Alex Foxen closed out the primary 2025 PGT season on Saturday along with his twelfth profession title, and it’ll assist his positioning within the upcoming $1 million freeroll Championship occasion.
The high-stakes legend took down the PGT Final Likelihood Collection Occasion #6: $10,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em for $232,400, outlasting a area of 83 entrants, together with his heads-up foe, Brandon Wilson. Foxen, due to the 232 PGT factors he earned, overtook Sam Soverel for the PGT factors lead, which can turn out to be useful on Monday (extra on this in a bit).
Foxen Has Pole Place
After Wilson, who gained Occasion #3, busted Andrew Lichtenberger in third place ($107,900) on the ultimate desk, he had a slight lead over Foxen. That lead would solely improve. Actually, it rapidly rose to some extent the place it appeared Wilson was on the verge of successful his second of the six occasions within the collection.
With Foxen down 7:1 in chips, he gained a 60/40 to double up. Moments later, he gained one other 60/40 to double into the chip lead, albeit solely by a couple of chips. Wilson regained the lead earlier than, but once more, Foxen gained a 60/40 for a double up, this time shifting right into a commanding chip lead. He’d quickly end his opponent off, and also you’re by no means going to guess how the ultimate hand performed out. Yep, that is proper, Foxen was all in preflop in the same state of affairs, and the board ran out favorably for the previous school soccer athlete.
Occasion #6 Last Desk Outcomes
1Alex Foxen$232,400
2Brandon Wilson$149,400
3Andrew Lichtenberger$107,900
4Josh Arieh$78,850
5Jonathan LLittle$58,100
6Aram Oganyan$41,500
7Mike Zulker$33,200
Wilson took dwelling $149,400 as a comfort prize, and the 149 PGT factors he earned for the runner-up end introduced him to fortieth place on the PGT leaderboard, sufficient to start out the PGT Championship freeroll on Monday with 160,000 chips. He’ll be at an obstacle in opposition to Foxen, who catapulted into the highest spot, and meaning he’ll start play with the biggest stack — 350,000. Soverel, in second place, will start with 340,000, adopted by Chino Rheem with 330,000, Michael Mizrachi with 320,000, and Joao Simao rounds out the highest 5 with a 310,000-chip beginning stack.
There are 65 gamers who earned a seat to the freeroll, a no-limit maintain’em match that kicks off at 1 p.m. PT contained in the PokerGO Studio on the Las Vegas Strip. Day 1 will play all the way down to the ultimate six, and the winner, who will obtain $500,000, might be topped on Tuesday. Isaac Haxton, Jason Koon, Jeremy Becker, and Daniel Negreanu are among the many contributors.
PGT Final Likelihood Collection Outcomes
PGT Final Likelihood #1: $10,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em109$1,090,000Clemen DengUnited States$277,950
PGT Final Likelihood #2: $10,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em126$1,260,000Patrick LeonardUnited States$315,000
PGT Final Likelihood #3: $10,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em108$1,080,000Brandon WilsonUnited States$275,400
PGT Final Likelihood #4: $10,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em126$1,260,000Neil WarrenUnited States$315,000
PGT Final Likelihood #5: $10,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em117$1,170,000Chi-Jen ChuTaiwan$263,850
PGT Final Likelihood #6: $10,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em Turbo83$830,000Alex FoxenUnited States$232,400
