Isaac Haxton

Isaac Haxton (born September 6, 1985) is an American professional poker player, amateur chess player, and a youth chess champion.

Early life

Haxton was raised in Syracuse, New York. His mother is a psychiatrist and his father is an English professor who introduced Isaac to games of skill at an early age. He played chess at the age of four and Magic: The Gathering by the age of ten.

After high school Haxton attended Brown University as a computer science major, but later spent more time playing poker than studying. He returned to Brown and completed a degree in Philosophy.

Poker career

After turning 18, Haxton transitioned from competitive Magic: The Gathering to playing poker at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York starting at $3/$6 limit before slowly moving up in stakes. He transitioned to online poker with a $50 deposit on Ultimate Bet.

In September 2018, Haxton won Event #4: $10,000 Short Deck at the 2018 Poker Masters for $176,000.

In December 2018, Haxton won Super High Roller Bowl V for $3,672,000.

In January 2023, Haxton won the 2023 PokerGO Cup $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em finale for $598,000. The next week, Haxton won the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 PCA Super High Roller for $1,082,230. He won a second $100,000 buy in event at the PCA less than two weeks later for over 1,500,000.

In June 2023, Haxton won his first bracelet at the 2023 World Series of Poker $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed event for $1,698,215 . In September of that year, Haxton won The Super High Roller Bowl, defeating Andrew Lichtenberger heads up and earning over $2.7 million. In 2023, Haxton had the most live tournament earnings of any poker player, earning more than $16 million throughout 2023.

As of May 2024, Haxton has cashed for more than $48,000,000 in live poker tournaments. Although successful in tournament play, he prefers online cash games and considers it to be his specialty.

PokerGo Tour Titles

Triton Titles +FestivalTournamentPrize $Jeju II 2025$100k PLO Main Event$2,789,000

Personal life

Haxton is married to his wife Zoe. His father wrote his biography, Fading Hearts on the River: My Son’s Life in Poker.