Deep Dive
Early eliminations shape the final table drama
The final table opened with quick action and mounting tension as three players departed in rapid succession. Ebony Kenney battled from a short stack, surviving elimination twice before the break, but her luck ran out just after action resumed when she lost to David Coleman's runner-runner queens up with queen-five against Coleman's king-six. Kenney had entered the day with only three big blinds yet managed to stretch her tournament life, ultimately collecting 48k for seventh place. Cherish Andrews followed shortly after, losing a crucial pot to Coleman on the river with a four-out one-card situation. Andrews had been competing for the same overall USPO series title as her boyfriend Brock Wilson, but her sixth-place finish with 24k meant Wilson would claim the golden eagle. The eliminations were fast and brutal, narrowing the field from seven to five in less than ten minutes of play.
Coleman's aggression takes over against Elias and Green
As chip leader, David Coleman began asserting control through frequent raises and calculated aggression, particularly when facing the shorter stacks of Rick Green and Darren Elias. Coleman raised aggressively over limps and half-opens, forcing Foxen and Elias into uncomfortable spots out of position. When Elias limped ace-six and Coleman three-bet with ace-nine suited, Elias moved all-in despite Green's covering stack creating extra pressure. Coleman called and dominated the hand heading to the flop, where Elias needed to connect on a 3.7 million chip pot. The board came diamond-heavy with a six, but the turn and river brought only blanks, eliminating Elias in fourth place with 126k. Green then fell to Coleman's ace-nine of clubs when his king-queen jam lost to Coleman's top pair on a king-queen-jack board that bricked both a back-door straight draw and the needed king or queen. Coleman's precision in reading ranges and his patient positioning allowed him to accumulate chips steadily while Foxen and Green gradually bled.
Foxen's aggressive bluffs and Coleman's counterplay in heads-up
Heads-up play between Coleman and Foxen produced the most dramatic moments of the final table, with both players executing high-risk bluffs and well-timed calls. Early in the match, Foxen made a stunning river three-bet bluff with ace-eight on a king-10-6-9-10 board after Coleman check-raised the flop and again checked the turn. Using the ace as a crucial blocker and positioning it as potential aces-up, Foxen fired 1.2 million, leaving herself just 395 chips behind. Coleman tanked extensively before folding, showing Foxen had turned a bluff into a winning play despite facing a scary two-pair situation. Later, Coleman turned the tables with a river bluff of his own, holding 63 offsuit and raising 480 on a king-queen-jack-six-king board where Foxen had flopped middle pair with king-queen-jack. When an ace hit on the river, Coleman fired as if he made a hand on the river, and Foxen faced a 500-chip decision for her tournament life. She ultimately folded, extending Coleman's chip lead as the two continued their high-octane duel.
Coleman secures victory with trip queens on the river
The final hand came down to chip positioning and Coleman's relentless aggression. Foxen opened with 63 offsuit and Coleman defended with queen-eight, seeing a queen-jack-nine flop. Foxen continuation bet and Coleman called, both playing cautiously through the turn. When the river brought another queen, giving Coleman trip queens, Foxen led out with a bet. Coleman raised, and Foxen called off her remaining chips with just nine-high, hoping to have gotten lucky. Coleman's trip queens held, and Foxen was eliminated in second place, collecting 264k in prize money. Coleman shipped the event for 420k, capturing his first live win since late the previous year and demonstrating that raw aggression paired with excellent ranging paid off at high stakes. The victory capped a heads-up battle that showcased both players' willingness to make unconventional plays, though ultimately Coleman's positioning and chip advantage secured the title.