It was a historic finish to the final no-limit hold'em event at the Triton Super High Roller Series in Jeju, South Korea.
Canadian pro Kristen Foxen now stands as the highest-earning woman in poker history, thanks to her third-place finish in Event #10: $125K NLH 7-Handed. Foxen’s $1,104,000 score marks the biggest cash of her career and brings her total live tournament earnings to $12,183,462 — just enough to edge past Vanessa Selbst for the top spot on the women’s all-time money list.
This milestone came via her first-ever seven-figure score, nearly doubling her previous best of $600,000 from a 13th-place finish in the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event.
When three-handed play began, Foxen held the shortest stack of the remaining players — a daunting position against three-time Triton champion Stephen Chidwick and four-time Triton winner Mike Watson. An early double-up gave her some breathing room, but the danger wasn’t over.
Just one hand later, she was poised for another crucial double-up in a blind-versus-blind confrontation.
Chidwick moved in from the small blind with 
and Foxen looked down at 
in the big blind. Foxen called quickly and with the cards on their backs she stood as a clear favorite to win the hand.
Sometimes, however, the deck refuses to cooperate and the 
flop left her drawing to two immediate outs. The 
turn brought no additional help and with one card to come Foxen needed to get lucky.
Kristen Foxen smiles through the pain of a tough beat. "That was too perfect," Foxen said with a smile as she awaited the final card. When the 
completed the board, Foxen wished her opponentns good luck before departing from the table as the highest-earning woman in the game.
After a heads-up deal, Watson went on to claim the title – joining an impressive list of five-time Triton Champions that includes Bryn Kenney, Punnat Punsri, Phil Ivey, Mikita Badziakouski, and Danny Tang.
Deal done in Triton Main Event
Earlier in the day, Germany's Christoph Vogelsang rode his final table chip lead all the way to victory in Event #9: $100K NLH Main Event to claim his second Triton Super High Roller Series title. While he held the chip advantage, Vogelsang's route to the win was anything but simple as he had to outlast a final table peppered with notable names like Aleks Ponakovs, Samuel Muller, and Benjamin Heath.
With five players remaining, Vogelsang made an impressive hero call in a blind versus blind confrontation with Ponakovs to further cement his control. Ponakovs' limp from the small blind with 
was met with a raise from Vogelsang and his 
. Ponakovs, not one to shy away in the face of aggression, made the call and the two players watched on as the dealer spread the 
flop.
Ponakovs checked to Vogelsang in flow and the German opted to check back with his weak top pair on such a connected board. The 
turn card changed nothing and Ponakovs fired a chunky bet. Vogelsang made the call to see the 
river complete the board. Ponakovs took time to consider his decision before moving all but one of his chips across the betting line as a bluff.
After expending a few time extensions, Vogelsang made the call to take down the pot and surge into a commanding chip lead.
Vogelsang won the Triton Jeju Main Event.When play reached the heads-up stage, Vogelsang and Muller agreed to chop the remaining prize money and set aside $150,000 plus the trophy to fight for. When the final hand was dealt, Vogelsang had all of the chips in front of him to lay claim to the Triton Main Event title and $4,099,975.
"I think this win feels special because it's a Main Event, it's the biggest Triton event, and the Triton tour is easily my favorite place to play poker," Vogelsang said in his post-victory interview. "Triton events are very special for me so I'm happy to have won this one."
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