Isaac Haxton Wins $3.6M Top Prize at Super High Roller Bowl
��Isaac Haxton Wins $three.6 Million Best Prize at Super Higher Roller Bowl V B. Solomon,December 22, 2018 ten:26





Partypoker sponsored pro Isaac Haxton is one particular of the most achieved higher rolling poker pros on the planet. On Wednesday, Dec.19th, nevertheless, he recorded the greatest score of his skilled job after taking down the $300,000 purchase-in Super Substantial Roller Bowl V for a massive $three,672,000. Commenting on his impressive outcome, the 33-year-previous pro stated:

There is no feeling like ending up with all the chips.. I never think that genuinely changes something about the poker player that I am and my legacy or something like that. But, damn it feels very good to win a tournament."

12th on Poker's Money ListHaxton has won a variety of 7 figure scores prior to his most recent triumph. This contains in 2014 recording his preceding largest score of A$2,820,000 ($2,525,841) soon after finishing the A$250,000 Aussie Millions Poker Championship runner-up to Phil Ivey. As a consequence of his most recent victory, Haxton now increases his dwell profession earnings to $23,654,395, elevating him to variety 12 on poker's 'All Time Cash List'.

Additionally, 2018 has verified to be his most rewarding year ever getting amassed an outstanding $8,194,991 in winnings. That sum is far more than double the $three,724,936 he earned in his preceding golden 12 months of 2014.

$300k Super Higher Roller Bowl VThe Super Large Roller Bowl V took area at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. As 1 may well assume from such an huge buy-in tournament, the area was little but extremely difficult. In complete, 36 of the game's greats stumped up the $300,000 entry charge to produce a prize pool well worth $10,800,000.

Just 7 players, nevertheless, would see a return on their get-ins. Not so lucky have been this kind of pros as Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Fedor Holz, and Justin Bonomo. At the end of Day 1, Mikita Badziakouski then bowed out in 8th area just brief of the money on Day 2, right after which the remaining finalists went on an overnight break just before enjoying down to a champion on Day three.

Last Table ActionUS pro Haxton and the UK's Stephen Chidwick entered the last day tied for the chip lead, and as Haxton later explained:

I came in with virtually a quarter of the chips in perform, maybe 23 % or so, I had good position on the other chip leader, and it was a table the place I felt assured. Clearly, I had 23 percent of the chips in perform, so possibly if I'm the ideal player in the planet I would win 26 % of the time.. so I come to feel fairly lucky that issues ended up the way they did."

Haxton proceeded to add even more to his stack following creating a flush holding Ac-5c towards Ali Imsirovic's pocket jacks, after which the latter headed to the exit in 7th place.

Subsequent, Talal Shakerchi (ten-ten) eradicated Igor Kurganov (seven-7) in 6th, just before Alex Foxen (A-K) did likewise to Adrian Mateos (9-9) in 5th. Picking up the reigns as soon as much more, Haxton (9-9) sent Talal Shakerchi (A-10) to the rail in 4th. Soon after, Haxton (J-J) took care of Chidwick (A-Q) in 3rd to herald the begin of heads-up perform.

Heads-Up RecapAlex Foxen entered the ultimate battle holding a slight 5,840,000 to 4,965,000 chip advantage over Haxton. Quickly soon after, however, Haxton won a sizable pot throughout a pocket eights to A-J experience. He then proceeded to race ahead to a 7-to-one chip advantage by the time the choosing hand arose.

Haxton (K-J) limped in preflop before shoving all in following a Foxen (A-eight) raise. Foxen made the contact, and looked good for a double up right after the dealer laid out an A-Q-6 flop. A K and J on turn and river, even though, manufactured Haxton two pair to clinch the title. Meanwhile, Foxen collected $two,160,000 for his runner-up finish, which also represents his largest score to date.

Ultimate Table Results1: Isaac Haxton $three,672,000

two: Alex Foxen $two,160,000

3: Stephen Chidwick $1,512,000

4: Talal Shakerchi $1,188,000

5: Adrian Mateos $972,000

six: Igor Kurganov $756,000

seven: Ali Imsirovic $540,000

Poker Local community ReactionIsaac Haxton is 1 of the most liked and respected poker pros on the circuit, and following his profession defining win the poker local community has been singing his praises on social media. One of them was Jason Koon, who tweeted the following:

Ike has run so poor in so numerous spots and I have by no means heard a complaint from him. No ego, just pure class and talent."

Dylan Linde similarly concurred and argued that no 1 has run worse than Ike on Television poker," whilst Brian Hastings congratulated Haxton for putting on an absolute clinic" in the course of the tournament.

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