Alex Foxen Wins WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic ($1,694,995); Toby Joyce Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,120,040)

Hand #165: Alex Foxen limps the button and Toby Joyce checks his option in the big blind. The flop lands and Joyce checks. Foxen bets 400,000 and Joyce check-raises to 1,100,000.

Foxen three-bets to 2,000,000 total and Joyce calls as the turn lands the . Joyce checks and Foxen moves all in for 31,700,000. Sitting with 4,500,000 behind, Joyce uses four time extensions and then calls all in.

Foxen:
Joyce:

Joyce is at risk and trailing and would need to find a nine to stay alive.

The river lands the , and Joyce is eliminated in second place for a $1,120,040 payday.

Alex Foxen wins Season XVIII WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic for $1,694,995, along with the $15,000 entry into the season-ending Tournament of Champions.

WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Final Table Payouts
1st: Alex Foxen – $1,694,995*
2nd: Toby Joyce – $1,120,040
3rd: Seth Davies – $827,285
4th: Peter Neff – $617,480
5th: Danny Park – $465,780
6th: Jonathan Jaffe – $355,125
*includes a $15,000 buy-in seat towards the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.

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