October 8-10
The number of days Brandon Wilson needed to record $17.8M in career tournament cashes – his first score came in July of 2021.
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1ST
Brandon Wilson
$1,125,000
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2ND
Nick Petrangelo
$700,000
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3RD
Alex Foxen
$450,000
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4TH
Jeremy Ausmus
$310,000
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5TH
Adrian Mateos
$215,000
The PokerGO Tour (PGT) Super High Roller Bowl XI crowned a champion on Saturday as the five remaining players reconvened in the PokerGO Studio to battle it out.
When play began, Alex Foxen held the chip lead over the field – but with the likes of Nick Petrangelo, Adrian Mateos, Brandon Wilson, and Jeremy Ausmus to contend with, anything more than the $215,000 minimum cash was far from guaranteed.
Each of the five secured that sum late on Day 2 when Kristen Foxen was eliminated from contention on the money bubble. Foxen was one card away from bursting the money bubble herself when she had Wilson all-in for his tournament life on a 
board. Foxen had the best of it with 
against Wilson's 
, but the river 
left her short-stacked.
Soon after, she took a stand with 
and found herself up against Wilson once again. In a cruel twist of fate, his 
sent her to the exit on a 
runout.
Wilson's double dose of run good capped the night and delivered the final five into the money.
And he continued to run good, and play well, on Day 3. When the dust cleared, he had all of the chips in play – laying claim to the $1,125,000 first-place prize and the Super High Roller Bowl XI title, his sixth on the PGT.
If you want to check out the full replay of the final table, scroll down and click the play button – or, read on for a recap of the action.
Wilson takes down the super-pros
In the early goings of the final table, Wilson scored a full double when his 
outdrew Foxen's 
on a 
board. The fortuitous runout saw him take control of the chip lead.
It took more than two hours for the first elimination to arrive. After losing a crucial flip with against Petrangelo's , Mateos was on a short stack. He sent the last of his chips in with 
from the button and Wilson called with 
out of the small blind. The runout was all Wilson and the Spaniard's run came to an end.
About an hour later, Ausmus followed suit.
In a blind versus blind confrontation, he sent the last of his chips in with . Petrangelo woke up with and had an easy call. The 
runout improved both players to top pair, but Petrangelo had the best of it with his ace kicker.
Foxen went next, committing his chip with 
only to run smack dab into Wilson's 
. The flop left Foxen drawing all but dead and the turn and river sealed his fate.
The heads-up battle between Wilson and Petrangelo didn't last long.
After 3-betting with , Petrangelo ran a three-street bluff on a runout. Wilson had and an easy decision on the river.
Images courtesy of Antonio Abrego/PokerGO Tour
