Event #46: $250,000 Super High Roller
Day 3 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #46: $250,000 Super High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$250,000
Prize Pool
$15,513,750
Entries
63
Level
23
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
8
Players Left
1
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Level 23
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
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 $15,513,750. 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 RollerFinal Table Results
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Davies | United States | $4,752,551 |
| 2 | Alex Foxen | United States | $3,060,314 |
| 3 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | $2,057,430 |
| 4 | Bryn Kenney | United States | $1,446,929 |
| 5 | Chris Brewer | United States | $1,066,731 |
| 6 | David Peters | United States | $826,348 |
| 7 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | $674,359 |
| 8 | Ben Tollerene | United States | $581,411 |
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 in 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 was denied his request, 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.
That wraps up the PokerNews coverage for this exclusive event, but there are many other events taking place across the Horseshoe Events Centre with many other WSOP gold bracelets to be awarded.
Level 23
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
One hand after the huge double, Seth Davies limped in from the button and Alex Foxen verbally declared a raise to 4,475,000 for almost all of his severe short stack. Davies then moved all-in and Foxen called it off. Foxen smirked once he saw the cards on the other side of the table.
Alex Foxen: K♦5♣ 
Seth Davies: A♠A♥
The K♣6♥2♦ flop gave Foxen some hope of a comeback and some chants for a five came from the rail. He indeed spiked the 5♥ on the turn but the 2♣ on the river propelled the aces into the lead to conclude the heads-up duel in exhilarating fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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94,475,000
5,275,000
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5,275,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 23
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
In the very first hand of the heads-up duel, Alex Foxen raised to 2,000,000 and instantly called with Seth Davies moved all-in to create a pot for the vast majority of the chips in play.
Seth Davies: A♦J♠
Alex Foxen: A♥Q♦
Davies was behind but jumped into the lead with the J♥10♣5♣ flop, which he retained with the 9♣ on the turn. Foxen now needed an eight, queen or king but the river was the 4♠ for Davies to take an overwhelming lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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89,200,000
44,175,000
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44,175,000 |
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5,275,000
44,150,000
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44,150,000 |
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Level 23
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
The action folded to Thomas Boivin in the small blind and he limped in. Alex Foxen in the big blind moved all-in with the covering stack and Boivin called for 10,725,000.
Thomas Boivin: K♦Q♦
Alex Foxen: A♥7♦
Foxen was in the lead and had to fade more outs after the 10♣9♥5♦ flop when Boivin picked up a gutshot and back door diamonds. One of those options vanished with the 5♣ turn and the 6♣ river knocked out Boivin in third place for a payday of $2,057,430. That score vaults the Belgian into the top spot of his country's all-time money list on The Hendon Mob.
There is now a short break prior to the heads-up duel between Foxen and Seth Davies with the former holding a narrow lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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49,425,000
10,725,000
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10,725,000 |
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45,025,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Level 23
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Fresh off winning a small pot versus Seth Davies, Thomas Boivin in the big blind called a button raise to 1,800,000 by Alex Foxen. Foxen had the K♣5♣ and was trailing versus 9♠9♣. Following the A♣8♥2♥ flop, Boivin check-called for 1,200,000 and they checked the J♥ on the turn.
The river brought the fourth heart with the 7♥ and Boivin bet 4,200,000 into a pot of 7,200,000. Foxen stared back and forth between the board and his opponent while using a time bank extension and then opted for a raise to 20,000,000 to force out Boivin instantly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,025,000
3,000,000
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3,000,000 |
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38,700,000
10,000,000
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10,000,000 |
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10,725,000
7,000,000
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7,000,000 |
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Level 23
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Fresh off his double against Seth Davies, Alex Foxen raised to 1,800,000 on the button with J♠10♠ and Davies only called in the next seat with the A♣Q♥. Following a A♠K♦9♦ flop, Davies check-called for 1,300,000 and the 9♥ turn paired the board.
Both players checked to see the 4♥ on the river on which Davies checked once more. Foxen gave up and checked back for Davies to recover a small portion of the losses from the previous hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,025,000
5,100,000
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5,100,000 |
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28,700,000
3,500,000
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3,500,000 |
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17,725,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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Level 23
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Seth Davies raised to 1,800,000 on the button and then quickly called when Alex Foxen jammed out of the big blind for 15,500,000 as the now shortest stack of the remaining trio.
Alex Foxen: J♥J♠
Seth Davies: A♥K♠
One of the most classic flips in NLHE tournament poker saw Foxen ahead all the way on the 8♦7♠2♥10♥2♠ runout and he doubled back into second place to once again shift the momentum on this final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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42,925,000
15,500,000
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15,500,000 |
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32,200,000
15,900,000
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15,900,000 |
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19,325,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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Level: 23
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 800,000
Level 22
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Out of the small blind, Seth Davies raised to 1,650,000 with the J♠8♦ and Thomas Boivin called from the big blind with 10♥9♣. Neither player connected with the Q♣7♠3♣ flop and Davies checked, Boivin bet 1,000,000 and took down the last pot before the blinds went up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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58,425,000
1,650,000
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1,650,000 |
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19,725,000
3,000,000
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3,000,000 |
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16,300,000 | |
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