Kristen Foxen is running up the score on the women’s all-time money list. She already sat well ahead of the rest of the field, but the gap between her and second-ranked Vanessa Selbst only grew larger when Foxen took down event no. 4 at the 2026 U.S. Poker Open for $198,000 and her 17th recorded title. This was the 39-year-old Canadian poker pro’s fifth PokerGO Tour title.
The five-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner outlasted 66 entries in the $10,000 no-limit hold’em event to secure her latest big win on tour, growing her career haul to $16,906,673 in the process. That gives her a lead of nearly $6 million over Selbst ($10,921,738), who is currently the only other female player to surpass $10 million in lifetime cashes.
This was the first win and fourth final-table finish of the year for Foxen. This latest triumph came with 360 Card Player Player of the Year points, enough to move her into 62nd place in the 2026 standings presented by CoinPoker. She also secured 198 PGT points with this victory, moving her into fourth place in the USPO points race and 27th in the season-long PGT rankings.
Thinning The Field
The $660,000 prize pool for this event was paid out amongst the top 10 finishers. Big names like reigning POY winner Jesse Lonis (9th), event no. 3 champion Cherish Andrews (8th), Nate Silver (7th), and current POY-race leader Brandon Wilson (6th) made the money but were eliminated late on day 1.
The final day began with five players remaining and Jeremy Ausmus well out in front. Foxen was in the middle of the pack, while Michael Rossitto, who finished third in event no. 2 just a couple of days earlier, was the clear short stack. Rossitto had just 7 big blinds to work with when play resumed. While he managed an early double up, he was soon all-in and at risk again with A♥9♥. He was ahead of the K♣10♦ of Sam Soverel preflop, but the A♠J♥Q♣5♣9♠ runout gave Soverel a straight and the knockout. Rossitto earned $49,500 as the fifth-place finisher.
Brock Wilson backed up his win in the opening event of this series with a fourth-place showing in this event. Wilson made his final stand with K♠10♠, shoving for 11 big blinds from the cutoff. Soverel came along with A♥4♣ in the big blind and made top pair on an ace-high runout to narrow the field to three. Wilson earned $66,000 for his efforts, and now sits in second place in the USPO series-long points race.
Foxen Seizes The Lead, Soverel Stopped Short
Foxen was the shortest stack heading into three-handed play, but she added to her stack early and then won a pivotal pot to overtake the top spot in the chip counts. The hand in question began with Ausmus raising to 85,000 from the button with A♣K♣. Foxen came along with 10♥8♣ and the flop came down A♠9♥7♥. A check from Foxen prompted a 175,000 continuation bet from Ausmus. Foxen check-raised to 450,000 with her open-ended straight draw and Ausmus called with top pair, top kicker. The J♦ turn gave Foxen the jack-high straight and she bet 400,000. Ausmus called, and the 3♠ completed the board. Foxen fired 1,000,000, leaving just 5,000 in her stack. Ausmus went deep into the tank but eventually called to send the mammoth pot to Foxen.
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Soverel was left on fumes when he turned his missed open-ended straight draw from the flop into a bluff on a double-paired board. Ausmus sniffed it out with an overpair of nines in his hand. Soverel managed to double up once, but eventually bowed out in third place when his K♣5♥ was unable to come from behind against the A♥9♣ of Ausmus. Soverel secured $89,100 as the third-place finisher, growing his lifetime earnings to more than $32.3 million.
Titans Clash For The Trophy
Heads-up play began with Foxen holding 4,565,000 to the 3,690,000 of Ausmus.
The first half hour of action between the final two didn’t see that much change on the leaderboard, but a hefty pot soon developed when both contenders picked up pocket pairs. Foxen limped with her 6♥6♣ for 60,000 total and Ausmus raised to 300,000 with 9♥9♦ from the big blind. Foxen called and the flop came out 7♠6♦2♥ to give her middle set. Ausmus bet 600,000 with his overpair to the board and Foxen called. The 10♥ turn drew a 900,000 bet from Ausmus. Foxen flatted again, and the 3♣ completed the board. Ausmus considered his options before deciding to move all-in for 2,105,000. Foxen quickly called and her set was good for the pot and the title.
Ausmus earned $128,700 as the runner-up. The six-time bracelet winner and 2024 PGT Player of the Year is now approaching $29.5 million in lifetime cashes after this latest deep run. He also secured 129 PGT points. This was his second runner-up showing of the series, having also finished second in the kickoff event. With three total cashes (he finished 12th in event no. 2) and 262 points, Ausmus is now the player to beat in the USPO standings.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout | POY Points | PGT Points |
| 1 | Kristen Foxen | $198,000 | 360 | 198 |
| 2 | Jeremy Ausmus | $128,700 | 300 | 129 |
| 3 | Sam Soverel | $89,100 | 240 | 89 |
| 4 | Brock Wilson | $66,000 | 180 | 66 |
| 5 | Michael Rossitto | $49,500 | 150 | 50 |
| 6 | Brandon Wilson | $36,300 | 120 | 36 |
| 7 | Nate Silver | $26,400 | 90 | 26 |
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