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Alex Foxen Poised to Win Back-to-Back GPI Player of the Year Titles

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Alex Foxen WPT Title

Alex Foxen came into the final table of the WPT Five Diamond Main Event needing a second-place finish to jump into the overall lead for the GPI Player of the Year race. Foxen ended up taking down the event for his first career World Poker Tour title and an impressive score of $1.69 million.

Additionally, Foxen is now in the lead for the 2019 GPI Player of the Year. Foxen is poised to become the first person in history to win two GPI POY titles and also the first to do so in back-to-back years.

Foxen Wins Record-Setting Event

The 2019 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic drew a record field of 1,035 entries. This resulted in the top two spots becoming poker millionaires. As expected, this contest was hotly contested and the final table of six included two WPT Champions.

Jonathan Jaffe and Toby Joyce were the past champions at the final table. Joining them were Alex Foxen, Seth Davies, and Peter Neff. All were looking for their first title. Danny Park was the lone amateur and this finish represented life-changing money for him.

Former “dolphin trainer” Jonathan Jaffee ended up finishing in sixth, earning $355k. Danny Park’s magical run ended with a fifth-place finish, earning him $465k. Peter Neff and Seth Davies finished fourth and third respectively.

This setup the heads-up battle between Alex Foxen and Toby Joyce. Foxen started heads-up play with more than a 2 to 1 chip lead. Foxen quickly extended his lead and never looked back. In the end, it was Joyce all-in with J-9 and dominated by the A-J of Foxen. A jack on the flop hit both players, but Foxen’s superior kicked would prove enough to give him the hand and his first World Poker Tour title.

While Joyce fell short of the win, he still earned $1.12 million for his marvelous finish. Foxen wins his first World Poker Tour title, $1.69 million, and a seat into the Tournament of Champions at the end of the current season.

Foxen Now Atop GPI Player of the Year Standings

With the win, Foxen earned 690.65 points toward GPI Player of the Year. This allowed him to leapfrog Bryn Kenney for the top spot. With just over a week left in the calendar year, it is unlikely that Kenney will be able to catch him for POY.

Foxen took down the 2018 GPI Player of the Year title, so this will make Foxen the first two-time winner of the title. He also becomes the first person to win back-to-back POY titles.

It has been a remarkable two years for Foxen. Last year, he earned a career-best $6.6 million, bolstered by his runner-up finish in the Super High Roller Bowl. He followed that campaign with another $6 million year, this time earning $6.34 million.

Foxen has earned almost $13 million of his career $15.2 million earnings over the last two years. This has vaulted him up to 41st on Poker’s All-Time Money List.

As amazing as his streak is, his girlfriend has an equally impressive streak. Kristen Bicknell will finish 2019 as the Female GPI Player of the Year, capping off a three-year streak atop those rankings. She won the 2017 and 2018 titles in impressive fashion and followed those campaigns with a career-year in 2019. She took down Event #6 of the Poker Masters for her largest career score at $408,000. She earned $2.46 million in 2019, more than double her previous career-best in 2018. Now, Alex will have to see if he can match her streak. That’s assuming she doesn’t extend her own streak to four in 2020.

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