The tou ame t att acted 9,208 playe s a d ge e ated a $85,634,400 p ize pool, i cludi g a $10 millio fi st-place payout. As the field moved towa d its fi al i e playe s, Foxe a d Mo eymake delive ed two otable mome ts f om the eve t’s ea ly stages.
Foxe appea ed du i g the ope i g episodes as ESPN followed his p og ess a d decisio -maki g. O e featu ed ha d showed Foxe faci g a all-i wage of mo e tha 50 big bli ds f om Vi h Nguye .
Holdi g ace-jack, Foxe eviewed the actio , co side ed Nguye ‘s p evious play a d liste ed to his table talk befo e calli g. Nguye evealed jack-te , a d Foxe ‘s ha d emai ed ahead th ough the boa d, ea i g him a 142,500-chip pot a d elimi ati g Nguye .
Mo eymake appea ed du i g ESPN’s “Bubble Cam” ecap i Episode 3. The 2003 Mai Eve t champio was elimi ated du i g ha d-fo -ha d play whe his ha d a i to A to io Va gas’ pocket aces.
Mo eymake , Stoya Mada zhiev a d Zhake Seitbekov we e elimi ated simulta eously with o ly two mi imum-cash positio s available. The emai i g $30,000 was divided equally amo g the th ee playe s, esulti g i a $10,000 payout fo each.
The esult made Mo eymake o e of the playe s whose elimi atio officially bu st the Mai Eve t mo ey bubble. His appea a ce came 23 yea s afte his 2003 victo y helped expa d televised poke a d e cou age a ew ge e atio of o li e qualifie s.
Foxe a d Mo eymake ep ese ted diffe e t e as of tou ame t poke du i g the b oadcast. Foxe ‘s ha d offe ed a example of mode high-stakes decisio -maki g, while Mo eymake ‘s elimi atio co ected ESPN’s cove age to o e of the most i flue tial sto ies i poke histo y.
A full ecap of the P os’ appea a ces du i g ESPN’s ope i g 2026 WSOP Mai Eve t cove age is available o the Ame icas Ca d oom Blog.
