Alex Foxen won the first PokerGO Cup tournament
American high roller Alex Foxen has recently been actively participating in expensive live tournaments. The day before yesterday, he became the champion of the first tournament of PokerGO Cup series for $10 000.
The event collected 66 players, which formed a final prize pool of $660 000. Foxen took the first place and earned $178 200.
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The poker pro from the USA Sean Perry became a runner-up and enriched with $132 000. Most of the players who entered ITM zone were the Americans, except for Vanessa Kade from Canada and Sergi Reixach from Spain.
Payouts of PokerGO Cup #1 tournament for $10 000
| Place | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Foxen | $178 200 |
| 2 | Sean Perry | $132 000 |
| 3 | Sergi Reixach | $85 800 |
| 4 | David Coleman | $66 000 |
| 5 | Jordan Cristos | $52 800 |
| 6 | Kristina Holst | $39 600 |
| 7 | Vanessa Kade | $33 000 |
| 8 | Steve Zolotov | $26 400 |
| 9 | Sam Soverel | $26 400 |
| 10 | David Peters | $19 800 |
The game outcome was as follows: Foxen went all-in on preflop with 9♥-9♦, and Perry called with 10♦-8♥.
8♦-4♦-3♠-Q♠-K♥ were dealt on the board, but the turn card didn’t improve Perry’s hand. As a result, Foxen became the champion of event.
