Alex Foxen

William Alex Foxen (born February 1, 1991) is an American poker player from Huntington, New York.

Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen in 2019
ResidenceHuntington, New York
Born (1991-02-01) February 1, 1991
Cold Spring Harbor, New York, U.S.
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)None
Final table(s)4
Money finish(es)39
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		40th, 2019
World Poker Tour
Title(s)1
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)10
European Poker Tour
Money finish(es)5

Foxen attended Boston College, where he played tight end on the school's football team.[1] In 2012, at the age of 21, he won the first World Series of Poker circuit event he entered in New Orleans.[2] He however declared that he didn't start playing poker seriously until the age of 23, when he graduated from university.

At this time, he played online for a couple of years before making a transition to live poker in 2016, starting with small tournaments of $200 to $500 buy-ins.[3]

Foxen's first WSOP final table came in 2017. In December of that year, he finished second in the Five Diamond World Poker Classic on the World Poker Tour, earning more than $1,134,000.[4]

In 2018, Foxen earned more than $6.6 million and won high roller events on the WPT and Asia Pacific Poker Tour, as well as finishing runner-up in the Party Poker Millions event in Nottingham, England for $947,000 and the Super High Roller Bowl for $2,160,000, his largest career cash.[5][6] He earned Player of the Year honors from Global Poker Index and was ranked No. 1 for 38 consecutive weeks from October 2018 to June 2019, a GPI record.[7][8] At the 2019 WSOP, he finished 40th in the Main Event.[9]

Foxen made the final table of the Five Diamond World Poker Classic for the second time in three years in December 2019. He won the tournament, defeating Toby Joyce heads-up and earning nearly $1.7 million for his first WPT title.[10] The win moved him atop the GPI's POY race for the second straight year.[11]

As of 2019, Foxen has more than $15.2 million in live tournament winnings. He has 39 cashes at the WSOP and four final tables for $810,000. In June 2018, Foxen defeated her heads-up to win the Mid-Stakes Poker Tour Venetian event.[12]

Alex Foxen is coached by Eliot Roe, from fitness and theoretical understanding to emotional response and mental game.

Personal life

Alex Foxen is dating fellow professional poker player Kristen Bicknell.[13]

References
  1. "Alex Foxen Boston College profile". Boston College. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. Dalla, Nolan (May 16, 2012). "OUTFOXED! ALEX FOXEN WINS FIRST GOLD RING". WSOP.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. SomuchpokerNews (March 13, 2019). "An interview with Alex Foxen - #1 GPI". Somuchpoker. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  4. Cross, Valerie (December 11, 2017). "Ryan Tosoc Wins WPT Five Diamond at Back-to-Back Final Table". PokerNews. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  5. Chaffin, Sean (January 14, 2019). "High-Stakes Poker Crusher Alex Foxen: "It's Not Fun To Play Against Me"". CardPlayer. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  6. Schult, Steve (December 20, 2018). "ISAAC HAXTON CAPTURES SUPER HIGH ROLLER BOWL V TITLE FOR $3.6 MILLION". Poker Central. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  7. Harris, Martin (January 3, 2019). "Global Poker Index: Alex Foxen Wins 2018 GPI Player of the Year". PokerNews. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  8. Rinkema, Remko (June 1, 2019). "BET ON YOURSELF: ALEX FOXEN TURNS $1,500 WSOP EVENTS INTO NOSEBLEEDS WITH BRACELET BETS". Poker Central. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  9. Rinkema, Remko (July 12, 2019). "ALEX FOXEN BUSTS 2019 WSOP MAIN EVENT IN 40TH PLACE – "I JUST GOT TO LIVE WITH THIS RESULT."". Poker Central. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  10. Chaffin, Sean (December 22, 2019). "OUTFOXED THEM ALL: ALEX FOXEN WINS RECORD-BREAKING WPT FIVE DIAMOND". WPT.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  11. Shillibier, Will (December 22, 2019). "Foxen Poised for GPI Player of the Year Title After WPT Five Diamond Victory". PokerNews. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  12. "The Muck: Did Couple Foxen & Bicknell Take It Easy on Each Other?". PokerNews. June 18, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  13. SomuchpokerNews (March 13, 2019). "An interview with Alex Foxen - #1 GPI". Somuchpoker. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
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