Alex Foxen
| Alex Foxen | |
|---|---|
 Alex Foxen in 2019 | |
| Residence | Huntington, New York |
| Born | 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 |
William Alex Foxen (born February 1, 1991) is an American poker player from Huntington, New York.
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
- ^ "Alex Foxen Boston College profile". Boston College. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ Dalla, Nolan (May 16, 2012). "OUTFOXED! ALEX FOXEN WINS FIRST GOLD RING". WSOP.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ SomuchpokerNews (March 13, 2019). "An interview with Alex Foxen - #1 GPI". Somuchpoker. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Cross, Valerie (December 11, 2017). "Ryan Tosoc Wins WPT Five Diamond at Back-to-Back Final Table". PokerNews. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ Chaffin, Sean (January 14, 2019). "High-Stakes Poker Crusher Alex Foxen: "It's Not Fun To Play Against Me"". CardPlayer. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ Schult, Steve (December 20, 2018). "ISAAC HAXTON CAPTURES SUPER HIGH ROLLER BOWL V TITLE FOR $3.6 MILLION". Poker Central. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ Harris, Martin (January 3, 2019). "Global Poker Index: Alex Foxen Wins 2018 GPI Player of the Year". PokerNews. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chaffin, Sean (December 22, 2019). "OUTFOXED THEM ALL: ALEX FOXEN WINS RECORD-BREAKING WPT FIVE DIAMOND". WPT.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ Shillibier, Will (December 22, 2019). "Foxen Poised for GPI Player of the Year Title After WPT Five Diamond Victory". PokerNews. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "The Muck: Did Couple Foxen & Bicknell Take It Easy on Each Other?". PokerNews. June 18, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ SomuchpokerNews (March 13, 2019). "An interview with Alex Foxen - #1 GPI". Somuchpoker. Retrieved September 11, 2020.