Alex Foxen Victorious In Event #7
Alex Foxen landed himself back in the PokerGO Studio winner’s circle on Wednesday when he won Event #7: $15,000 No-Limit Hold’em at the 2022 U.S. Poker Open. The victory earned Foxen a $283,500 payday and vaulted him into second place on the series leaderboard.
“I feel good,” Foxen said. “It’s actually been a bit of a rough stretch in the PokerGO Studio. I feel like I’ve had a lot of good opportunities and haven’t followed through on any of them, so it feels really good to get one closed out and have a good shot at the U.S. Poker Open championship.”
Foxen’s finish in Event #7 was his third cash of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open series. He previously finished sixth in Event #2: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for $46,200 and 11th in Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $26,400. All three finishes have Foxen at 356 points and in second place on the series leaderboard, where Foxen is behind only Tamon Nakamura.
In 2022 U.S. Poker Open Event #7, Foxen topped a field of 70 entries to get the win.
2022 U.S. Poker Open Event #7 Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Alex Foxen | United States | $283,500 |
| 2 | Chino Rheem | United States | $210,000 |
| 3 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | $136,500 |
| 4 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | $105,000 |
| 5 | Joseph Cheong | United States | $84,000 |
| 6 | Dan Smith | United States | $63,000 |
Event #7: $15,000NL Hold’em attracted a field of 70 entries and created a prize pool of $1,050,000. The top spots finished in the money. Vikenty Shegal placed seventh, Adam Hendrix took eighth, Bill Klein was ninth, and Joe McKeehen took 10th. All players to cash earned both U.S. Poker Open and PGT leaderboard points.
Foxen’s Road To Victory in Event #7
Foxen ended Day 1 of Event #7: $15,000 NL Hold’em in third place with six players remaining. Dan Smith was fourth in chips right behind Foxen, and he ended up being the first elimination on Wednesday.
Smith opened with a raise holding pocket kings. He was in the cutoff seat in the 20,000-40,000 level with a 40,000 big blind ante and made it 90,000 to go. Stephen Chidwick was in the small blind and reraised all in for 1,295,000. Smith called off his stack of 1,020,000 and saw that Chidwick had jammed with queen-ten of hearts. Chidwick flopped a ten and rivered a queen to bust Smith.
Joseph Cheong was next to bust, losing with ace-nine to Foxen’s ace-queen. Then it was Thomas Boivin’s turn to exit when his king-seven of hearts lost to Foxen’s pocket jacks.
During three-handed play, Foxen picked up pocket aces when Chidwick looked down at pocket tens. The money went in and Foxen’s pocket rockets held up to leave Chidwick very short. Chidwick tried to battle back but ultimately got bounced from the tournament in third place.
Foxen started heads-up play with the chip lead over Chino Rheem. Foxen had 5,765,000 and Rheem had 2,980,000.
On the final hand, Rheem limped the button at 40,000-80,000 blinds with ten-seven of spades. Foxen raised from the big blind to 350,000 with pocket eights. Rheem called. The flop was eight-five-four to give Foxen top set. He bet 200,000 and Rheem called. The turn was the two of spades, giving Rheem additional outs to a flush. Foxen checked and Rheem fired 500,000. Foxen check-raised to 1,100,000 and Rheem called. The river was a ten, giving Rheem top pair. Foxen checked on Rheem’s stack, which remained at 1,780,000, and then moved all in. Rheem made the call and saw the bad news. With that, Foxen was crowned the winner for $283,500.
2022 U.S. Poker Open Leaderboard Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Tamon Nakamura | Japan | 462 |
| 2 | Alex Foxen | United States | 356 |
| 3 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 333 |
| 4 | Shannon Shorr | United States | 302 |
| 5 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 276 |
| 6 | Ren Lin | United States | 235 |
| 7 | Chino Rheem | United States | 210 |
| 8 | Justin Young | United States | 200 |
| 9 | Rok Gostisa | Slovenia | 192 |
| 10 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 190 |
Watch the U.S. Poker Open Event #7 Final Table on PokerGO.com at 4 p.m. ET
The final table of Event #7: $15,000 No-Limit Hold’em of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open is set and will be airing on PokerGO.com at 4 p.m. ET.
Watch the Event #7 final table on PokerGO.com here!
Stephen Chidwick finished Day 1 as the chip leader with 2,135,000 in chips ahead of Thomas Boivin, Alex Foxen, Dan Smith, Joseph Cheong, and Chino Rheem. The final six players are guaranteed $63,000 in prize money, while all eyes are on the $283,500 first-place prize.
Event #7: $15,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table |
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| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Chino Rheem | United States | 845,000 |
| 2 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 2,110,000 |
| 3 | Dan Smith | United States | 1,355,000 |
| 4 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,425,000 |
| 5 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 2,135,000 |
| 6 | Joseph Cheong | United States | 940,000 |
When play resumes, Level 13 will continue with 2:55 remaining and the button will be on Joseph Cheong. There will be a dead small blind and Chino Rheem will be in the big blind.
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Stephen Chidwick Leads Final Table of 2022 U.S. Poker Open Event #7
Stephen Chidwick accumulated a large stack early in the day and continued his run to take the chip lead into the final day. Belgian Thomas Boivin is not far behind, and will only have one less big blind as the six remaining players battle it out on the felt at the Event #7 final table, which is set to air exclusively on PokerGO at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 23.
Alex Foxen and Dan Smith will be in the middle of the pack, while Joseph Cheong and Chino Rheem will be the shorter stacks at the beginning of the stream, although even they will have fairly comfortable stacks of over 30 big blinds.
