By Alex Drummond, Editor-in-Chief · March 27, 2026
Canadian poker professional Kristen Foxen has recorded the biggest cash of her career, finishing 4th in the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event for $1,449,000.
The Milton, Ontario native navigated a 178-entry field to reach the final nine, cementing her position among the world's best tournament players. The result pushes her Triton Poker career earnings to approximately $4.67 million and her lifetime live tournament earnings past $13 million.
Final Table Performance
Foxen entered the final table sixth in chips with 3.825 million (roughly 26 big blinds), trailing runaway chip leader Ben Tollerene, who held 73 big blinds. One of three women in the entire field, Foxen demonstrated precise ICM awareness and strong post-flop play throughout the final table, doubling up twice in early spots against Philip Sternheimer and Elton Tsang.
Her tournament ended in fourth place when she moved all-in with ace-six from the big blind and ran into Tollerene's ace-king. The board provided no help, and Foxen was eliminated. That confrontation against the eventual champion was the kind of spot where the shorter stack has limited options, and the result reflects the thin margins at this level rather than any tactical error.
The KK Fold
The hand that drew the most attention from the poker community came earlier at the final table. With nine players remaining and significant pay jumps at stake, Foxen found pocket kings in a spot with heavy action already in front of her. Facing an ICM-driven decision with multiple players behind, she laid down the hand, a fold that generated widespread discussion across poker social media.
😱 WHAT A SPOT FOR @krissyb24poker!
— PokerNews (@PokerNews) March 26, 2026
With the @tritonpoker Jeju $100K Main Event down to 9 players, Foxen finds herself in a brutal ICM spot with plenty of action behind her - what are you doing with KK here? pic.twitter.com/4iWeSIzGCQ
Whether you agree with the fold or not, it illustrates the level of discipline required to compete at the highest stakes. At a $100,000 buy-in final table with pay jumps worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, the mathematically correct play can sometimes mean releasing a hand that looks unthinkable in a lower-stakes context.
Tollerene Claims Wire-to-Wire Victory
Ben Tollerene of the United States won the event for $3,766,000, his second Triton Main Event title, matching Jason Koon's record. Tollerene held the chip lead entering the final table and never relinquished it, controlling the pace of play from start to finish.
The heads-up match against Philip Sternheimer ($2,535,000 for second) ended when Tollerene's ten-deuce made a full house on the river. Elton Tsang of Hong Kong took third place for $1,787,000.
Full Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ben Tollerene (USA) | $3,766,000 |
| 2nd | Philip Sternheimer (UK) | $2,535,000 |
| 3rd | Elton Tsang (Hong Kong) | $1,787,000 |
| 4th | Kristen Foxen (Canada) | $1,449,000 |
| 5th | Punnat Punsri (Thailand) | $1,146,000 |
| 6th | Sean Winter (USA) | $870,000 |
| 7th | Xu Yang (China) | $635,000 |
| 8th | Tom Fuchs (Germany) | $464,000 |
| 9th | Felipe Ketzer (Brazil) | $385,000 |
Canadian Presence at the Highest Level
Foxen's Triton Jeju results across both events, 17th in the $30K Event #3 ($70,000) earlier in the series and now 4th in the $100K Main Event ($1,449,000), total over $1.5 million from a single Triton stop. The Main Event score falls just short of Ebony Kenney's $1.7 million mark as the largest cash by a woman in Triton history, and narrows the gap on Sosia Jiang's lead on the women's career Triton money list.
With lifetime live tournament earnings exceeding $13 million, Foxen sits alongside Daniel Negreanu, Mike Watson, and her husband Alex Foxen among the most accomplished Canadian tournament professionals competing on the global high-roller circuit.