Alex Foxen Leads Final Table of 2022 U.S. Poker Open Event #9
Alex Foxen amassed chips early in the day and stayed near the top of the leaderboard for much of it, ultimately bagging the chip lead heading into the Event #9 final table stream as the seven remaining players battle it out on the felt, which is set to air exclusively on PokerGO at 4 p.m. ET on Friday, March 25.
Sam Soverel will be coming into the final day second in chips, while Japan’s Tamon Nakamura will be third in chips and will also be looking for his third trophy of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open. Erik Seidel will be contending for the trophy as well, while Alex Livingston, Phil Hellmuth, and Ren Lin will begin the stream as the short stacks, each having less than 20 big blinds.
Event #9: $25,000 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 63-entrant field created a prize pool of $1,575,000.
Nine players earned themselves a piece of the prize pool, and it took over three hours for the last few players to be eliminated on the soft bubble. Barry Hutter was knocked out in 13th, Dylan DeStefano was gone in 12th, Jason Koon ended his run in 11th, and Ali Imsirovic was eliminated in 10th to burst the money bubble.
Once the players were in the money, Zhuang Ruan was the first one eliminated at the final table in ninth place when his ace-ten went up against Seidel’s king-queen. The board ran out to give Seidel a flush on the river and Ruan was gone. A short-stacked Shannon Shorr would be the next player out in eighth place. The remaining players played a few more hands before deciding to end play for the night and return to the final table stream seven-handed.
The seven remaining players have locked up $78,750, but all eyes are on the $472,500 first-place prize.
Event #9: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table |
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| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 680,000 |
| 2 | Alex Foxen | United States | 2,775,000 |
| 3 | Tamon Nakamura | Japan | 1,580,000 |
| 4 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 575,000 |
| 5 | Ren Lin | United States | 340,000 |
| 6 | Erik Seidel | United States | 1,110,000 |
| 7 | Sam Soverel | United States | 2,395,000 |
When play resumes, Level 15 will continue with 7:14 remaining and the button will be on Alex Foxen.
The final seven players will return to the PokerGO Studio on Friday, March 25, 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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