Defending Champion Spotlight: Tom Fuchs
This time last year, Austrian newcomer Tom Fuchs announced himself on poker’s biggest stage, capturing his first WSOP bracelet and a career-best $1,292,000 payday in the $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller.
Event #13: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Fuchs | Austria | $1,292,000 |
| 2 | Moonho Seo | South Korea | $996,200 |
| 3 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | $768,170 |
| 4 | Leonard Maue | Germany | $592,340 |
| 5 | James Hopkins | Australia | $456,760 |
| 6 | Fedor Holz | Germany | $352,210 |
| 7 | Felipe Boianovsky | Brazil | $271,590 |
| 8 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | $209,420 |
| 9 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | $161,480 |
The two-day event drew 130 entries, creating a $6.5 million prize pool, and featured one of the toughest fields of the series. After more than 12 hours of play on the final day, Fuchs emerged victorious, defeating Moonho Seo heads-up to cap a dominant run through a final table stacked with elite talent, including Fedor Holz, Thomas Muehloecker, and Leonard Maue.
“When you start playing, you always dream about the bracelet,” Fuchs said after the victory. “I can’t even fully realize that I won it yet. It’s just amazing.”