2026 WSOP: Kristen Foxen Wins $25K High Roller Championship
In WSOP Event #19 $25,000 High Roller, Canadian pro Kristen Foxen defeated Galen Hall heads-up to win her sixth WSOP bracelet and $1,773,083, a career-best score. She joins 26 others as the only players with at least six WSOP bracelets.
2026 WSOP: Kristen Foxen Wins $25,000 High Roller
Kristen Foxen is no newcomer to the poker world. She is one of the few female players who dares to enter $10,000+ high rollers, having already earned five WSOP gold bracelets in her career — even surpassing her husband Alex Foxen in count. Now, she has added another victory in 2026 WSOP Event #19: $25,000 High Roller, winning $1,773,083 and setting a new personal best for the largest cash.
Six-Handed Final Table: Hall and Foxen Lead
On Sunday, the final table of Event #19 was formed, packed with top professionals. Galen Hall led with 16,050,000 chips, with Foxen close behind at 9,325,000. Other players included Joey Weissman (7,200,000), Biao Ding (6,875,000), Zdenek Zizka (4,375,000), and Ignacio Moron (7,900,000).
Hall used his massive chip advantage to pressure opponents. He eliminated Zizka early: Hall made a flush on the river with a flush draw, beating Zizka’s flopped two pair, and Zizka finished in sixth place. Then Foxen followed suit, with Moron’s A♠10♠ up against Foxen’s 8♠8♣; the flop came J-high and gave no help, sending Moron out in fifth.
Ding and Weissman decided the final three. In a blind-versus-blind hand, Weissman shoved for nearly 5 million, and Ding called from the small blind with K♠Q♣, while Weissman held K♥8♥. The flop J♠10♠4♥ gave Ding a straight draw, the turn 9♥ gave Ding the straight and also gave Weissman a flush draw, but the river 3♣ didn't help Weissman, who finished fourth.
Foxen Begins to Flex
Three-handed started with Hall still ahead, and he tried to quickly dispatch Ding and Foxen. In another blind-versus-blind battle, Hall made a straight on the river, beating Ding’s two pair and reducing Ding’s stack to under 5 million. Then Ding shoved from the small blind, and Foxen called from the big blind with A♠8♦. Ding had K♠7♣. The flop came K♦J♦2♦, giving Ding top pair and Foxen a diamond flush draw. The turn 9♠ changed nothing, and the river 3♦ completed Foxen’s flush, eliminating Ding in third place.
Heads-up began with Hall and Foxen nearly even in chips. Foxen gradually found her rhythm. Although Hall got paid off early with the nut flush, Foxen patiently chipped back. Over three hands, Foxen jumped into the lead, then continued her steady push as Hall’s chips slowly trickled her way.
In the final hand, Foxen limped, Hall shoved, and Foxen snap-called — she held A♠A♥, while Hall had A♣4♠. The flop 9♠8♣K♠ gave no help, the turn 5♣ left Hall drawing dead, and the river was 2♠. Foxen won the 2026 WSOP $25,000 High Roller.
Final Table Payouts
- Kristen Foxen — $1,773,083
- Galen Hall — $1,182,050
- Biao Ding — $819,504
- Joey Weissman — $577,326
- Ignacio Moron — $413,389
- Zdenek Zizka — $300,942
Historical Significance
This is Foxen’s career fourth seven-figure cash, and the largest, all occurring within the past year. She extends the female player gold bracelet record to six, and now leads the “Foxen household” 6-3 over her husband Alex. More importantly, she joins a club of 26 men as the holder of six gold bracelets, becoming just the 27th player in WSOP history with at least six.
FAQ
- She won $1,773,083, the largest cash of her career.