Canada’s Dan Dvoress (13th for $125,000), and Spain’s Juan Pardo (11th for $143,000)
Foxen was the dominant force throughout the final day in the $50,000 NLH 8-Handed and never relinquished his chip lead at the final table. He eliminated several players on the path to victory.
Alex Theologis was the first player to exit the final table when his pocket eights failed to hold up against Foxen’s ten-nine. A little later, Malaysia’s Lun Loon was eliminated by Aleks Ponakovs whose pocket tens held up against Ace-Nine of Loon. China’s Zhou Quan and Malaysia’s Kiat Lee fell out in seventh and sixth places, respectively. After the elimination of China’s Xu Liang in fifth place, who was eliminated by Aleks Ponakovs, the final four players agreed to a four-way ICM deal.
Foxen’s massive lead translated into a $1.3 million guaranteed payday. Kudzmanas secured $922,000, Mikolaitis locked up $964,000 and Ponakovs was guaranteed $915,000. With $170,000 left on the side, Foxen emerged victorious taking home $1.3 million as well as the $170,000 payout.
Among the final four, Lithuania’s Mikolaitis fell first and he was eliminated by none other than Foxen. Mikilaitis went home with $964,000 in prize money. The next to fall was another Lithuanian player in Kudzmanas who shoved his Ace-Eight against King-Jack of Foxen. While he found an ace on the flop, Foxen hit a straight, ending his run in third place ($922,000).
Ponakovs had around 4 million chips at the start of the heads up, while Foxen had 25 million. The Latvian quickly doubled up but could not go all the way. Finally, it all ended with Foxen limping with Kh Js and Ponakovs shoving with Ac 7s. A king fell on the turn to seal the victory for foxen and Ponakovs had to settle for the runner-up payout worth $915,000.
Final Table Payouts (USD)
1 – Alex Foxen, USA – $1,470,000*
2 – Aleks Ponakovs, Latvia – $915,000*
3 – Marius Kudzmanas, Lithuania – $922,000*
4 – Dominykas Mikolaitis, Lithuania – $964,000*
5 – Xu Liang, China – $507,000
6 – Kiat Lee, Malaysia – $393,000
7 – Zhou Quan, China – $291,000
8 – Lun Loon, Malaysia – $214,000
9 – Alex Theologis, Greece – $170,000
Roman Hrabec Wins Second Triton Title in Event 3: $40K Mystery Bounty 7-Handed ($622,019)
Prior to Foxen’s victory, we saw Czech poker star Roman Hrabec capture his second Triton title in Event 3: $40K Mystery Bounty 7-Handed. He overcame a star-studded field of 155 entries and took home $622,019 and $560,000 in bounties after a heads-up deal with Austria’s Samuel Mullur, who walked away with $463,000, plus $520,000 in bounties for his runner-up finish.
This was Hrabec’s fourth live title of 2024 and second Triton title overall. Hrabec won the record breaking Main Event in Jeju in May this year, winning a career-best $4.3 million first prize. “I usually run very, very poor in the mystery bounty, so I can sell some of them,” he said after the big win.
Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Event 3: $40K Mystery Bounty 7-Handed Quick Recap
With 155 entries and a $40,000 buy-in, this two-day event running from November 3-4 generated a colossal $3.10 Million prize pool. The top 27 players made the money, including recent $100K Super High Roller Bowl PLO champion Seth Davies (25th for $31,000), Event #5 – $50K NLH 8 champion Alex Foxen (24th for $31,000), bracelet winner Sam Greenwood (19th for $37,000), former WSOP Main Event champion Hossein Ensan (20th for $37,000), and Christoph Vogelsang (15th for $47,000).
The heads-up for the title took place between Mullur and Hrabec, both online sensations now making waves in the live poker scene. The two agreed to an ICM deal, guaranteeing themselves a massive payday regardless of the outcome, leaving the trophy and an additional $35,000 aside to play for.
With his long experience and chip lead, Hrabec had the advantage. He quickly started exerting pressure but Mullur put up a good fight. He was being motivated by his Vienna-based friends, including Fedor Holz, who was cheering for him from the sidelines. While Muller was able to double up, his run ended when Hrabec (9h 10c) flopped the top two pair on the 8d 10d 9c flop. Muller, with 7d 4d, pushed all-in and did not get any help from the turn and river, exiting in second place and leaving the title and trophy for Hrabec.
Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Event 3: $40K Mystery Bounty 7-Handed Final Table Payouts
1 – Roman Hrabec, Czech Republic – $622,019* + $560,000 in bounties
2 – Samuel Mullur, Austria – $463,000* + $520,000 in bounties
3 – Morten Klein, Norway – $318,000 + $240,000 in bounties
4 – Luc Greenwood, Canada – $260,000 + $220,000 in bounties
5 – Ossi Ketola, Finland – $207,000 + $40,000 in bounties
6 – Artur Martirosian, Russia – $159,000 + $480,000 in bounties
7 – Punnat Punsri, Thailand – $116,000 + $80,000
8 – Ren Lin, China – $84,000
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