Alex Foxen Poker
After successfully hosting four $10,500 High Roller events earlier in the month, the Wynn Poker Room opted to hold half a dozen more spread across two weekends to close out 2020.
New York highstakes crusher Alex Foxen added another notch to his belt yesterday by taking down the $25k High Roller at the LA Poker Classic, a victory worth $237,452 to go with the Remington. Today's podcast guest is Alex Foxen. Alex is the #1 ranked GPI tournament player in the entire world totaling around $8.5mm in cashes since 2018. Alex ‘SploogeLuge’ Foxen stormed onto the poker scene in 2017 with a year that saw him win more than $1.7 million on the live felt. His 2018 turned out even bigger, as Foxen earned nearly $4.5 million ahead of the December Super High Roller Bowl. A large portion of those winnings came in the later. Kings Full for Matthew Leecy; Alex Foxen Eliminated Main Tour WPT L.A. Poker Classic Season 2019-2020 1 800/400-800 Alex Foxen is in the Field Main Tour WPT Fallsview Poker Classic Season 2019-2020 1 800/400-800 Hublot WPT Player of the Year Standings for Season XVIII Main Tour WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Season 2019-2020 2 Hublot WPT Player of the Year Standings for Season XVIII Main Tour WPT. Today's podcast guest is Alex Foxen. Alex is the #1 ranked GPI tournament player in the entire world totaling around $8.5mm in cashes since 2018.
The latest round of high rollers kicked off on Thursday, December 10 when 27 players created a $270,000 prize pool. That was reserved for the top four finishers including Aram Zobian (4th - $27,000) and Ali Imsirovic (3rd - $43,200). In the end, it was Brock Wilson besting Alex Foxen heads up to win the tournament for $124,200. Foxen took home $75,600 for his second-place finish.
Then, on Friday, December 11, Zobian found redemption when he bested an 18-entry field to win the tournament for $97,200. Sean Perry took second while Christopher Brewer finished third for $54,000 and $28,800 respectively.
On Saturday, December 12, the tournament drew 17 runners and saw Sam Soverel come out on top for $91,800. Chad Eveslage finished as runner-up for $51,000 while Wilson placed third for $27,200.
The following week offered another $10,500 High Roller on Thursday, December 17 and for the second time in a week, Zobain was victorious. He bested a 19-entry field to win the tournament for $102,600. Once again, Foxen finished in second place, good for $57,000, while Darren Elias finished in third place for $30,400.
On Friday, December 18, Brewer broke through by topping a 20-entry field to win a $108,000 top prize. Again, Foxen was runner up for the second day in a row, good for $60,000, while Soverel placed third for $32,000.
Finally, Wynn wrapped up its $10,500 High Rollers for 2020 on Saturday. The final tournament drew 20 runners and finally Foxen, who had three runner-up finishes, broke through to claim his first title for $108,000. Zobian came up one spot shy of his third title by finishing as runner-up for $60,000, while Sean Winter finished third for $32,000.
Wynn High Roller December Winners
| Date | Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, Dec. 3 | $10,000 High Roller | 49 | $490,000 | Martin Zamani | $140,107 |
| Friday, Dec. 4 | $10,000 High Roller | 64 | $640,000 | Sean Winter | $179,200 |
| Saturday, Dec. 5 | $10,000 High Roller | 57 | $570,000 | Ray Qartomy | $150,000 |
| Sunday, Dec. 6 | $10,000 High Roller | 26 | $260,000 | Jared Jaffee | $119,600 |
| Thursday, Dec. 10 | $10,500 High Roller | 27 | $270,000 | Brock Wilson | $124,200 |
| Friday, Dec. 11 | $10,500 High Roller | 18 | $180,000 | Aram Zobian | $97,200 |
| Saturday, Dec. 12 | $10,500 High Roller | 17 | $170,000 | Sam Soverel | $91,800 |
| Thursday, Dec. 17 | $10,500 High Roller | 19 | $190,000 | Aram Zobian | $102,600 |
| Friday, Dec. 18 | $10,500 High Roller | 20 | $200,000 | Christopher Brewer | $108,000 |
| Saturday, Dec. 19 | $10,500 High Roller | 20 | $200,000 | Alex Foxen | $108,000 |
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Alex Foxen
| Alex Foxen | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Huntington, New York |
| Born | February 1, 1991 (age 30) 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 |
| Information accurate as of 23 December 2019. | |
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]
Alex Foxen Wsop 2019
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.
William Alex Foxen
Personal life[edit]
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Alex Foxen is dating fellow professional poker player Kristen Bicknell.[13]
References[edit]
- ^'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.
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