Kristen Foxen is a Canadian poker player and five-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, widely considered one of the greatest female poker players of all time. She is married to fellow high-stakes poker pro Alex Foxen.
Kristen Foxen Background
Kristen Foxen was the GPI Female Player of the Year for three years in a row (2017-19). Foxen would go on to win the GPI Female POY title twice more in 2023 and 2025.
Foxen sits atop that Women's All-Time Money List with over $13.3 million in live earnings as of January 2026, putting her in front of Vanessa Selbst, Kathy Liebert and Liv Boeree.
In 2024, Foxen was inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame (WiPHOF) alongside Jeanne David.
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Kristen Foxen Poker History
Foxen is a five-time WSOP bracelet winner, having first won the 2013 WSOP Ladies Event for $173,922 and later earning a second bracelet in the 2016 $1,500 Bounty Event for $290,768.
In 2020, she won her third WSOP bracelet in Event #44: $2,500 NLHE 6-Handed for $356,412. In 2023, she captured her fourth overall bracelet and online bracelet on WSOP.com.
In October 2024, Foxen collected her fifth bracelet, winning Event #19: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max during WSOP Online for $56,703.
That same year, Foxen made a deep run in the World Series of Poker Main Event, ultimately falling just short of the final table in 13th place for $600,000.
"It was all very surreal," she told PokerNews. "The Main Event is such a unique, grueling experience, and playing on stream for so many days, I was very tired. You're just running on adrenaline and after you bust it feels like a type of death almost."
Foxen has had plenty of success outside the WSOP. She reached Supernova Elite status on PokerStars three years in a row playing at the $1/2 and $2/4 cash game tables, playing as many as 24 tables at a time.
After winning her maiden bracelet in 2013, she transitioned to live poker and told PokerNews in 2019 she was enjoying the grind.
"I think poker is such a mental sport. I think there's a prime age for it; I think that your cognitive capabilities decline as you get older. It's fun but it's a grind. They don't say that for nothing."
In 2018, she finished one-two with her future husband Alex Foxen in MSPT Venetian $5,000 event. She is also a former Poker Masters champion.
Foxen won the $10,100 buy-in PokerGO Tour (PGT) Kickoff Series finale in 2024 for $165,000 and then won the same event almost exactly one year later for $197,625.
Foxen continued her poker dominance into 2025, taking down a $15,000 PGT event for $348,300 in February, followed in April by a $5,000 US Poker Open victory for $158,025.
In September 2025, Foxen scored a career-best cash of $1.1 million from a third-place finish in the $125,000 Triton 7-Handed at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Jeju.
Kristen Foxen Top 5 Cashes
| Date | Event | Place | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep-25 | Triton Jeju $125,000 7-Handed | 3rd | $1,104,000 |
| Jul-24 | WSOP $10,000 Main Event | 13th | $600,000 |
| Nov-19 | Poker Masters $25,000 NLH | 1st | $408,000 |
| Feb-25 | PokerGO Cup $15,000 NLH | 1st | $348,300 |
| Jan-19 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 PSPC | 11th | $328,500 |
Wealth - What is Kristen Foxen's Net Worth?
While Kristen Foxen's net worth is not readily available, she has over $13.3 million in live cashes as of January 2026 and several million more in online cashes. That includes a career-best cash of $1.1 million from a third-place finish at the 2025 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Jeju.
Kristen Foxen Family and Relationships
Kristen Foxen is married to fellow poker pro Alex Foxen, making them one of poker's premier power couples, alongside Jennifer Tilly and Phil Laak, and Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov.
Kristen Foxen Husband
In 2022, Kristen Foxen married fellow poker pro Alex Foxen in a small ceremony in the Florida Keys. Days later, they were grinding the poker tables there in Florida.
"The timing kind of worked out perfectly with the date that we picked for our wedding," Foxen told PokerNews. "And we didn't actually do this intentionally, but it was like, 'Oh, we're so close.' So it's kind of a nice little thing to do after the wedding, anyway."
Kristen Foxen FAQs
Has Kristen Foxen won a WSOP bracelet?
As of January 2025, Kristen Foxen has won five WSOP bracelets.
What is Kristen Foxen's nickname?
Kristen Foxen's online poker nickname is "krissyb24."
Is Kristen Foxen the best female poker player?
Kristen Foxen is widely regarded as one of the greatest female poker players of all time.
Where is Kristen Foxen from?
Kristen Foxen is originally from Ontario, Canada.
Who is Kristen Foxen married to?
Kristen Foxen is married to fellow poker pro Alex Foxen.
