Triton Main Glory for Vogelsang, Kristen Foxen Becomes No. 1 Woman in Poker
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There was glory for Christoph Vogelsang on Thursday night as the German poker legend captured the headline Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju II Main Event, banking just shy of $4.1 million.
The 40-year-old from Sassenberg added a second Triton title to his lengthy list of accomplishments, following a maiden triumph in Monte Carlo in 2023, after defeating Austria’s Samuel Mullur in a short but dramatic heads-up battle.
With an ICM deal agreed once the pair had outlasted the rest of the world-class 228-entry field, it didn’t take long for the Main Event to find its champion, with Vogelsang wrapping proceedings up in just three hands.
The German has been a model of consistency throughout the Jeju II stop, cashing in four of the six events he has played across the last ten days, though it'll hardly be a surprise to those who follow the Triton tour closely.
Still, a Main Event title is the biggest of them all, and Vogelsang, who carried himself with his trademark calm demeanour at the final table, was visibly delighted as the result was sealed.
It would be a dominant display throughout as he entered the final table with the chip lead and never looked in danger of missing out on at least a podium finish, despite the elite lineup in Jeju’s showpiece event.
As play narrowed to the final three, Vogelsang’s grip on the tournament would only tighten. After Ben Heath’s exit in third place, he faced Mullur with around a 2:1 chip advantage.
Given the Austrian’s reputation as one of the game’s fastest-rising stars, many expected an attritional battle for the trophy. Instead, the contest ended within minutes.
On just the third hand of play, Vogelsang rivered a higher two pair and shoved, with Mullur making the call that crowned the German as champion and reaffirmed his place as No. 2 on the country’s all-time money list. The win moves him within striking distance of Fedor Holz at the top, and few would dispute his chances of getting there.
Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II $100K NLH Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | $4,099,975* |
| 2nd | Samuel Mullur | Austria | $3,509,025* |
| 3rd | Benjamin Heath | Great Britain | $2,223,000 |
| 4th | Xu Liang | China | $1,795,000 |
| 5th | Aleks Poņakovs | Latvia | $1,409,000 |
| 6th | Wu Kuisong | China | $1,065,000 |
| 7th | Musk Thomas | Cambodia | $782,000 |
| 8th | Yu Lei | China | $575,000 |
| 9th | Ho Bao Qiang | Singapore | $477,000 |
*Denotes a heads-up ICM deal.
Foxen Takes Lead as Queen of the Felt
There was yet more history made last night in what is becoming a landmark Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Jeju, as Kristen Foxen’s deep run in the $125K NLH 7-Handed propelled the Canadian to the top of the Women’s All Time Money List.
Foxen’s third-place finish for $1,104,000 made her the first female player of all time to surpass $12 million in career earnings, overtaking Vanessa Selbst as the highest-earning woman in the history of the game.
The Canadian would need all her class to secure the milestone, the biggest live cash of her career, at a final table stacked with talent. Among those chasing the title were a host of Triton regulars and the game's greats, including Ivan Leow Trophy contenders Stephen Chidwick and Artur Martirosian, and eventual winner Mike Watson.
Watson’s triumph also carried historical significance, moving him into the Triton tour's most elite company. He now joins the likes of Phil Ivey and Punnat Punsri as a five-time Triton champion, and he did so in memorable fashion by rivering a straight flush against Chidwick to close out the event.
The final two had already chopped the prize pool before settling into a blockbuster heads-up duel. However, in the end it was Watson who, like Foxen, recorded a career-best cash and claimed the overall crown.
Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II $125K NLH 7-Handed Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Watson | Canada | $2,130,812* |
| 2nd | Stephen Chidwick | Great Britain | $1,927,188* |
| 3rd | Kristen Foxen | Canada | $1,104,000 |
| 4th | Jun Obara | Japan | $849,000 |
| 5th | Artur Martirosian | Russia | $673,000 |
| 6th | Sean Winter | United States | $526,000 |
| 7th | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | $414,000 |
*Denotes a heads-up ICM deal.
*Photos courtesy Triton, Drew Amato, Enrique Malfavon & Spenser Sembrat
