Alex Foxen
The victory was not just another one. It came after an especially unrewarding series for Foxen, who had barely managed to cash in two of the 14 previous tournaments he played in South Korea. In a circuit where talent is abundant but variance hits hard, the North American found his great revenge right on one of the most demanding stages: a final table full of stars.
Foxen started the 7-handed play as the chip leader and very soon starred in the hand that changed everything. In a key pot against Philip Sternheimer
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Foxen Lifting His Fourth Trophy At This Stop.
From there, it was an avalanche. Foxen accelerated without braking, picking up chips from one opponent after another and leaving the final table watching as the train ran over them. Eelis Parssinen
The heads-up against Parssinen was the definitive confirmation of his dominance. The Finn, one of the most respected PLO specialists, couldn’t win a single hand in the final duel. In the decisive hand, both ended up all-in preflop and Foxen, with A 9 8 6, beat his opponent’s J 10 2 2 after a board of 5 3 A 5 3.
“It was a very good change of pace,” Foxen acknowledged after the win, admitting that this time things simply went his way. And yes: sometimes poker is a complex science. But other times, as in Jeju, it seems written by a screenwriter who is a fan of drama.
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Triton Jeju- PLO
Buy-in: US$ 75.000
Field: 60 entries
Prize pool: US$ 4.500.000
Full results
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