Brandon Wilson Wins Super High Roller Bowl XI For $1.1 Million

Brandon Wilson burst onto the high-stakes match scene in recent times, and has shortly confirmed himself to be among the many prime gamers on the planet. Prior to 2021, he had only a handful of dwell cashes to his title. Now, his resume sports activities greater than $17.9 million in recorded earnings, with 17 titles alongside the best way.

While he has loads of outright victories on the tour, every of Wilson’s first three seven-figure scores got here in shut calls. He’s notched a runner-up in a $150,00 Triton Poker for $2.2 million, one other second-place displaying in a $50,000 buy-in on the identical tour for $1.2 million, and a fourth-place end in final yr’s $125,000 buy-in on the World Series of Poker Paradise for $1.1 million.

On Oct. 10, the 33-year-old lastly discovered his first million-plus payday as a champion. The Chicago, Illinois native overcame an elite discipline of 28 contenders within the 2026 Super High Roller Bowl XI, incomes $1,125,000 and the gold championship ring.

This was the fourth title and twenty first final-table end of the yr for Wilson. He additionally gained two high-stakes occasions on the European Poker Tour Paris cease and a PGT Last Chance Series title simply over every week into 2026. He’s cashed for over $8.1 million this yr, with 35 in-the-money finishes to this point. This newest triumph got here with 360 Card Player Player of the Year factors, growing his complete to 7,487. That’s at the moment good for third on the general POY leaderboard introduced by CoinPoker.

Wilson additionally secured 400 PokerGO Tour factors with this victory. As a outcome, he was catapulted into fifth place within the PGT standings.

Bursting The Six-Figure Bubble

The turnout for this $100,000 no-limit maintain’em occasion was up from 23 entries in December of 2025. The $2,800,000 prize pool was put aside for the highest 5 finishers. Registration remained open by way of the beginning of day 2, with simply the ultimate 5 gamers advancing to the third and ultimate session.

That meant a $215,000 cash bubble bursting late on day 2. Several huge names got here agonizingly near cashing, solely to fall quick. Perhaps essentially the most brutal bustout of day 2 noticed Talal Shakerchi run an ace-high flush into the nut flush of Adrian Mateos. The chips went in with the board displaying J♠9♠8♣7♦10♠ and Mateos’ Q♠8♠ earned him the pot and the knockout. Shakerchi confirmed A♠3♠ and was proven the door in eleventh place.

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It was six-time bracelet winner Kristen Foxen who was finally the final to hit the rail empty-handed on this occasion. The girls’s all-time cash chief was unable so as to add to her roughly $21 million in profession cashes, with A♣8♣ falling to 9♠9♦ for Wilson.

Kristen Foxen on day 2 of the Super High Roller Bowl XI

The flop got here down 10♣9♥5♠ to increase Wilson’s lead with a set. The 7♦ flip made issues fascinating, as Foxen picked up an open-ended straight draw. The A♠ on the top gave her a pair of aces, however that was nonetheless second finest.

While one Foxen headed out of the match space because the sixth-place finisher, the opposite half of high-stakes poker’s preeminent energy couple bagged up the in a single day chip lead. Alex Foxen ended the day with simply shy of 115 huge blinds. Wilson was fourth within the standings after day 2 got here to an in depth.

Final Five Fight It Out

Foxen prolonged his lead within the early motion, going from roughly 2.9 million to just about 3.6 million throughout the first hour or so of play.

At the top of the second hour, although, a traditional preflop race noticed his 10♥10♦ outrun by the A♣Okay♦ of Wilson. The board got here down A♥2♥2♣4♠7♦ and Wilson’s aces up earned him the pot of almost 2.5 million. With that, he overtook the highest spot within the chip counts whereas Foxen slid right into a digital tie with Jeremy Ausmus in the midst of the pack.

Mateos had slid to the underside of the counts throughout the prolonged five-handed battle. The six-time bracelet winner from Spain made his ultimate stand with Okay♣J♣, shoving his final 18 huge blinds from the button. Wilson awoke with A♠J♥ within the small blind and made the decision. The runout of A♦7♦4♥10♣A♥ give Wilson journeys and the primary knockout of the day. Mateos settled for $215,000 because the fifth-place finisher. The Spanish all-time cash chief now has greater than $72.6 million in profession cashes, the fifth-highest complete of any participant in poker historical past.

Wilson expanded his benefit when he picked off a bluff from Foxen on a double-paired board with pocket queens. Foxen fell to round 16 huge blinds after dropping that conflict. He quickly doubled, although, coming from behind with A♠10♦ versus Wilson’s A♣J♣ due to a ten on the flip.

Ausmus And Foxen Bow Out Ahead of Heads-Up

Jeremy Ausmus positioned 4th for $310,000

Ausmus fared much less properly together with his dominated Q♠9♣. He shoved for 17 huge blinds from the small blind, and Nick Petrangelo known as with A♠9♠ on his direct left. Both gamers flopped prime pair on 9♥6♣2♦, however Ausmus discovered no additional assist. The 4♦ flip and 5♥ river noticed him eradicated in fourth place ($310,000). The six-time bracelet winner now boasts over $30.7 million in lifetime match earnings after this newest deep run.

Petrangelo quickly gained a hefty pot with a turned straight in opposition to Foxen’s prime pair to surge to the entrance of the pack. Wilson quickly leapt again in entrance, although, due to the following key all-in of the day. Foxen opened to 110,000 from the button with pocket sevens, and Wilson seemed down at pocket eights within the huge blind. He three-bet to 325,000, and Petrangelo folded pocket threes within the huge blind. Foxen four-bet jammed for 1,365,000 when motion was again on him, and Wilson known as.

Wilson was roughly a 4:1 favourite preflop, however had all however locked up the hand after the flop gave him eights filled with aces. A clean on the flip left Foxen drawing useless, and the four-time bracelet winner headed to the payout desk to gather $450,000 for his third-place displaying.

Foxen’s profession haul surpassed $62 million with this rating. He now sits in ninth place on poker’s all-time cash record. This was his thirteenth final-table end of 2026, with 5 wins recorded alongside the best way. With 7,349 POY factors, he now sits in fourth place within the total standings, simply 138 factors behind Wilson. He moved to 3rd within the PGT factors race, as properly.

Wilson Widens The Gap, Picks Off Bluff To Lock Up The Win

Heads-up play started with Wilson holding 4,740,000 to Petrangelo’s 3,660,000. That disparity expanded within the early going, and sat at roughly 7:4 when the ultimate hand of the match was dealt.

With blinds of 30,000-60,000 and a giant blind ante of 60,000, Wilson raised to 130,000 on the button with Q♠10♠. Petrangelo three-bet to 500,000 from the massive blind with 7♥7♦ and Wilson known as. The flop got here down A♦Q♣9♠ and Petrangelo led out for 500,000 together with his underpair to the board. Wilson known as together with his pair of queens, and the J♣ flip gave him an open-ended straight draw.

Petrangelo stored his foot on the fuel, firing 650,000 into the pot of two,060,000. Wilson made the decision and the 8♥ river gave him a queen-high straight. Petrangelo went for the third barrel together with his bluff, transferring all-in for 1,325,000. Wilson snap-called to seal the victory.

This runner-up end was value $700,000 to Petrangelo. The two-time bracelet winner’s lifetime earnings now sit at $47.6 million.

Nick Petrangelo on the SHRB XI ultimate desk

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