Kristen Foxen Coaches Philip Chun to $400K WSOP Win
Poker legend's mentorship helps Chun take down the WSOP Mini Mystery Millions for $400,000.
Philip Chun won the WSOP Mini Mystery Millions event in June 2026, taking home $400,000 after receiving coaching from poker legend Kristen Foxen, according to PokerNews.
Why It Matters
Chun's victory illustrates how elite mentorship can compress the learning curve at high-stakes tournament poker — a dynamic relevant to any serious recreational player eyeing major series events. The WSOP Mini Mystery Millions format, with its blinded-out prize pool structure, adds a variance layer that rewards adaptive strategy, precisely the kind of edge a coach like Foxen provides. Foxen, a multiple WSOP bracelet winner and one of the most decorated female players in the modern era, lending her time to a student signals a broader normalisation of coaching culture in live tournament poker. A $400,000 score at a "Mini" event also underscores how these mid-tier WSOP tournaments now carry top-end prize pools capable of life-changing payouts.
Context
The WSOP Mini Mystery Millions is part of the World Series of Poker's expanding event slate designed to attract players with lower buy-ins while still delivering six- and seven-figure prizes through pooled guarantees. As of June 2026, the WSOP continues to run its summer series in Las Vegas, offering dozens of bracelet events across a range of formats and buy-in levels.
What's Next
Chun will likely carry momentum — and a significantly deeper bankroll — into the remaining WSOP summer bracelet events. Whether Foxen continues in a coaching role through the series could determine how far that run extends.
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