Alex Foxen wins Poker Masters 2025

Alex Foxen once again proved his skill by winning the sixth event of the Poker Masters 2025 series in Las Vegas. His comeback was a highlight of the tournament.

Alex Foxen once again confirmed his status as one of the strongest high rollers of today by winning the sixth event of the prestigious Poker Masters 2025 series. The final table of this tournament, held at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas, was a real test for all participants — and especially for Foxen, who had to make an impressive comeback after a significant chip deficit. Context: Poker Masters series and the significance of the victory Poker Masters is an annual series of tournaments for professional players and high rollers, held at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The sixth event of the series — a no-limit hold'em tournament with a $10,100 buy-in — attracted 109 entrants, creating a prize pool of $1,090,000. Winning this tournament brought Alex Foxen not only $272,000, but also allowed him to take the top spot on the PokerGO Tour (PGT) leaderboard, overtaking reigning world champion Michael Mizrachi. This is already Foxen's tenth title within the PGT, and his total live tournament winnings, according to The Hendon Mob, have surpassed $53 million. Final table: the battle for the title On the final day of the sixth Poker Masters event, six players returned to the final table. The chip leader was Martin Zamani, who had a significant lead over the rest. However, Alex Foxen and Andrew Lichtenberger, known as "Lucky Chewy," were also among the contenders for the win. Right from the start of the final table, Foxen faced difficulties — he lost a significant portion of his stack. During this time, Lichtenberger started building his stack at Zamani's expense, and then increased it further by knocking out Bin Weng in sixth place ($55,000). Action at the final table The key moment for Foxen came when he doubled up in an all-in with pocket jacks against RJ Sullivan. After this, Sullivan was left with a short stack and soon exited the tournament in fifth place, earning $71,000 — eliminated by Lichtenberger. Doug Lee started actively building his stack, winning pots from Lichtenberger. Meanwhile, Zamani regained the initiative at the table. However, Foxen once again found himself in a tough spot, doubling up Lichtenberger and being left with just over 10 big blinds. Doug Lee took the chip lead for the first time, doubling up through his opponents. Then Zamani lost a significant part of his stack, doubling up Foxen in a preflop all-in with an ace and a weak kicker — Foxen made a pair and avoided a split pot. The dynamics at the final table became even more intense: Zamani doubled up through Lichtenberger, after which Foxen doubled up again through Zamani. Soon, Foxen took the chip lead. The next player to bust was Andrew Lichtenberger, finishing fourth for $98,000 — eliminated by Doug Lee. At that point, Lee controlled more than 60% of all chips at the table. However, Foxen did not give up and knocked out Martin Zamani in third place ($125,000), winning an all-in with pocket queens against pocket nines. Heads-up: the decisive duel and final hand At the start of heads-up, Doug Lee had the chip lead, but it was less than 2 to 1. Both players played cautiously and tensely until the decisive hand occurred. Foxen raised with J♣8♠, Lee called with Q♣3♣. The flop came 8♣6♦3♥, giving both players a piece: Foxen had top pair, Lee had bottom pair and a flush draw. After Foxen's continuation bet, Lee called, and on the turn Q♥ improved to two pair. Foxen bet about two-thirds of the pot, Lee called again. On the river, Foxen made trips, Lee checked, and after Foxen's all-in, Lee called but lost — his hand was weaker. Doug Lee finished second and received $180,000. This victory was Foxen's milestone tenth title on the PokerGO Tour and increased his total live tournament winnings to over $53 million. Tournament results: final table payouts 1st place — Alex Foxen — $272,000 2nd place — Doug Lee — $180,000 3rd place — Martin Zamani — $125,000 4th place — Andrew Lichtenberger — $98,000 5th place — RJ Sullivan — $71,000 6th place — Bin Weng — $55,000 Statistics and standings in Poker Masters 2025 Winning the sixth event allowed Alex Foxen to climb to the top of the PokerGO Tour leaderboard, overtaking Michael Mizrachi. The Poker Masters 2025 series continues until October 2, and on the same day, the seventh event of the series kicked off — also a no-limit hold'em tournament with a $10,100 buy-in. The total prize pool for the sixth tournament was $1,090,000 with 109 entries. This highlights the high status of the series and its appeal to top players. What this means for PPPoker club players For PPPoker club members, this news is a great illustration of how important it is to adapt to the dynamics of the final table and maintain psychological resilience. Even if you lose most of your stack, as Foxen did, there is always a chance for a comeback with the right strategy and well-timed aggression. It's also worth noting how top players use positional and stack advantages to put pressure on their opponents. By analyzing hands from final tables of such tournaments, you can adopt tactical elements and apply them in your PPPoker club games, especially in the late stages of deep stack tournaments. Finally, participating in regular club tournaments and studying the strategies of successful professionals like Alex Foxen will help PPPoker players not only improve their game but also prepare for more serious competitions, whether online or offline.