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Kristen Foxen, who played as Kristen Bicknell for most of her career, is a Canadian professional poker player from St. Catharines, Ontario. She built her game grinding online cash games on PokerStars, won her first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2013, and has since won six, twice as many as any other woman. She was inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame in 2024 and has been named GPI Female Player of the Year five times. [1][4][10][17]
Kristen Foxen: key facts
| Full name | Kristen Foxen (née Bicknell) [1] |
|---|---|
| Online alias | krissyb24 [2] |
| Country | Canada [1] |
| Born | December 29, 1986 (age 39); from St. Catharines, Ontario [3][17][4] |
| Known for | Most WSOP bracelets won by a woman; online cash game volume on PokerStars [17][4] |
| WSOP bracelets | 6 (2013, 2016, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2026) [17] |
| Best WSOP Main Event finish | 13th in 2024, from 10,112 entries [8] |
| Honours | Women in Poker Hall of Fame (2024); GPI Female Player of the Year 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2025 [10][1] |
| Live tournament earnings | $19,238,670 as of October 27, 2026 [1] |
Early life and first steps in poker
Foxen comes from St. Catharines, Ontario. [1][4] She learned the game in her first year of university, when her roommates introduced her to poker; at 18 she made a midnight road trip to the Turning Stone casino to play $1/2 limit, and in her second year of university she moved to online poker. [2] As a newcomer she watched Poker After Dark and admired Jennifer Harman, whom she later described as an inspiration. [4]
She competed as Kristen Bicknell until 2022, when she married fellow professional Alex Foxen in the Florida Keys. [19]
The online grinder
Playing as “krissyb24”, she spent years in online cash games on PokerStars, mainly at $1/$2 and $2/$4, often running up to 24 tables at once. She chased Supernova Elite, the site’s top VIP level, which required 1 million VIP Player Points in a year, or about 2.5 million hands for a $1/$2 player. [2] She reached it in 2011, 2012 and 2013, and by 2018 the PokerGO Tour described her as a four-time Supernova Elite who held the record for the most hands played on PokerStars in a calendar year, 3.8 million, with 17 million hands in total. [10][4]
Playing style
All six of her bracelets came in No-Limit Hold’em. [17] She has said that the volume of hands she played online helps her in spots against “tournament players who don’t play that many hands”. [3] The PokerGO Tour profile of 2018 describes her as humble, and she describes herself as driven and serious about the game. [4] In 2017, her first year travelling the tournament circuit full time, she won an event at the Bellagio Five Diamond, was the GPI Female Player of the Year and signed with partypoker. [4]
Greatest achievements
Six WSOP bracelets
Her first bracelet came in 2013 in the Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship, a $1,000 event for women that drew 954 entries; she won $173,922. [6] In 2016 she won an open event, the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty, from 2,158 players. The tournament ran into an unscheduled fourth day, and she won heads-up against Norbert Szecsi in nine hands for $290,768. [3]
Her next three bracelets came online. In 2020 she won the $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max on GGPoker during the first WSOP Online series, from 892 entries, for $356,412. In September 2023 she won the $888 “Crazy 8’s” event on WSOP.com for $92,142 and became the first woman to win four WSOP bracelets. [6] In October 2024 she added a fifth in the WSOP Online $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max, winning $56,703 from a $290,785 prize pool. [7]
The sixth came live in Las Vegas on June 7, 2026, in Event #19, the $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller. The field of 345 entries built a prize pool of $5,804,500, and Foxen beat Galen Hall heads-up for $1,773,083, the largest score of her career. [16][17][18] Card Player noted that she now has twice as many bracelets as any other woman; Vanessa Selbst, Barbara Enright and Nani Dollison share second place with three each. [17]
