Alex Foxen Explained

Alex Foxen
Birth Place:Cold Spring Harbor, New York, U.S.
Birth Date:1991 2, mf=yes
Hometown:Huntington, New York
Updated:June 26, 2022
Wsop Bracelet Count:1
Wsop Final Tables:7
Wsop Money Finishes:66
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank:40th
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year:2019
Wpt Titles:2
Wpt Final Tables:3
Wpt Money Finishes:18
Ept Money Finishes: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]

In 2021, Foxen was one of the more prominent players who protested the WSOP decision to require players to be vaccinated against COVID-19.[12]

Foxen won his first bracelet at the 2022 WSOP, winning $4,563,700 in the $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em.[13]

In April 2022, Foxen accused pro Ali Imsirovic of cheating at both live and online poker events.[14]

Personal life

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.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alex Foxen - Football . 2023-12-08 . Boston College Athletics . en . December 24, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191224002424/https://bceagles.com/sports/football/roster/alex-foxen/1634 . live .
  2. Web site: Dalla. Nolan. OUTFOXED! ALEX FOXEN WINS FIRST GOLD RING. WSOP.com. May 16, 2012. December 23, 2019. December 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224002424/https://www.wsop.com/news/2012/May/3783/OUTFOXED-ALEX-FOXEN-WINS-FIRST-GOLD-RING.html. live.
  3. Web site: SomuchpokerNews. March 13, 2019. An interview with Alex Foxen - #1 GPI. September 11, 2020. Somuchpoker. en-US. March 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210301004244/http://somuchpoker.com/an-interview-with-alex-foxen-1-gpi/. live.
  4. Web site: Cross. Valerie. Ryan Tosoc Wins WPT Five Diamond at Back-to-Back Final Table. PokerNews. December 11, 2017. December 23, 2019. December 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224002422/https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/12/ryan-tosoc-wins-wpt-five-diamond-at-back-to-back-final-table-29517.htm. live.
  5. Web site: Chaffin. Sean. High-Stakes Poker Crusher Alex Foxen: "It's Not Fun To Play Against Me". CardPlayer. January 14, 2019. December 23, 2019. December 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224002420/https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/23539-high-stakes-poker-crusher-alex-foxen-it-s-not-fun-to-play-against-me. live.
  6. Web site: Schult. Steve. ISAAC HAXTON CAPTURES SUPER HIGH ROLLER BOWL V TITLE FOR $3.6 MILLION. Poker Central. December 20, 2018. December 23, 2019. December 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224002851/https://www.pokercentral.com/articles/isaac-haxton-captures-super-high-roller-bowl-v-title-for-3-6-million/. live.
  7. Web site: Harris. Martin. Global Poker Index: Alex Foxen Wins 2018 GPI Player of the Year. PokerNews. January 3, 2019. December 23, 2019. December 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224002420/https://www.pokernews.com/news/2019/01/global-poker-index-alex-foxen-wins-2018-gpi-player-of-the-ye-33015.htm. live.
  8. Web site: Rinkema. Remko. BET ON YOURSELF: ALEX FOXEN TURNS $1,500 WSOP EVENTS INTO NOSEBLEEDS WITH BRACELET BETS. Poker Central. June 1, 2019. December 23, 2019. December 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224002422/https://www.pokercentral.com/articles/bet-on-yourself-alex-foxen-turns-1500-wsop-events-into-nosebleeds-with-bracelet-bets/. live.
  9. Web site: Rinkema. Remko. ALEX FOXEN BUSTS 2019 WSOP MAIN EVENT IN 40TH PLACE – "I JUST GOT TO LIVE WITH THIS RESULT.". Poker Central. July 12, 2019. December 23, 2019. December 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224002426/https://www.pokercentral.com/articles/alex-foxen-busts-2019-wsop-main-event-in-40th-place-i-just-got-to-live-with-this-result/. live.
  10. Web site: Chaffin. Sean. OUTFOXED THEM ALL: ALEX FOXEN WINS RECORD-BREAKING WPT FIVE DIAMOND. WPT.com. December 22, 2019. December 23, 2019. December 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224002425/https://www.worldpokertour.com/news/outfoxed-them-all-alex-foxen-wins-record-breaking-wpt-five-diamond/. live.
  11. Web site: Shillibier. Will. Foxen Poised for GPI Player of the Year Title After WPT Five Diamond Victory. PokerNews. December 22, 2019. December 23, 2019. December 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191223184604/https://www.pokernews.com/news/2019/12/foxen-poised-for-poy-title-after-wpt-five-diamond-victory-36286.htm. live.
  12. Web site: Burnett . Andrew . Anti-Vaxxers Unhappy with WSOP COVID-19 Mandate and Rules . PokerTube . 2021-09-03 . 2024-10-26.
  13. Web site: Holloway . Chad . June 25, 2022 . Alex Foxen Goes Wire-to-Wire in $250K Super High Roller on Way to Maiden Bracelet ($4,563,700) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529231817/https://www.pokernews.com/news/2022/06/alex-foxen-wins-2022-wsop-250k-super-high-roller-41494.htm . May 29, 2023 . 2022-06-28 . PokerNews.com . en.
  14. Web site: Seaton . Paul . April 18, 2022 . Alex Foxen Accuses Ali Imsirovic of Cheating at Live and Online Poker . April 21, 2022 . PocketFives . en-US . April 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220419103446/https://www.pocketfives.com/articles/alex-foxen-accuses-ali-imsirovic-of-cheating-at-live-and-online-poker-638144/ . live .
  15. Web site: Holloway . Chad . June 18, 2018 . The Muck: Did Couple Foxen & Bicknell Take It Easy on Each Other? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191224002432/https://www.pokernews.com/news/2018/06/the-muck-alex-foxen-kristen-bicknell-take-it-easy-on-each-ot-31174.htm . December 24, 2019 . December 23, 2019 . PokerNews.

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