Event 51: Kristen Foxen Takes the Lead

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 113

Sam Laskowitz raised from the cutoff, and Kristen Foxen called in the big blind.

The flop was 8c5d4s, Foxen checked, Laskowitz bet 18,000, Foxen check-raised to 46,000, and Laskowitz called.

The turn was the 5h, Foxen bet 45,000, and Laskowitz called.

The river was the Td, Foxen bet 110,000 (leaving a few thousand behind), and Laskowitz called.

Foxen tabled 7s6d for an eight-high straight, Laskowitz mucked, and Foxen won the pot to take the chip lead at the final table.

Kristen Foxen  –  452,000  (57 bb)
Sam Laskowitz  –  160,000  (20 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 113 entries, the average stack is about 251,000 (31 bb). The remaining nine players are guaranteed $32,000.