The 2024 WSOP Main Event
In the 2024 Main Event, which drew a record 10,112 entries, Foxen was 36th of 160 players after Day 5 and fifth in chips with three tables left after Day 7. [8][9] She went out in 13th place, eliminated by Joe Serock, for $600,000, which Card Player reported as the largest payout for any woman in the history of the Main Event. [9][8]
PokerGO Tour and high roller results
Her first PokerGO Tour title was the 2019 Poker Masters $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em, where she beat Chance Kornuth heads-up for $408,000. [5][11] In January 2024 she won the PGT Kickoff $10,100 finale, with Daniel Negreanu second, and in 2025 she won three PGT titles by April: the same Kickoff event again, PokerGO Cup Event #7 and the opening event of the U.S. Poker Open. [11][12][13][14] In September 2025 she finished third in a $125,000 event at Triton Jeju for $1,104,000, a result that moved her past Vanessa Selbst to the top of the women’s all-time money list. [1][15]
Tournament results
| Year | Event | Result | Prize | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WSOP $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller (345 entries) | 1st | $1,773,083 | [16] |
| 2026 | Triton Jeju $100,000 Main Event | 4th | $1,449,000 | [1] |
| 2025 | Triton Jeju $125,000 No-Limit Hold’em | 3rd | $1,104,000 | [1] |
| 2026 | Triton Montenegro $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em | 2nd | $1,039,000 | [1] |
| 2024 | WSOP $10,000 Main Event (10,112 entries) | 13th | $600,000 | [8] |
| 2019 | Poker Masters $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em (51 entries) | 1st | $408,000 | [5] |
| 2020 | WSOP Online $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max, GGPoker (892 entries) | 1st | $356,412 | [6] |
| 2025 | PokerGO Cup $15,100 No-Limit Hold’em (86 entries) | 1st | $348,300 | [13] |
| 2016 | WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty (2,158 players) | 1st | $290,768 | [3] |
| 2025 | PGT Kickoff $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em (93 entries) | 1st (heads-up chop) | $197,625 | [12] |
| 2013 | WSOP Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship (954 entries) | 1st | $173,922 | [6] |
| 2024 | PGT Kickoff $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em (50 entries) | 1st | $165,000 | [11] |
| 2025 | U.S. Poker Open $5,100 No-Limit Hold’em (129 entries) | 1st | $158,025 | [14] |
| 2023 | WSOP Online $888 No-Limit Hold’em Crazy 8’s, WSOP.com (492 entries) | 1st | $92,142 | [6] |
| 2024 | WSOP Online $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max (311 entries) | 1st | $56,703 | [7] |
Hall of Fame and awards
In November 2024 Foxen was chosen, together with Jeanne David, for the Women in Poker Hall of Fame, which was founded in 2008; she became its 26th member. Current members and selected poker media voted on the class. [10] She was GPI Female Player of the Year three years running from 2017 to 2019 and again in 2023 and 2025. [1] PokerNews described the 2025 award as a record fifth women’s title in eight years; she finished the year with 3,734.64 points, ahead of Cherish Andrews. [15]
In her own words
- “I’ll never go back to being solely an MTT grinder.” On mixing cash games and tournaments, August 2013. [2]
- “I think it’s hard to get respect as a girl in poker.” After her second bracelet, June 2016. [3]
- “I take poker very seriously and I’m very competitive.” January 2018. [4]
- “It feels incredible to win this event.” After winning the Poker Masters $25,000 event, November 2019. [5]
- “The most kind of pressure and spotlight I’ve ever felt in poker.” On her 2024 Main Event run. [9]
- “This was just all the best pros in the world.” On the 2026 $25,000 High Roller field. [16]
- “Just because you’re a female doesn’t mean you don’t belong there or that you can’t do it.” June 2026. [16]
Iconic hands and moments
Comeback at the PokerGO Cup final table (PokerGO)
On the Main Event bubble (World Series of Poker)
All in during the Main Event (PokerGO)
FAQ about Kristen Foxen
How old is Kristen Foxen?
Card Player gave her age as 39 in June 2026, and PokerNews as 29 in June 2016. [17][3]
Is Kristen Foxen the same player as Kristen Bicknell?
