April 14-15
The gap in points between Kristen Foxen (4th) and Jeremy Ausmus (1st) on the US Poker Open leaderboard.
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1ST
Kristen Foxen
$198,000
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2ND
Jeremy Ausmus
$128,700
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3RD
Sam Soverel
$89,100
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4TH
Brock Wilson
$66,000
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5TH
Michael Rossito
$49,500
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6TH
Brandon Wilson
$36,300
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7TH
Nate Silver
$26,400
The PokerGO Tour US Poker Open (USPO) continued today with action in Event #4, the first of the $10,000 buy-ins on the series schedule.
Kristen Foxen entered the second day of final table play third in the chip counts out of the five remaining players. When the dust had settled inside the PokerGO Studio, she had all of them. With the win, Foxen adds $198,000 to her career tournament earnings – bringing her lifetime tally in the live arena beyond the $15M mark – and notches her fifth title on the PokerGO Tour.
During heads-up play against Jeremy Ausmus, Foxen started with a slim chip lead and the two danced around one another until colliding in the deciding pot.
Foxen's first-place finish in Event #4 sees her slide into fourth place on the USPO Leaderboard as the hunt for the coveted Golden Eagle trophy intensifies. And she's keen to finish atop the pack.
In a post-match interview, Foxen told PokerGO Tour reporters: "This is probably my favorite place to play, at PokerGO, and I haven't got a series win yet. It would just really mean a lot to me to get that."
US Poker Open Leaderboard (Top 5)
- Jeremy Ausmus, 262 PGT Points
- Brock Wilson, 247 PGT Points
- Cherish Andrews, 242 PGT Points
- Kristen Foxen, 219 PGT Points
- Clemen Deng, 208 PGT Points
Alongside the final table finishers, Vladas Tamasaskaus, Jesse Lonis, and 2026 USPO Event #3 winner Cherish Andrews finished in the money.
Soverel does heavy lifting, Ausmus and Foxen benefit
When final table action continued on Wednesday, Michael Rossito and Brock Wilson held the short stacks.
Rossito made a stand with the last of his chips when his 
collided with Sam Soverel's 
. It was a good spot for Rossito to double, but the 
flop left him drawing slim. The 
turn confirmed his elimination and sent him to the payout desk in fifth place.
Soverel returned for a second bite of the elimination apple when he gave Wilson a spin with 
. Wilson, like Rossito before him, was left drawing thin on the 
flop with his 
and the 
turn brought an end to his hunt for a second USPO title – for the time being.
Foxen fights back
With three players remaining, Foxen found herself as the clear short stack – but it wasn't over, far from it.
In a key pot, she doubled through Ausmus. It was a cooler of sorts, Foxen's 
against Ausmus' on a 
board. After a long tank on the river, Ausmus called it off and saw the bad news as Foxen hauled in a monster pot to take the chip lead.
As play continued, Foxen added to her lead, whittling away at her opponents. And then the two of them collided in a blind versus blind confrontation. Again, Ausmus found himself facing an all-in on the river with a single pair against a more than capable opponent. This time, his sticky nature paid off as he made the call with 
on a 
board. Soverel rolled over the 
and was left with less than a big blind.
Ausmus finished the job soon after to take play into the heads-up stage and, just a few hands later, it was all over.
Images courtesy of PokerGO Tour
