Seth Davies Wins $250K WSOP Super High Roller for First Bracelet and $4.75M Score

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Jun 17, 2025 6 min read

The most expensive event of the 2025 World Series of Poker has concluded at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Often considered as one of the best players without a WSOP gold bracelet to his name, high-stakes pro Seth Davies has crossed his name off that list after defeating Alex Foxen in a very short-lived heads-up match in Event #46: $250,000 Super High Roller.

Davies came out on top of a field that attracted a total of 63 entries and created a prizepool of $15,584,625. The final two competitors took home the majority of that prizepool and added to their legacy as some of the game's greatest players. As for the newly crowned champion, his first-place prize of $4,752,551 will now be recorded as his best career score thus far in his poker career.

Event #46: $250,000 Super High Roller Final Table Results

Winner's Reaction

It's been a year of firsts for Davies, who has now captured his first WSOP gold bracelet, something he has long-lived for dating back to his childhood. Coming off his first Triton title just a few months ago, Davies admitted that this one felt a little more special. "When we all got into poker, it's all something that we wanted. I remember 2003, 2004 watching poker on TV and I was like, damn, it would be cool to win one of those one day."

Prior to his recent success, Davies was not often at the top of the radar for most casual fans watching the beloved game of poker. However, he has quickly become a fan favorite and a household name when playing at the highest stakes. Maybe there was a mindset change, or maybe it's just variance? "In the end it's mostly that I'm just running really good. But I have kind of come full circle on a couple of mindset things where I do feel a little bit more satisfied, more content, even before I was winning."

Going back to Day 1 in this event, one of Davies' good friends and competitors, Jason Koon, brought him a gift that has some meaning to it. A decked-out denim shark jacket from Burberry was delivered to Davies during the opening level in a garment bag, much to his surprise. It could be considered a lucky jacket now, one that Davies was disappointed to not be able to wear at the final table.

"He showed up in Korea and he had just gotten that jacket. 'Shark' is the nickname that he kind of gave me, and he let me borrow it. I couldn't wear it on the final table because it was so hot up here, I just couldn't wear a jacket, but you know that was super cool and it actually means a lot to me."

It was a rollercoaster of emotions for Davies, who found himself all-in and at risk in the very first hand of heads-up action with Foxen. The reality of what could happen when the cards were tabled versus what the deck had in store, changed with the flip of a card. "I was like, well, it's probably not going to go my way today. And then that jack pops up, I was like OK! I'm in the driver's seat now."

Millions of Dollars at Stake with Some Controversy

There was no shortage of excitement when the third and final day got underway, but it had nothing to do with the cards or the action on the felt. There was a discrepancy on whether the players should get additional time banks at the start of the day, which was made very vocal by the one and only Martin Kabrhel. Despite arguments with numerous tournament directors, including WSOP Vice President Jack Effel, the Czech Joker's request was denied, and the action continued on the felt.

For the first 90 minutes of play, there was very little that took place in terms of chips being passed around the table. However, once the lights were turned up and the cameras were turned on, a cold deck had a lot to say about the results. On the very first hand, Kabrhel escaped disaster like Houdini after running his ace-king into the pocket aces of Bryn Kenney. A straight on the board made things null and void, as Kabrhel shouted, "Is anyone surprised?!"

On the following hand, another cooler was evident, and there was no escape for Ben Tollerene when his pocket kings were faced against the pocket aces of Foxen. An ace on the flop spelled disaster for Tollerene, whose time was short-lived on the main stage. Moments later, Kabrhel picked us moment to risk all of his chips with a suited connector. Although he flopped a pair, Kabrhel was unable to overcome the pair of aces that Chris Brewer flopped. Kabrhel earned a round of applause from the rail and made his way to the exit.

David Peters was also a short stack with the blinds continuing to climb, coming off one of the hands of the summer, where he bluffed Kabrhel on the money bubble late on Day 2. When the action folded to him in the small blind, Peters picked up a suited king that he was willing to go with. Unfortunately for him, Foxen was waiting in the big blind with an ace that he would then match on the flop.

Down to just five players in an instant, Brewer was next on the chopping block and once again, it was at the hands of Foxen. Brewer flopped top pair but called off the rest of his chips on the river when Foxen made his full house. A shocked and disappointed Brewer shot out of his seat and couldn't believe what just happened as he exited from the stage.

The final four players battle it out for an hour with chips exchanging hands on multiple occasions. However, another cooler was the demise of Kenney when he ran his ace-queen into the pocket kings of the eventual champion. Kenney hit the rail in fourth place and the final three players went on another break.

All three players returned with stacks of around 50 big blinds and it was really a matter of who wanted it most. Davies came out swinging, making the best hand on multiple occasions and bluffing his opponents off the best hand when he didn't have it. Thomas Boivin was on the wrong end of most of those pots, and saw his stack dwindled to just over 10 big blinds. He got the last of his chips in the middle with suited Broadway cards but once again, Foxen had the medicine for that with an ace up his sleeve. Boivin was unable to connect on the runout and bowed in third place for the second event in a row.

The final two players took a short break before their heads-up match got underway, and one could say that the break was longer than the heads-up match itself. On the very first hand, both players picked up a big ace and all of the chips went into the middle. It was Foxen who had a big advantage, but it was Davies who found a pair on the flop. Foxen picked up a straight draw on the turn but a brick on the river gave Davies a double up, leaving Foxen with just a few big blinds.

Moving to the second hand of heads-up, stacks were at risk again and it was Foxen who was staring down the barrel of elimination and the pocket aces of Davies. Foxen flopped top pair and turned two pair to keep his hopes alive, but Davies found a counterfeit on the river, ending the Super High Roller in dramatic fashion.

• Tags Alex Foxen Ben Tollerene Bryn Kenney Chris Brewer David Peters Jason Koon Martin Kabrhel Seth Davies Thomas Boivin WSOP25
• Related Players Bryn KenneyDavid PetersJason KoonBen TollereneAlex FoxenSeth Davies

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