Yes. Bicknell is her maiden name, and her early results, including her first two bracelets, are listed under Kristen Bicknell. [1][3]
How many WSOP bracelets does Kristen Foxen have?
Six, all in No-Limit Hold’em: 2013, 2016 and 2026 live in Las Vegas, and 2020, 2023 and 2024 online. No other woman has more than three. [17][7]
What is Kristen Foxen’s net worth?
There is no reliable public figure for her net worth. Her live tournament earnings are $19,238,670 as of October 27, 2026, according to PokerNews, which uses data from The Hendon Mob. Prize totals do not show buy-ins, expenses or staking arrangements. [1]
What was Kristen Foxen’s best WSOP Main Event finish?
She finished 13th in 2024 out of 10,112 entries, for $600,000. [8]
What is Kristen Foxen’s biggest win?
Her biggest win is the 2026 WSOP $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller, worth $1,773,083. [16]
Is Kristen Foxen in the Hall of Fame?
She was inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame in 2024. [10]
What is Kristen Foxen’s screen name?
She is best known online as “krissyb24”, the name she used on PokerStars and for her 2023 bracelet on WSOP.com. [2][6]
Related Poker Legends
Read more about Maria Ho and Kathy Liebert, fellow members of the Women in Poker Hall of Fame, and fellow Canadian Jonathan Duhamel, a WSOP Main Event champion.
Sources
- PokerNews, Kristen Foxen player profile (earnings data from The Hendon Mob), accessed October 27, 2026.
- PokerNews, Interview: WSOP Bracelet Winner Kristen Bicknell Chases Supernova Elite at PokerStars, August 15, 2013.
- PokerNews, Kristen Bicknell Proves She’s Not a One-Hit Wonder, Wins 2016 WSOP Bounty Event, June 30, 2016.
- PokerGO Tour, Kristen Bicknell: Humble, Driven and Competitive, January 3, 2018.
- PokerNews, Kristen Bicknell Becomes a Poker Masters Champ, November 11, 2019.
- Card Player, Kristen Foxen Makes History As First Female Four-Time World Series of Poker Bracelet Winner, September 19, 2023.
- PokerNews, Two World Series of Poker Bracelets in Three Days for the Foxens, October 27, 2024.
- Card Player, The Last Woman Standing In The WSOP Main Event, August 29, 2024.
- PokerNews, Top Stories of 2024, #4: Kristen Foxen Shines on Poker’s Biggest Stage, December 28, 2024.
- PokerNews, Kristen Foxen, Jeanne David Honored with 2024 Women in Poker Hall of Fame Induction, November 12, 2024.
- PokerGO Tour, Kristen Foxen Wins PGT Kickoff Event #5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em, January 17, 2024.
- PokerGO Tour, Kristen Foxen Repeats as PGT Kickoff Event #5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em Champion, January 26, 2025.
- PokerGO Tour, Kristen Foxen Weathers the Storm to Run Away With Event #7: $15,100 No-Limit Hold’em Title, February 20, 2025.
- PokerNews, Kristen Foxen Wins First Event of the 2025 U.S. Poker Open, April 9, 2025.
- PokerNews, Punnat Punsri Makes History as GPI Player of the Year, Kristen Foxen Wins Fifth Women’s Title, January 7, 2026.
- PokerNews, Foxen Finally Beats the Best to Win ‘Dream’ WSOP $25K High Roller Title, June 7, 2026.
- Card Player, Kristen Foxen Captures Sixth WSOP Bracelet In Largest Win Of Her Career, June 8, 2026.
- WSOP.com, Kristen Foxen Wins Sixth WSOP Bracelet in $25K High Roller, June 8, 2026.
- PokerNews, Newlyweds Foxen & Bicknell Waste No Time Getting Results at WPT Seminole Hard Rock, April 10, 2022.
Last verified: October 27, 2026. Figures that change over time, such as career earnings, are given with the date they were checked.
