Alex Foxen | |
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Residence | Huntington, New York |
Born | Cold Spring Harbor, New York, U.S. | February 1, 1991
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | 1 |
Final table(s) | 7 |
Money finish(es) | 66 |
Highest ITM Main Event finish | 40th, 2019 |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | 2 |
Final table(s) | 3 |
Money finish(es) | 18 |
European Poker Tour | |
Money finish(es) | 5 |
William Alex Foxen (born February 1, 1991) is an American professional poker player from Huntington, New York.
Foxen played tight end for the Boston College Eagles. [1] In 2012, at the age of 21, he won the first World Series of Poker circuit event he entered in New Orleans. [2] Foxen, however, declared that he did not 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]
Foxen won his first bracelet at the 2022 WSOP, winning $4,563,700 in the $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em. [12]
In April 2022, Foxen accused pro Ali Imsirovic of cheating at both live and online poker events. [13]
Alex Foxen is married to fellow professional poker player Kristen Bicknell. In June 2018, he defeated her heads-up to win the Mid-Stakes Poker Tour Venetian event. [14] During the 2021 WSOP, Foxen stirred up controversy by questioning the COVID vaccine requirements of the Rio casino. [15]
Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
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2022 | $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em | $4,563,700 |
Foxen plays a loose game - especially when in the chiplead - with his game being dependant on seeing later streets. This is accompanied by a high percentage of turn and river bluffs.[ citation needed ]
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