Kristen Foxen

Canadian poker player (born 1986)

Kristen Foxen
Foxen in 2020
Born (1986-12-29) December 29, 1986 (age 37)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)4
Money finish(es)84[1]
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
13th, 2024
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)5[2]
European Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)4

Kristen Foxen (née Bicknell; born December 29, 1986) is a Canadian professional poker player.

Early life

Foxen was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. She drew inspiration from professional poker player, Jennifer Harman, and regularly watched her on Poker After Dark.[3]

Poker career

Foxen began playing poker in her freshman year at college. She played online in 2006 under the alias krissyb24 (PokerStars) and krissy24 (Full Tilt Poker).

Foxen hit Supernova Elite on PokerStars in 2011, 2012 and 2013. This required her to play approximately 2.5 million hands per year. She focused her online games at the $1/$2 to $2/$4 stakes. Foxen calls herself the "Ultimate Grinder" for the volume of hands she plays online.[4] In 2013, she won the $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship at the 2013 World Series of Poker, earning $173,922.[5]

In 2016, Foxen won the $1,500 No-Limit hold'em bounty event and earned $290,768.[6] That same year, she signed with partypoker.[7] In August 2021 Foxen and partypoker parted ways; no reason was given.[8] Also in August 2021, Foxen said she was going to boycott the WSOP, due to her anti-COVID-19 vaccine stance.[9]

Foxen was the highest ranked live tournament female poker player in 2017 with a total GPI points of 2,627.75. She ranked above Maria Lampropulos and Maria Ho. Foxen's largest win of 2017 came in December's WPT Five Diamond Series at Bellagio. She triumphed with a first-place trophy in a $5,200 No-Limit Hold'Em event, outlasting a field of 147 for $199,840.[10]

In January 2018, Foxen appeared on Poker After Dark for a ladies only cash game titled "Femme Fatale" week. She went on to events in Australia and Uruguay, while winning the APPT National High Roller in Macau during March for $2,192,000 HKD (US$279,549). At the final table, she defeated David Peters heads up to top a field of 117, who all entered for $80,000 HKD each.[11]

Foxen continued success in 2019 with eight six-figure cashes for the year. The final of these came in November for $408,000 as part of the Poker Masters series with a first place win after going heads up with Chance Kornuth. Her efforts contributed to finishing 2019 with a third straight GPI Ladies title (3175.37 points).

With the COVID-19 pandemic causing live poker tournaments to cease in most of 2020, Foxen participated in several online poker series through the year. She cashed nine times in the online Super High Roller Bowl series, including a $236,000 score with third place in a $25,500 buy-in event.

Foxen won her third World Series of Poker bracelet as part of its 2020 online series with a $356,412 victory in the $2500 No Limit Hold'Em 6-Handed event. In 2023, she became the first female player to win a fourth World Series of Poker bracelet by winning the 2023 WSOP Online $888 No Limit Hold'Em Crazy 8's event.[12]

As of June 2024, Foxen's total live tournament winnings exceeded $7,600,000.[13]

World Series of Poker

World Series of Poker bracelets
Year Event Prize Money
2013 $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship $173,922
2016 $1,500 Bounty No Limit Hold'em $290,768
2020 O $2,500 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed $356,411
2023 O $888 No Limit Hold'Em Crazy 8's $92,142

An "O" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won during the World Series of Poker Online

Personal life

Foxen is married to fellow professional poker player Alex Foxen.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Kristen Foxen". WSOP.com. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Kristen Foxen". World Poker Tour. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ^ Rinkerma, Remko (January 3, 2018). "Kristen Bicknell: Humble, Driven and Competitive". Poker Central. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  4. ^ Bicknell, Kristen (November 1, 2012). "Why They Call Me an 'Ultimate Grinder'". cardplayer.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  5. ^ Collson, Brett (August 15, 2013). "Interview: WSOP Bracelet Winner Kristen Bicknell Chases Supernova Elite at PokerStars". PokerNews. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  6. ^ Peters, Donnie (June 30, 2016). "Kristen Bicknell Proves She's Not a One-Hit Wonder, Wins 2016 WSOP Bounty Event". PokerNews. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "Kristen Bicknell - Team partypoker". partypoker.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  8. ^ Sofen, Jon (August 20, 2021). "Kristen Bicknell, Partypoker Part Ways: 'It's Been a Great Four Years'". PokerNews.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  9. ^ @krissyb24poker (August 27, 2021). "I am boycotting this utterly illogical tyranny. I'm tired of playing along with rules and mandates that don't mak…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Cross, Valerie (March 8, 2018). "Celebrate International Women's Day with Female POY Kristen Bicknell". PokerNews. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  11. ^ O'Connor, Will (January 3, 2018). ""Poker After Dark" Opens 2018 with "Femme Fatale" Week". Poker Central. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  12. ^ Fast, Erik (September 19, 2023). "Kristen Foxen Makes History As First Female Four-Time World Series of Poker Bracelet Winner". Card Player Magazine.
  13. ^ "Kristen Foxen: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  14. ^ "An interview with Alex Foxen - #1 GPI". So Much Poker. March 13, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
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