Event #7: $15,000 No-Limit Hold’em of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open kicked off at the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the 70-entrant field created a prize pool of $1,050,000.
Ten players earned themselves a piece of the prize pool, and Shannon Shorr, Dylan DeStefano, and Andrew Lichtenberger made deep runs but were knocked out as the bubble approached. Boivin then won a large pot against Joe McKeehen that gave him much of his stack and allowed him to apply pressure on the bubble.
There were multiple double-ups with one elimination away from the money, and eventually, it was Ren Lin who was eliminated on the bubble after his pocket jacks were defeated as Foxen found an ace on the flop. From there, McKeehen was soon knocked out in tenth as he couldn’t improve against Rheem, and Bill Klein was gone in ninth when his nines ran into Cheong’s queens. Adam Hendrix was next to make his exit in eighth place.
Foxen found a double through Boivin with pocket kings near the end of the day which secured him a healthy stack going into the final day, and Vikenty Shegal would be the final player eliminated during the day, as his short stack went in preflop and Smith improved to the nut flush.
The remaining players have locked up $63,000, but all eyes are on the $283,500 first-place prize.
Event #7: $15,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table |
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| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Chino Rheem | United States | 845,000 |
| 2 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 2,110,000 |
| 3 | Dan Smith | United States | 1,355,000 |
| 4 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,425,000 |
| 5 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 2,135,000 |
| 6 | Joseph Cheong | United States | 940,000 |
When play resumes, Level 13 will continue with 2:55 remaining and the button will be on Joseph Cheong. There will be a dead small blind and Chino Rheem will be in the big blind.
The final six players will return to the PokerGO Studio on Wednesday, March 23, at 12 p.m. PT with the final table airing on PokerGO.com and the PokerGO YouTube channel at 1 p.m. PT.
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End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 2,135,000 |
535,000  |
| Thomas Boivin | 2,110,000 |
30,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 1,425,000 |
15,000 |
| Dan Smith | 1,355,000 | - |
| Joseph Cheong | 940,000 | - |
| David Chino Rheem | 845,000 |
-365,000  |
Vikenty Shegal Eliminated in 7th Place ($52,500)
Dan Smith opened to 50,000 from the hijack, Joseph Cheong called the small blind, and Vikenty Shegal shoved for 65,000 in the big blind. Smith and Cheong called.
The [jsjd9h] flop was checked to the [2s] turn. Cheong bet 50,000 and Smith called.
The [3s] completed the board and Cheong bet 50,000. Smith raised to 275,000, and Cheong folded.
Smith tabled [as5s] and Shegal showed [Kdth] as he was eliminated in 7th place.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Smith | 1,355,000 |
215,000 |
| Joseph Cheong | 940,000 |
-170,000 |
| Vikenty Shegal | Busted |
-150,000 |
Alex Foxen Doubles Through Thomas Boivin
Alex Foxen ended up getting his 680,000 chips in from the button against Thomas Boivin in the hijack.
Foxen: [KcKd]
Boivin: [As6s]
The board ran out [9d7c2d3s5c] and Foxen secured the double with his cowboys.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Boivin | 2,080,000 |
-470,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 1,410,000 |
730,000 |
Bill Klein Eliminated in 9th Place ($42,000)
Joseph Cheong opened to 50,000 from middle position, Chino Rheem called the cutoff, and Bill Klein jammed for 80,000 on the button. Cheong raised to 275,000 and Rheem folded.
Klein: [9h9d]
Cheong: [qsQh]
The board ran out [KhJd8s3hTc] and Cheong’s superior pocket pair held to eliminate Klein in 9th place.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cheong | 1,110,000 |
270,000 |
| Bill Klein | Busted |
-145,000 |
Final Table Seating Draw and Chip Counts
Seat 1: Chino Rheem
Seat 2: Bill Klein
Seat 3: Thomas Boivin
Seat 4: Dan Smith
Seat 5: Alex Foxen
Seat 6: Adam Hendrix
Seat 7: Stephen Chidwick
Seat 8: Joseph Cheong
Seat 9: Vikenty Shegal
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Boivin | 2,550,000 |
100,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 1,600,000 |
40,000 |
| David Chino Rheem | 1,210,000 | - |
| Dan Smith | 1,140,000 |
150,000 |
| Joseph Cheong | 840,000 |
-205,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 680,000 |
-80,000 |
| Adam Hendrix | 500,000 | - |
| Vikenty Shegal | 150,000 |
-70,000 |
| Bill Klein | 145,000 |
-90,000 |
Joe McKeehen Eliminated in 10th Place ($31,500)
Joe McKeehen got the rest of his stack in from the big blind against Chino Rheem in the small blind.
McKeehen: [KhJh]
Rheem: [AcTs]
The board ran out [9d6s3s9s2c] and Rheem held to eliminate McKeehen in 10th place.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| David Chino Rheem | 1,210,000 |
620,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | Busted |
-380,000 |
Ren Lin Eliminated on Event #7 Money Bubble
Ren Lin said his trademark “No Gamble, No Future,” and moved all-in for 165,000 from the hijack. Alex Foxen called the button.
Lin: [JhJc]
Foxen: [AdTs]
The [Ah6c2s] flop vaulted Foxen ahead, and the [7d] and [5h] completed the board to eliminate Lin on the Event #7 money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 760,000 |
190,000 |
| Ren Lin | Busted |
-180,000 |
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