Kristen Foxen Claims Another Golden Eagle With Win in U.S. Poker Open Event #4

Another Final Table for Foxen

Event #4 drew 66 entries and created a $660,000 prize pool, with just ten players finishing in the money. By the time the tournament reached its final table, the remaining lineup included a familiar mix of high-stakes contenders.

Foxen had to get through Jeremy Ausmus, Sam Soverel, Brock Wilson, Michael Rossitto, Brandon Wilson, and Nate Silver. She did exactly that, collecting her fifth career PokerGO Tour title and her second U.S. Poker Open Golden Eagle along the way. PGT was quick to congratulate her:

One of the best to ever do it did it again inside the @PokerGO Studio. 🦅🇺🇸🏆

But it's not just one trophy @krissyb24poker is after. She wants to become U.S. Poker Open champion. pic.twitter.com/uq4NJK9Sdj

— PGT (@PokerGOTour) April 15, 2026

Rossitto Was the First to Fall

When final table play resumed, Ausmus held nearly half the chips in play, while Rossitto and Brock Wilson were working from the short stacks.

Rossitto managed an early double, but he couldn’t build from there. His run ended when he got his chips in preflop against Sam Soverel. Soverel then followed that up by knocking out Brock Wilson in fourth. This time he held A 4 against Wilson’s K 10 , and the A 8 3 . The 5 turn closed it out and suddenly Soverel had done most of the eliminating while Ausmus and Foxen were left benefiting from it.

Foxen Turns the Final Table With One Three-Handed Double

At three-handed play, Foxen was the clear short stack.

The key hand of the tournament came against Ausmus. Foxen held 10 8 against Ausmus’ A K on an A 9 7 J 3 board. Foxen picked up an open-ended straight draw on the flop, improved to the straight on the turn, and got paid on the river after Ausmus took time before calling it off.

This was the point where the tournament shifted from an Ausmus-led final table into one Foxen could manage on her terms.

Ausmus Sends Soverel Out

To his credit, Ausmus recovered well enough to get himself back before heads-up began.

As play continued, he tangled with Soverel in a blind-versus-blind pot that ended up effectively deciding third place. Ausmus called an all-in on the river with 9 9 , while Soverel showed 5 4 for a missed draw and was left with less than one big blind. Soverel was all but done at that point.

Foxen Finished the Job

Heads-up started with Foxen holding a slight lead, and unlike a lot of PokerGO heads-up matches, both players still had enough chips to actually play.

There was one early swing back toward Ausmus when he pulled off a double check-raise line and got there on the river, bringing the stacks back close to even. Even so, the match did not drag on for long.

Ausmus held 9 9 on a board of 2 6 7 10 3 , while Foxen showed 6 6 for a flopped set. The chips went in by the river, Ausmus’ overpair stayed second best, and Foxen closed out the title.

Event #4 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Kristen Foxen		$198,000
2	Jeremy Ausmus		$128,700
3	Sam Soverel		$89,100
4	Brock Wilson		$66,000
5	Michael Rossitto		$49,500
6	Brandon Wilson		$36,300
7	Nate Silver		$26,400