Meet The Players: Alex Foxen
In anticipation of the start of Super High Roller Bowl V, let’s meet some of the players. The most notable first-timer in today’s field will be the No. 1 on the 2018 Player of the Year ranking as well as the overall Global Poker Index ranking, Alex Foxen.
At the start of 2018, the casual poker fan had little to no reason to be aware of the name Alex Foxen, but less than 12 months later there’s little reason not to be aware of his impressive rise on the poker ranks.
Having cashed for nearly $4.5 million since the start of the year and claiming the No. 1 spot on the Player of the Year race, Foxen has arrived and today he’ll be making his debut in the Super High Roller Bowl.
Foxen’s very excited to make his debut at the purple felt today, as winning this tournament would be the pinnacle for him as a player.
“This tournament definitely has a lot of prestige. It’s like a little bit different than the others. It’s a cool experience to play a buy-in this size no matter where it is but this one is extra prestigious, that’s for sure.”
“As a tournament poker player, winning this one is the pinnacle when it comes to single tournament results. It would be an extremely special one to win. It’ll be hard for any tournament other than maybe the WSOP Main Event to feel better to win.”
Welcome to Super High Roller Bowl V!
Welcome to the ARIA Resort & Casino and the PokerGO Studio for the inaugural Poker Central Live Reporting coverage of the $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl.
Since 2015, four editions of the Super High Roller Bowl have been contested during the action-packed summer of poker in Las Vegas. In a decision to shake up the poker calendar going forward, the Super High Roller Bowl will now find its permanent home in the winter and cap off the High Roller year following marquee events of the U.S. Poker Open in February and the Poker Masters in September.
About the Super High Roller Bowl V announcement, Sam Simmons, Poker Central President, said “In its first five years of existence, Super High Roller Bowl has grown into one of the most exclusive and highly coveted poker championships in the world as the pinnacle of the High Roller Triple Crown. We’re proud to celebrate that milestone in December, as we implement changes that will continue the success of the event for many years to come.”
Since the debut of the Super High Roller Bowl in 2015, $67.7 million in total prize money has been awarded to 26 players from seven countries. In the inaugural year where the buy-in was $500,000, Brian Rast overcame a 43-player field and defeated Scott Seiver heads-up to capture the $7,525,000 first prize. In 2016 the buy-in was lowered to $300,000 and it would be Rainer Kempe topping the 49-player field after defeating fellow countryman Fedor Holz for the $5,000,000 first prize.
The German dominance continued in 2017 when Christoph Vogelsang won the largest Super High Roller Bowl to date of 56 players when he defeated Jake Schindler heads-up to capture the $6,000,000 first prize. Earlier this year, Justin Bonomo topped the 49-player field and defeated Daniel Negreanu heads-up to take home the $5,000,000 first prize.
Coming into today, 34 names have been announced for Super High Roller Bowl V. The full list of names is available right here.
In a slight twist to the structure for Super High Roller Bowl V, players will begin with three 100,000-chip bullets that must be redeemed by the end of Day 1 and will give players essentially three entries. Each player will have 30 seconds to act on their hand, and they will each receive five 60-second time banks each day.
Day 1 will be nine 60-minute levels with a 15-minute break after every two levels, while Day 2 will play nine levels or down to the final seven players. Day 3 will see the Super High Roller Bowl V Champion crowned.
The cards are expected to be in the air for the Super High Roller Bowl V at 5 pm ET with the Poker Central team providing continuous live updates to coincide with the exclusive live stream available on PokerGO.
Stay tuned right here to PokerCentral.com for the exclusive live coverage of all the Super High Roller Bowl V action from the PokerGO studio. New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now to not miss a minute of the action.
You're all caught up!
No more pages to load