Alex Foxen won his household a second 2025 U.S. Poker Open title on Wednesday in just seven events.
The former Boston College University athlete closed out Event #7: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em for $340,200 at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. He bested a field of 81 entrants one week after his wife, Kristen Foxen, won the $5,100 opening event for $158,025.
Foxen entered Wednesday's final table with the chip lead. But his chip advantage over David Coleman was slim. Cherish Andrews entered play with a tiny stack. The 2024 GPI Female Player of the Year didn't last long and was eliminated by Nick Seward in seventh place ($48,600) when she ran ace-king into pocket aces.
Foxen would then extend his chip lead in one of the most memorable hands of the final table. He flopped a set of kings, and Coleman jammed one of the biggest stacks on the turn with a monster draw — flush and open-ended straight. The river, however, was a blank, which sent the drawing poker player out the door in sixth place ($60,750).
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Foxen | $340,200 |
| 2 | Neil Warren | $218,700 |
| 3 | John Riordan | $157,950 |
| 4 | Nick Seward | $115,425 |
| 5 | Justin Zaki | $85,050 |
| 6 | David Coleman | $60,750 |
| 7 | Cherish Andrews | $48,600 |
Foxen would hold that lead for a while until he ran into an all in fest against Seward who first doubled his small stack with Kx10xagainst the eventual champ's Kx5x. Justin Zaki would then go out in fifth place ($85,050) when Kx9xdidn't suck out against KxQx.
Seward then lost a bad beat to John Riordan, leaving him with crumbs. He'd quickly earn a double, however, and he did it against Foxen. But he then ran Ax9xinto Foxen's pocket jacks, and was eliminated in fourth place ($115,425).
In between the Foxen-Seward all in pots, Riordan won a race against Foxen to move into the chip lead. At one point in three-handed play, the stacks were all almost identical. But that would change when Neil Warren called off second pair on the flop and held against Riordan's king-high, sending Riordan to the payout desk in third place ($157,950).
Not only was the start-of-day chip leader no longer out in front, he trailed Warren 4-1 in chips when heads-up play began. But one race to double and another large pot to follow put Foxen back in the lead. He didn't squander the lead this time, and finished his opponent off with a mild bad beat — Jx9xbeating Ax10x.
Warren received $218,700 for the runner-up finish. The champion earned $340,200 and now has over $45.7 million in live tournament cashes, according to The Hendon Mob.
Foxen claimed his second cash of the series and his second PokerGO Tour title this month. The Foxens have a combined four high roller wins in 2025. Alex Foxen is currently second place on the 2025 PGT leaderboard, while Kristen Foxen is in fourth place.
The U.S. Poker Open continued on Wednesday at the PokerGO Studio with Day 1 of Event #8: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em.
| Event | Entrants | Winner | Winner Prize | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 129 | Kristen Foxen | $158,025 | $645,000 |
| Event #2: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 108 | Kazuomi Furuse | $275,400 | $1,080,000 |
| Event #3: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 109 | Michael Rossitto | $277,950 | $1,090,000 |
| Event #4: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 103 | Matthew Wantman | $231,300 | $1,030,000 |
| Event #5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 76 | Shannon Shorr | $220,400 | $760,000 |
| Event #6: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 98 | Brandon Wilson | $382,200 | $1,470,000 |
| Event #7: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 81 | Alex Foxen | $340,200 | $1,215,000 |
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