Originally from the Lake District, UK, I’ve spent the last few years living and breathing the Southeast Asian poker circuit. Since 2025, I’ve been a fixture on the floor at the APT, PokerStars, and WSOP events, serving as a lead reporter and media specialist for Somuchpoker. My work is about more than just recording action; I manage the social media and digital content that brings action rail to the fans. By combining a business education and creative background, I aim to look past the technical hand histories to capture the actual human grit and drama that happens during a deep run.

Updated: 2026.03.27

Kristen Foxen (née Bicknell) is a Canadian professional poker player and a history-making icon of the modern game. Widely regarded as the greatest female player of her generation, Foxen is a five-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and a record-breaking five-time GPI Female Player of the Year. Her relentless aggression and technical brilliance have seen her conquer everything from online “grind” stakes to the world’s most elite high-roller circuits.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With total live tournament earnings surpassing $13,416,000 (according to The Hendon Mob), Foxen sits atop the Women’s All-Time Money List. Her career-best live score of $1,104,000 was achieved with a 3rd-place finish in the 2025 Triton Poker Series Jeju $125,000 NLH 7-Handed event. Foxen is the first woman to win five WSOP bracelets, capturing gold in 2013, 2016, 2020, 2023, and 2024. Her 2024 season was historic, featuring a deep run in the WSOP Main Event (13th for $600,000) and her fifth bracelet win. She has dominated early 2026, recording three final tables at the PGT Kickoff and PGT Last Chance series for over $150,000. Her massive live and online success contribute to an estimated poker net worth of over $15 million.

Kristen Foxen Kick Off Series

Biography & Poker Background

Born in 1986 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Foxen began her journey as “krissyb24” during the online poker boom. She famously built her bankroll through high-volume grinding, once achieving the elite “Supernova Elite” status on PokerStars by playing millions of hands. She transitioned to the live circuit with immediate impact, winning the 2013 WSOP Ladies Championship. In 2017, she began an unprecedented run, winning three consecutive GPI Female Player of the Year titles (2017-2019), a feat she extended to five titles by the end of 2025. In 2024, she was inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame. Residing in Las Vegas with her husband, fellow high-stakes pro Alex Foxen, she is one half of poker’s most successful “power couple,” with the duo sharing 12 WSOP bracelets between them as of 2026.

Play Style & Strategy

Foxen is renowned for a “fearless, high-frequency, and theoretically elite” play style. She is a master of No-Limit Hold’em, known for her ability to navigate shorthanded final tables with a level of aggression that forces even the world’s best “crushers” into uncomfortable decisions. Her strategy is built on a foundation of modern GTO (Game Theory Optimal) principles, but she is equally famous for her exploitative creativity and “soul-reading” abilities—most notably evidenced by her legendary deep run in the 2024 Main Event. She is also a specialist in Pot-Limit Omaha, having won a WSOP online bracelet in the format. Whether navigating a World Poker Tour (WPT) championship or a PGT high roller, her strategy revolves around technical balance and a relentless competitive drive.

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