Kristen Foxen Captures Sixth WSOP Bracelet and Career-Best $1.7M Cash

Kristen Foxen has achieved a major career milestone by capturing her sixth World Series of Poker bracelet in Event #19: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em. 

Two years ago, the Canadian poker professional stated that her next major goal was to win a WSOP bracelet in a tougher field, specifying that she wanted to capture a title in an event that makes a player feel a bit prouder.

Foxen found that exact challenge and conquered it at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. She outlasted a highly competitive field of 345 entries stacked with elite professionals to secure the victory. 

Along with the historic bracelet, Foxen banked $1,773,083, marking the largest live tournament score of her career. Up until this victory, Foxen noted that all of her previous bracelets had come from smaller or online events.

The victory represents the fourth seven-figure cash of Foxen's career, with all of them occurring within the last 12 months. This $1.7 million prize stands as the fourth-largest live tournament score of all time for a female player.

The heads-up battle against runner-up Galen Hall tested Foxen's resilience. Hall, who entered Day 3 as the chip leader, maintained high aggression throughout the start of heads-up play. He placed Foxen in several difficult spots and built a lead of more than two-to-one. Hall secured an early advantage after rivering the nut flush against Foxen's two pair in a three-bet pot.

Foxen fought back by winning a series of well-timed pots. In one notable hand, she check-raised the flop with top two pair and fired another bet on the turn to force Hall to fold. Hall responded by picking off a bluff from Foxen with third pair and later won a large pot with trips, though Foxen managed to make a correct fold. Ultimately, Foxen overcame the deficit to secure the title.

Speaking to PokerNews after the win, Foxen described the experience as a dream come true, noting that the field consisted of all the best pros in the world. She expressed gratitude for finding poker and being able to live out the life she imagined when she first discovered the game.

As an inspiration to female poker players globally, Foxen highlighted that her success serves as proof of what is possible at the tables. She noted that competing in exceptionally tough tournaments with very few women shows that females belong in those spaces and can succeed.

Despite the massive seven-figure payout and the elite field of the $25,000 High Roller, Foxen still holds her first bracelet, won in the 2013 Ladies Event, close to her heart. The 13 years following that initial victory have seen her reach the highest heights in the poker world.